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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [33:20] | Yahsaboona al-ahzabalam yathhaboo wa-in ya/ti al-ahzabu yawaddoolaw annahum badoona fee al-aAArabi yas-aloona AAananba-ikum walaw kanoo feekum ma qatalooilla qaleelan |  يحسبون الأحزاب لم يذهبوا وإن يأت الأحزاب يودوا لو أنهم بادون في الأعراب يسألون عن أنبائكم ولو كانوا فيكم ما قاتلوا إلا قليلايَحْسَبُونَ الْأَحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا وَإِن يَأْتِ الْأَحْزَابُ يَوَدُّوا لَوْ أَنَّهُم بَادُونَ فِي الْأَعْرَابِ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ أَنبَائِكُمْ وَلَوْ كَانُوا فِيكُم مَّا قَاتَلُوا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | یہ لوگ (ابھی تک یہ) گمان کرتے ہیں کہ کافروں کے لشکر (واپس) نہیں گئے اور اگر وہ لشکر (دوبارہ) آجائیں تو یہ چاہیں گے کہ کاش وہ دیہاتیوں میں جا کر بادیہ نشین ہو جائیں (اور) تمہاری خبریں دریافت کرتے رہیں، اور اگر وہ تمہارے اندر موجود ہوں تو بھی بہت ہی کم لوگوں کے سوا وہ جنگ نہیں کریں گے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little.
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| Ahmed Ali | خیال کرتے ہیں کہ فوجیں نہیں گئیں اور اگر فوجیں آجائیں تو آرزوکریں کہ کاش ہم باہر گاؤں میں جا رہیں تمہاری خبریں پوچھا کریں اور اگر تم میں بھی رہیں تو بہت ہی کم لڑیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | وہ سمجھ رہے ہیں کہ کافروں کے لشکر ابھی نہ گئے اور اگر لشکر دوبارہ آئیں تو ان کی خواہش ہوگی کہ کسی طرح گا نؤں میں نکل کر تمہاری خبریں پوچھتے اور اگر وہ تم میں رہتے جب بھی نہ لڑتے مگر تھوڑے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | یہ سمجھ رہے ہیں کہ حملہ آور لشکر ابھی نہیں گئے اور اگر حملہ آور ہوجائیں لشکر تو یہ دل سے چاہیں گے کہ کاش وہ جا بیٹھیں بدؤوں کے درمیان اور پوچھتے رہیں تمہاری خبریں۔ اور اگر یہ ہوتے تمہارے درمیان تو بھی جنگ میں حصّہ نہ لیتے مگر برائے نام۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | (خوف کے سبب) خیال کرتے ہیں کہ فوجیں نہیں گئیں۔ اور اگر لشکر آجائیں تو تمنا کریں کہ (کاش) گنواروں میں جا رہیں (اور) تمہاری خبر پوچھا کریں۔ اور اگر تمہارے درمیان ہوں تو لڑائی نہ کریں مگر کم | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | سمجھتے ہیں کہ فوجیں کفار کی نہیں پھر گئیں اور اگر آجائیں وہ فوجیں تو آرزو کریں کسی طرح ہم باہر نکلے ہوئے ہوں گاؤں میں پوچھ لیا کریں تمہاری خبریں اور اگر ہوں تم میں لڑائی نہ کریں مگر بہت تھوڑی | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | یہ سمجھ رہے ہیں کہ حملہ آور گروہ ابھی گئے نہیں ہیں اور اگر وہ پھر حملہ آور ہو جائیں تو ان کا جی چاہتا ہے کہ اُس موقع پر یہ کہیں صحرا میں بدوؤں کے درمیان جا بیٹھیں اور وہیں سے تمہارے حالات پوچھتے رہیں تاہم اگر یہ تمہارے درمیان رہے بھی تو لڑائی میں کم ہی حصہ لیں گے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | They suppose (that) the groups/parties did not go and if the groups/parties come, they wish/love if that they truly are desert dwellers in the Arabs, they ask/question about your information/news, and if they were in (between) you, they would not have fought/killed except a little/few. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little. | ||||||
| Pickthal | They hold that the clans have not retired (for good); and if the clans should advance (again), they would fain be in the desert with the wandering Arabs, asking for the news of you; and if they were among you, they would not give battle, save a little. | ||||||
| Arberry | They think the Confederates have not departed; and if the Confederates come, they will wish that they were desert-dwellers among the Bedoums asking for news of you. If they were among you, they would fight but little. | ||||||
| Shakir | They think the allies are not gone, and if the allies should come (again) they would fain be in the deserts with the desert Arabs asking for news about you, and if they were among you they would not fight save a little. | ||||||
| Sarwar | They think that the confederate tribes have not yet gone. If the confederate tribes were to attack them, they would have wished to be left alone among the bedouin Arabs where they would only follow the news about you. Even if they were with you, only a few of them would take part in the fight. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | They think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little. | ||||||
| Malik | They thought that the confederates would never withdraw. Indeed, if the confederates should come again, they would wish to be among the beduins and seek news about you from a safe distance; and if they happened to be with you, they would take but a little part in the fighting.[20] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the Latter day, and remembers Allah much. | ||||||
| Free Minds | They thought that the opponents had not yet mobilized. And if the opponents do appear, they wish that they were out in the desert, seeking out news for you. Even if they were among you, they would not have fought except very little. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | They think the confederates have not departed. Indeed, if the confederates should come again they would sooner be in the desert among the Bedouins asking news of you. If they were among you, they would fight but a little. | ||||||
| George Sale | They imagined that the confederates would not depart and raise the siege: And if the confederates should come another time, they would wish to live in the deserts among the Arabs who dwell in tents, and there to inquire after news concerning you; and although they were with you this time, yet they fought not, except a little. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | They thought that the CONFEDERATES would never retire: and were the confederates to come again, they would fain be dwelling among the Arabs of the desert, and there ask news about you! for though they were with you, they fought not except a little. | ||||||
| Asad | They think that the Confederates have not [really] withdrawn; [Sc., "but would come back in force and resume the siege".] and should the Confederates return, these [hypocrites] would prefer to be in the desert, among the bedouin, asking for news about you, [O believers, from far away;] and even were they to find themselves in your midst, they would but make a pretence at fighting [by your side]. [Lit., "they would not fight except a little".] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | They thought that the parties might come back. In that case, they would wish that they were lost in the desert, asking about your news from afar. Had the parties attacked you while they were with you, they would rarely support you. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | They think that AlAhzab (the Confederates) have not yet withdrawn, and if AlAhzab (the Confederates) should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the bedouins, seeking news about you (from a far place); and if they (happen) to be among you, they would not fight but little. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | They think that the enemy clans have not withdrawn. And if the confederate clans come back, these (hypocrites) would prefer to be in the desert with the Bedouins, asking for news about you, from far away. And if they were among you, they would only pretend to fight. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 33 - Al-Ahzab | Showing verse 20 of 73 in chapter 33 | |||||
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