10 And those who come after them say: Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren who had precedence of us in faith, and leave no spite in our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord, surely Thou art Kind, Merciful. |
11 Hast thou not seen the hypocrites? They say to their brethren who disbelieve from among the People of the Book: If you are expelled, we certainly will go forth with you, and we will never obey anyone concerning you; and if you are fought against, we will certainly help you. And Allāh bears witness that they surely are liars. |
12 If they are expelled, they will not go forth with them, and if they are fought against, they will not help them; and even if they help them, they will certainly turn (their) backs; then they shall not be helped. |
13 Your fear in their hearts is indeed greater than Allāh’s. That is because they are a people who understand not. |
14 They will not fight against you in a body save in fortified towns or from behind walls. Their fighting between them is severe. Thou wouldst think them united, but their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who have no sense. |
15 Like those before them shortly: they tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and for them is a painful chastisement. |
16 Like the devil when he says to man: Disbelieve. But when he disbelieves, he says: I am free of thee: surely I fear Allāh, the Lord of the worlds. |
17 So the end of both of them is that they are both in the Fire to abide therein. And that is the reward of the wrongdoers. |
18 O you who believe, keep your duty to Allāh, and let every soul consider that which it sends forth for the morrow, and keep your duty to Allāh. Surely Allāh is Aware of what you do. |
19 And be not like those who forget Allāh, so He makes them forget their own souls. These are the transgressors. |
20 Not alike are the companions of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. The owners of the Garden are the achievers. |