Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 167 (3:167)

آلِ عِمْرَان

وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ ۚ وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ قَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوِ …

Quran 3:167 is ayah 167 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 72 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:167
وَلِيَعْلَمَٱلَّذِينَنَافَقُوا۟ ۚوَقِيلَلَهُمْتَعَالَوْا۟قَٰتِلُوا۟فِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِأَوِٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖقَالُوا۟لَوْنَعْلَمُقِتَالًالَّٱتَّبَعْنَٰكُمْ ۗهُمْلِلْكُفْرِيَوْمَئِذٍأَقْرَبُمِنْهُمْلِلْإِيمَٰنِ ۚيَقُولُونَبِأَفْوَٰهِهِممَّالَيْسَفِىقُلُوبِهِمْ ۗوَٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِمَايَكْتُمُونَ١٦٧
waliyaʿlama alladhīna nāfaqū waqīla lahum taʿālaw qātilū fī sabīli l-lahi awi id'faʿū qālū law naʿlamu qitālan la-ittabaʿnākum hum lil'kuf'ri yawma-idhin aqrabu min'hum lil'īmāni yaqūlūna bi-afwāhihim mā laysa fī qulūbihim wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā yaktumūna

And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allāh or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] battle, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allāh is most knowing of what they conceal -(167)

Word by word

  1. وَلِيَعْلَمَwaliyaʿlamaAnd that He (might) make evident
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. نَافَقُوا۟ ۚnāfaqū(are) hypocrites
  4. وَقِيلَwaqīlaAnd it was said
  5. لَهُمْlahumto them
  6. تَعَالَوْا۟taʿālawCome
  7. قَٰتِلُوا۟qātilūfight
  8. فِىfīin
  9. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  11. أَوِawior
  12. ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖid'faʿūdefend
  13. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  14. لَوْlawIf
  15. نَعْلَمُnaʿlamuwe knew
  16. قِتَالًاqitālanfighting
  17. لَّٱتَّبَعْنَٰكُمْ ۗla-ittabaʿnākumcertainly we (would have) followed you
  18. هُمْhumThey
  19. لِلْكُفْرِlil'kuf'rito disbelief
  20. يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat day
  21. أَقْرَبُaqrabu(were) nearer
  22. مِنْهُمْmin'humthan [them]
  23. لِلْإِيمَٰنِ ۚlil'īmānito the faith
  24. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnasaying
  25. بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمbi-afwāhihimwith their mouths
  26. مَّاmāwhat
  27. لَيْسَlaysawas not
  28. فِىfīin
  29. قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗqulūbihimtheir hearts
  30. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  31. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) Most Knowing
  32. بِمَاbimāof what
  33. يَكْتُمُونَyaktumūnathey conceal

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