Surah 9. At-Tauba, Ayah 16
| أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَنْ تُتْرَكُوا وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا مِنْكُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَا رَسُولِهِ وَلَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيجَةً ۚ وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | 'am h.asibtum 'an tutrako wa- lammaa yaclam 'allaah 'alladhena jaahado min -kum wa- lam yattakhidho min doni 'allaah wa- laa rasol -hi wa- laa al- mu'minen walejah wa- 'allaah khaber bi- maa tacmalon |
| Pickthall | : | Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenger and the believers? Allah is Informed of what ye do. |
| Asad | : | Do you [O believers] think that you will be spared23 unless God takes cognizance of your having striven hard [in His cause]24 without seeking help from any but God and His Apostle and those who believe in Him?25 For, God is aware of all that you do. |
| Malik | : | Do you think that you will be left alone (without trial)? While Allah has not yet demonstrated which of you had exerted your utmost struggle (in the path of Allah) and did not take any intimate friends other than Allah, His Rasool and the believers? Allah is well aware of all your actions. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Or think ye that ye Shall be abandoned as though Allah did not know those among you who strive with might and main and take none for friends and protectors except Allah His apostle and the (community of) believers? But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. 1265 |
Note - 23Lit., "left [alone]", i.e., without being tried by means
of suffering and hardship.
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Note - 24Lit., "while God has not yet taken cognizance of those of
you who have striven hard". For an explanation of God's
"taking cognizance", see 3:142 and the corresponding
note.
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Note - 25Lit., "without having taken any intimate helper (walijah)
other than God and His Apostle and the believers".
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Note - 1265We must all be tested and tried, but Allah knows our
inmost hearts, and He will support those who strive in
His way, out of sincere love for Him, His Prophet, and
the body of the true men of faith.
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Lit., "left [alone]", i.e., without being tried by means of suffering and hardship. |
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Lit., "while God has not yet taken cognizance of those of you who have striven hard". For an explanation of God's "taking cognizance", see 3:142 and the corresponding note. |
