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Surah Al-Munafiqun, Verse 5

سورة المنافقون، الآية ٥

63:5 Juz 28 Hizb 56 Page 555 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 63:5

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوْا۟ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۝٥

Transliteration

wa-idhā qīla lahum taʿālaw yastaghfir lakum rasūlu l-lahi lawwaw ruūsahum wara-aytahum yaṣuddūna wahum mus'takbirūna

Translation

And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allāh will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

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Verse 5 of Surah Al-Munafiqun (63:5), a Medinan surah, is in juz 28, on page 555 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 5

Al-Mukhtasar

When these hypocrites are told: Come to the Messenger of Allah and apologize for what you’ve done, he will seek from Allah forgiveness for your sins, they turn their heads in mockery and jest, and you see them turning away from what they are instructed to do, whilst they are too proud to accept the truth and submit to it.

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Other translations of verse 5

When it is said to them, “Come, so that the Messenger of Allah may seek forgiveness for you”, they shake their heads, and you see them turning away in arrogance.

And when it is said to them: "Come, so that the Messenger of Allâh may ask forgiveness from Allâh for you," they twist their heads, and you would see them turning away their faces in pride.2

Notes

[2] (V.63:5) See the footnote of (V.22:9).

And when it is said unto them: Come! The messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you! they avert their faces and thou seest them turning away, disdainful.

And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance.

And when it is said to them: Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you, they turn back their heads and you may see them turning away while they are big with pride.

And when it is said to them, "Come. The Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you, " they twist their heads, and you see them barring (themselves), and they are waxing proud.

Verse 5 word by word

  1. وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
  2. قِيلَ qīla it is said ق و ل
  3. لَهُمْ lahum to them
  4. تَعَالَوْا۟ taʿālaw Come ع ل و
  5. يَسْتَغْفِرْ yastaghfir will ask forgiveness غ ف ر
  6. لَكُمْ lakum for you
  7. رَسُولُ rasūlu (the) Messenger ر س ل
  8. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  9. لَوَّوْا۟ lawwaw They turn aside ل و ي
  10. رُءُوسَهُمْ ruūsahum their heads ر أ س
  11. وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ wara-aytahum and you see them ر أ ي
  12. يَصُدُّونَ yaṣuddūna turning away ص د د
  13. وَهُم wahum while they
  14. مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ mus'takbirūna (are) arrogant ك ب ر

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  • An-Nisa 4:61

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ رَأَيْتَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنكَ صُدُودًا

    And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allāh has revealed and to the Messenger," you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion.

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:104

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ قَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allāh has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their fathers knew nothing, nor were they guided?

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