They had already desired dissension before and had upset matters for you483 until the truth came and the ordinance [i.e., victory] of Allāh appeared, while they were averse.
Notes
[483] Or "turned matters related to you over [in their minds, considering how to cause you failure]."
Verse 48 of Surah At-Tawbah (9:48), a Medinan surah, is in juz 10, on page 195 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.
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Al-Mukhtasar
These hypocrites had already tried to cause trouble by creating division amongst the believers before the Battle of Tabūk, by making things difficult for the Messenger (peace be upon him) through their schemes and plots, so that they might affect the Prophet’s determination to fight. This was until the help and support of Allah arrived, and He strengthened His path and overcame His enemies, although they hated this, because they wanted what was false to overcome the truth.
They had surely sought to sow discord before and devised plots against you [O Prophet]46 until the truth [i.e., victory] came and Allah’s decree [i.e., religion] prevailed, even though they were averse.
Notes
[46] They spared no effort to put their insidious artifice into action against the Prophet (ﷺ) and the believers.
Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset matters for you, until the truth (victory) came and the Decree of Allâh (His religion, Islâm) became manifest though they hated it.
Aforetime they sought to cause sedition and raised difficulties for thee till the Truth came and the decree of Allah was made manifest, though they were loth.
Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until,- the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their disgust.
Certainly they sought (to sow) dissension before, and they meditated plots against you until the truth came, and Allah's commandment prevailed although they were averse (from it).
Indeed they inequitably sought (to stir up) sedition already earlier and turned the commands about for you, until the Truth came, and the Command of Allah became topmost, and they are hating (that)..
