طَاعَةٞ
وَقَوۡلٞ
مَّعۡرُوفٞۚ
فَإِذَا
عَزَمَ
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
فَلَوۡ
صَدَقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
لَكَانَ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّهُمۡ
٢١

to obey and speak rightly. Then when fighting was ordained, it surely would have been better for them if they were true to Allah.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:22

فَهَلۡ

عَسَيۡتُمۡ

إِن

تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ

أَن

تُفۡسِدُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَتُقَطِّعُوٓاْ

أَرۡحَامَكُمۡ

٢٢

Now if you ˹hypocrites˺ turn away, perhaps you would then spread corruption throughout the land and sever your ˹ties of˺ kinship!¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:23

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

لَعَنَهُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

فَأَصَمَّهُمۡ

وَأَعۡمَىٰٓ

أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡ

٢٣

These are the ones who Allah has condemned, deafening them and blinding their eyes.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:24

أَفَلَا

يَتَدَبَّرُونَ

ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

أَمۡ

عَلَىٰ

قُلُوبٍ

أَقۡفَالُهَآ

٢٤

Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:25

إِنَّ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱرۡتَدُّواْ

عَلَىٰٓ

أَدۡبَٰرِهِم

مِّنۢ

بَعۡدِ

مَا

تَبَيَّنَ

لَهُمُ

ٱلۡهُدَى

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ

سَوَّلَ

لَهُمۡ

وَأَمۡلَىٰ

لَهُمۡ

٢٥

Indeed, those who relapse ˹into disbelief˺ after ˹true˺ guidance has become clear to them, ˹it is˺ Satan ˹that˺ has tempted them, luring them with false hopes.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:26

ذَٰلِكَ

بِأَنَّهُمۡ

قَالُواْ

لِلَّذِينَ

كَرِهُواْ

مَا

نَزَّلَ

ٱللَّهُ

سَنُطِيعُكُمۡ

فِي

بَعۡضِ

ٱلۡأَمۡرِۖ

وَٱللَّهُ

يَعۡلَمُ

إِسۡرَارَهُمۡ

٢٦

That is because they said ˹privately˺ to those who ˹also˺ detest what Allah has revealed, “We will obey you in some matters.”¹ But Allah ˹fully˺ knows what they are hiding.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:27

فَكَيۡفَ

إِذَا

تَوَفَّتۡهُمُ

ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ

يَضۡرِبُونَ

وُجُوهَهُمۡ

وَأَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ

٢٧

Then how ˹horrible˺ will it be when the angels take their souls, beating their faces and backs!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:28

ذَٰلِكَ

بِأَنَّهُمُ

ٱتَّبَعُواْ

مَآ

أَسۡخَطَ

ٱللَّهَ

وَكَرِهُواْ

رِضۡوَٰنَهُۥ

فَأَحۡبَطَ

أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ

٢٨

This is because they follow whatever displeases Allah and hate whatever pleases Him, so He has rendered their deeds void.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:29

أَمۡ

حَسِبَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

فِي

قُلُوبِهِم

مَّرَضٌ

أَن

لَّن

يُخۡرِجَ

ٱللَّهُ

أَضۡغَٰنَهُمۡ

٢٩

Or do those with sickness in their hearts think that Allah will not ˹be able to˺ expose their malice?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

47:30

وَلَوۡ

نَشَآءُ

لَأَرَيۡنَٰكَهُمۡ

فَلَعَرَفۡتَهُم

بِسِيمَٰهُمۡۚ

وَلَتَعۡرِفَنَّهُمۡ

فِي

لَحۡنِ

ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

يَعۡلَمُ

أَعۡمَٰلَكُمۡ

٣٠

Had We willed, We could have truly shown them to you ˹O Prophet˺, and you would have certainly recognized them by their appearance. But you will surely recognize them by their tone of speech. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows your doings ˹O people˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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