33:16

ﱁSayﱂNeverﱃwill benefit youﱄthe fleeingﱅifﱆyou fleeﱇfromﱈdeathﱉorﱊkillingﱋand thenﱌnotﱍyou will be allowed to enjoyﱎexceptﱏa littleﱐ(16)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Fleeing will not benefit you if you ˹try to˺ escape a natural or violent death. ˹If it is not your time,˺ you will only be allowed enjoyment for a little while.”1

33:17

ﱑSayﱒWhoﱓ(is) it thatﱔ(is) it thatﱕ(can) protect youﱖfromﱗAllahﱘIfﱙHe intendsﱚfor youﱛany harmﱜorﱝHe intendsﱞfor youﱟﱠa mercyﱡAnd notﱢthey will findﱣfor themﱤbesidesﱥbesidesﱦAllahﱧany protectorﱨand notﱩany helperﱪ(17)

Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Who can put you out of Allah’s reach if He intends to harm you or show you mercy?” They can never find any protector or helper besides Allah.

33:18

ﱫ ﱬVerilyﱭAllah knowsﱮAllah knowsﱯthose who hinderﱰamong youﱱand those who sayﱲto their brothersﱳComeﱴﱵto usﱶand notﱷthey comeﱸ(to) the battleﱹexceptﱺa fewﱻ(18)

Allah knows well those among you who discourage ˹others from fighting˺, saying ˹secretly˺ to their brothers, “Stay with us,” and who themselves hardly take part in fighting.

33:19

ﱼMiserlyﱽﱾtowards youﱿBut whenﲀcomesﲁthe fearﲂyou see themﲃlookingﲄat youﲅrevolvingﲆtheir eyesﲇlike one whoﲈfaintsﲉfaintsﲊfromﲋﲌ[the] deathﲍBut whenﲎdepartsﲏthe fearﲐthey smite youﲑwith tonguesﲒsharpﲓmiserlyﲔtowardsﲕﲖthe goodﲗThose ﲘnotﲙthey have believedﲚso Allah made worthlessﲛso Allah made worthlessﲜﲝtheir deedsﲞAnd isﲟthatﲠforﲡAllahﲢeasyﲣ(19)

˹They are˺ totally unwilling to assist you. When danger comes, you see them staring at you with their eyes rolling like someone in the throes of death. But once the danger is over, they slash you with razor-sharp tongues, ravenous for ˹worldly˺ gains. Such people have not ˹truly˺ believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds void. And that is easy for Allah.

33:20

ﲤThey thinkﲥthe confederatesﲦ(have) notﲧﲨwithdrawnﲩAnd ifﲪ(should) comeﲫthe confederatesﲬthey would wishﲭifﲮthat they (were)ﲯliving in (the) desertﲰamongﲱthe Bedouinsﲲaskingﲳaboutﲴﲵyour newsﲶAnd ifﲷthey wereﲸamong youﲹnotﲺthey would fightﲻexceptﲼa littleﲽ(20)

They ˹still˺ think that the enemy alliance has not ˹yet˺ withdrawn. And if the allies were to come ˹again˺, the hypocrites would wish to be away in the desert among nomadic Arabs, ˹only˺ asking for news about you ˹believers˺. And if the hypocrites were in your midst, they would hardly take part in the fight.

33:21

ﲾCertainlyﲿisﳀfor youﳁinﳂ(the) Messengerﳃ(of) Allahﳄan excellent exampleﳅan excellent exampleﳆfor (one) whoﳇhasﳈhopeﳉ(in) Allahﳊand the Dayﳋthe Lastﳌand remembersﳍAllahﳎmuchﳏ(21)

Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.

33:22

ﳐAnd whenﳑsawﳒthe believersﳓthe confederatesﳔthey saidﳕThisﳖ(is) whatﳗAllah promised usﳘAllah promised usﳙand His Messengerﳚand Allah spoke the truthﳛand Allah spoke the truthﳜﳝand His MessengerﳞAnd notﳟit increased themﳠexceptﳡ(in) faithﳢand submissionﳣ(22)

When the believers saw the enemy alliance, they said, “This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us. The promise of Allah and His Messenger has come true.” And this only increased them in faith and submission.