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Quran 3:167

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 167 of 200 · Juz 4

وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ ۚ وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ قَـٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوِ ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًا لَّٱتَّبَعْنَـٰكُمْ ۗ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَ

Translations of Quran 3:167
EnglishTalal Itani

And that He may know the hypocrites. And it was said to them, “Come, fight in the cause of Allah, or contribute.” They said, “If we knew how to fight, we would have followed you.” On that day they were closer to infidelity than they were to faith. They say with their mouths what is not in their hearts; but Allah knows what they hide.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And that He might know the hypocrites, unto whom it was said: Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend yourselves. They answered: If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith. They utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts. Allah is Best Aware of what they hide.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem mü'minleri belli edeceği için hem münafıklık edenleri belli edeceği için ki bunlara gelin Allah yolunda muharebeye girin veya müdafaada olsun bulunun" denilmişti, "bir muharebe bilse arkanızdan gelirdik" dediler, onlar o gün imandan ziyade küfre yakın idiler, ağızlarile kalblerinde olmayanı söylüyorlardı, Allah daha iyi bilirken neyi gizliyorlardı.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

Le revers que vous avez éprouvé le jour où les deux armées se sont rencontrées, eut lieu par la volonté de Dieu, afin qu’il distinguât les fidèles des hypocrites. Quand on leur cria : Avancez, combattez dans le sentier de Dieu, repoussez l’ennemi, ils répondirent : Si nous savions combattre, nous vous suivrions. Ce jour-là ils étaient plus près de l’infidélité que de la foi. Ils prononçaient de leurs lèvres ce qui n’était point dans leurs cœurs ; mais Dieu connaît ce qu’ils cachent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

En wat u trof op den dag, toen de twee legers elkander ontmoeten, was zekerlijk door Gods wil, opdat hij de geloovigen en de goddeloozen zou leeren kennen. Toen men hun zeide: komt, vecht voor des Heeren godsdienst en drijft den vijand terug, zeiden zij: Indien wij konden vechten zouden wij u volgen. Toen waren zij het ongeloof nader dan het geloof. Zij spraken met hunne monden, wat niet in hunne harten was: maar God wist wat zij verborgen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 166–167 are translated together in this edition.

La perdita che provaste il giorno in cui le due armate s’incontrarono, ebbe luogo per volere di Dio, a fine di distinguere i fedeli dagl’ipocriti. Allorchè si gridò loro: Avanzate, combattete nel sentiere di Dio, scacciate, respingete il nemico; essi risposero: Se noi sapessimo combattere, vi seguiremmo. In quel giorno erano più vicini all’infedeltà che alla fede. Pronunziavano colla bocca ciò che non avevano in cuore, ma Dio sa quello che essi nascondono.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.