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Quran 9:52

Surah At-Tawba, Verse 52

Juz 10 · Page 195 · Ruku 162 · Medinan

قُلْ هَلْ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَآ إِلَّآ إِحْدَى ٱلْحُسْنَيَيْنِ وَنَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِۦٓ أَوْ بِأَيْدِينَا فَتَرَبَّصُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ

Word by word

قُلْ qul Say هَلْ hal Do تَرَبَّصُونَ tarabbaṣūna you await بِنَآ binā for us إِلَّآ illā except إِحْدَى iḥ'dā one ٱلْحُسْنَيَيْنِ ۖ l-ḥus'nayayni (of) the two best (things) وَنَحْنُ wanaḥnu while we نَتَرَبَّصُ natarabbaṣu [we] await بِكُمْ bikum for you أَن an that يُصِيبَكُمُ yuṣībakumu Allah will afflict you ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will afflict you بِعَذَابٍۢ biʿadhābin with a punishment مِّنْ min from عِندِهِۦٓ ʿindihi [near] Him أَوْ aw or بِأَيْدِينَا ۖ bi-aydīnā by our hands فَتَرَبَّصُوٓا۟ fatarabbaṣū So wait إِنَّا innā indeed, we مَعَكُم maʿakum with you مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ mutarabbiṣūna (are) waiting

Transliteration

Qul hal tarabbasoona bina illaihda alhusnayayni wanahnu natarabbasubikum an yuseebakumu Allahu biAAathabin minAAindihi aw bi-aydeena fatarabbasoo innamaAAakum mutarabbisoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: Can ye await for us aught save one of two good things (death or victory in Allah's way)? while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with a doom from Him or at our hands. Await then! Lo! We are awaiting with you.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "Can you expect for us (any fate) other than one of two glorious things- (Martyrdom or victory)? But we can expect for you either that Allah will send his punishment from Himself, or by our hands. So wait (expectant); we too will wait with you."

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى : ( قل ) لهم يا محمد : ( هل تربصون بنا ) ؟ أي : تنتظرون بنا ( إلا إحدى الحسنيين ) شهادة أو ظفر بكم . قاله ابن عباس ، ومجاهد ، وقتادة ، وغيرهم . ( ونحن نتربص بكم أن يصيبكم الله بعذاب من عنده أو بأيدينا ) أي : ننتظر بكم هذا أو هذا ، إما أن يصيبكم الله بقارعة من عنده أو بأيدينا ، بسبي أو بقتل ، ( فتربصوا إنا معكم متربصون )

Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1 — Tanzil — non-commercial redistribution with attribution.
Translation: Pickthall by Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall — Public domain.
Translation: Yusuf Ali by Abdullah Yusuf Ali — Public domain.
Commentary: تفسير ابن كثير — Public domain.
Word-by-word data via Quran Foundation. Linguistic annotation: the Quranic Arabic Corpus.