اَمْ Or do حَسِبَ think الَّذِیْنَ those who فِیْ in قُلُوْبِهِمْ their hearts مَّرَضٌ (is) a disease اَنْ that لَّنْ never یُّخْرِجَ will Allah bring forth اللّٰهُ will Allah bring forth اَضْغَانَهُمْ their hatred 47. Muhammad Page 510 وَ لَوْ And if نَشَآءُ We willed لَاَرَیْنٰكَهُمْ surely We could show them to you فَلَعَرَفْتَهُمْ and you would know them بِسِیْمٰىهُمْ ؕ by their marks وَ لَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ but surely you will know them فِیْ by لَحْنِ (the) tone الْقَوْلِ ؕ (of their) speech وَ اللّٰهُ And Allah یَعْلَمُ knows اَعْمَالَكُمْ your deeds وَ لَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ And surely We will test you حَتّٰی until نَعْلَمَ We make evident الْمُجٰهِدِیْنَ those who strive مِنْكُمْ among you وَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۙ and the patient ones وَ نَبْلُوَاۡ and We will test اَخْبَارَكُمْ your affairs اِنَّ Indeed الَّذِیْنَ those who كَفَرُوْا disbelieve وَ صَدُّوْا and turn away عَنْ from سَبِیْلِ (the) way of Allah اللّٰهِ (the) way of Allah وَ شَآقُّوا and opposed الرَّسُوْلَ the Messenger مِنْۢ after بَعْدِ after مَا [what] تَبَیَّنَ (has been) made clear لَهُمُ to them الْهُدٰی ۙ the guidance لَنْ never یَّضُرُّوا will they harm اللّٰهَ Allah شَیْـًٔا ؕ (in) anything وَ سَیُحْبِطُ and He will make worthless اَعْمَالَهُمْ their deeds یٰۤاَیُّهَا O (you who) الَّذِیْنَ (O) you who اٰمَنُوْۤا believe اَطِیْعُوا Obey اللّٰهَ Allah وَ اَطِیْعُوا and obey الرَّسُوْلَ the Messenger وَ لَا and (do) not تُبْطِلُوْۤا make vain اَعْمَالَكُمْ your deeds اِنَّ Indeed الَّذِیْنَ those who كَفَرُوْا disbelieve وَ صَدُّوْا and turn away عَنْ from سَبِیْلِ (the) way اللّٰهِ (of) Allah ثُمَّ then مَاتُوْا died وَ هُمْ while they كُفَّارٌ (were) disbelievers فَلَنْ never یَّغْفِرَ will Allah forgive اللّٰهُ will Allah forgive لَهُمْ them فَلَا So (do) not تَهِنُوْا weaken وَ تَدْعُوْۤا and call اِلَی for السَّلْمِ ۖۗ peace وَاَنْتُمُ while you الْاَعْلَوْنَ ۖۗ (are) superior وَ اللّٰهُ and Allah مَعَكُمْ (is) with you وَ لَنْ and never یَّتِرَكُمْ will deprive you اَعْمَالَكُمْ (of) your deeds اِنَّمَا Only الْحَیٰوةُ the life الدُّنْیَا (of) the world لَعِبٌ (is) play وَّ لَهْوٌ ؕ and amusement وَ اِنْ And if تُؤْمِنُوْا you believe وَ تَتَّقُوْا and fear (Allah) یُؤْتِكُمْ He will give you اُجُوْرَكُمْ your rewards وَ لَا and not یَسْـَٔلْكُمْ will ask you اَمْوَالَكُمْ (for) your wealth اِنْ If یَّسْـَٔلْكُمُوْهَا He were to ask you for it فَیُحْفِكُمْ and press you تَبْخَلُوْا you will withhold وَ یُخْرِجْ and He will bring forth اَضْغَانَكُمْ your hatred هٰۤاَنْتُمْ Here you are هٰۤؤُلَآءِ these تُدْعَوْنَ called لِتُنْفِقُوْا to spend فِیْ in سَبِیْلِ (the) way اللّٰهِ ۚ (of) Allah فَمِنْكُمْ but among you مَّنْ (are some) who یَّبْخَلُ ۚ withhold وَ مَنْ and whoever یَّبْخَلْ withholds فَاِنَّمَا then only یَبْخَلُ he withholds عَنْ from نَّفْسِهٖ ؕ himself وَ اللّٰهُ But Allah الْغَنِیُّ (is) Free of need وَ اَنْتُمُ while you الْفُقَرَآءُ ۚ (are) the needy وَ اِنْ And if تَتَوَلَّوْا you turn away یَسْتَبْدِلْ He will replace you قَوْمًا (with) a people غَیْرَكُمْ ۙ other than you ثُمَّ then لَا not یَكُوْنُوْۤا they will be اَمْثَالَكُمْ۠ (the) likes of you
(47:29) Or do they, in whose hearts there is a sickness, believe that Allah will not bring their failings to light?
(47:30) If We were to so will, We could have shown them to you so that you would recognise them by their faces, and you would certainly know them by the manner of their speech. Allah knows all your deeds.
(47:31) We shall certainly test you until We know those of you who truly strive and remain steadfast, and will ascertain about you.
(47:32) Those who disbelieved and barred others from Allah's Way and opposed the Messenger after the True Guidance had become manifest to them, they shall not be able to cause Allah the least harm; rather, Allah will reduce all their works to nought.39
(47:33) Believers, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not cause your works to be nullified.40
(47:34) Verily Allah shall not forgive those who disbelieved and barred others from Allah's Way and clung to their unbelief until their death.
(47:35) So, be not faint-hearted and do not cry for peace.41 You shall prevail. Allah is with you and will not bring your works to nought.
(47:36) The life of this world is but sport and amusement.42 If you believe and are God-fearing, He will grant you your reward, and will not ask you for your possessions.43
(47:37) If He were to ask you for your possessions and press you (in that regard), you would have grown niggardly, and Allah would have brought your failings to light.44
(47:38) Behold, you are those who are called upon to spend in Allah's Way, but some of you are niggardly. Whoever is niggardly is in fact niggardly to himself. For Allah is All-Sufficient, whereas it is you who are in need of Him. If you turn away, He will replace you by a people other than you, and they will not be like you.
39. This sentence has two meanings:
(1) That Allah will render vain and fruitless all those works which they had performed as good works, and they will get no reward whatever for them in the Hereafter.
(2) That all the devices that they are adopting to obstruct the way of Allah and His Messenger’s (peace be upon him) religion will prove ineffective and fruitless.
40. In other words, the deeds being beneficial and yielding of good results depends wholly on one’s obedience to Allah and His Messenger. After one has turned away from obedience, no deed remains a good deed so that one may deserve any reward for it.
41. Here, one should bear in mind the fact that when this discourse was revealed only a handful of the Muslims consisting of a couple of hundreds of the Muhajirin and Ansar living in the small town of Madinah were upholding the standard of Islam and they were not only faced by the powerful Quraish but also by the whole of pagan Arabia. Such were the conditions when they were exhorted not to show weakness and not to beg (the enemy) for peace, but to make preparations for the decisive conflict. This does not mean that the Muslims should never negotiate for peace, but it means that in a state like this it is not right to initiate peace negotiations when it shows the Muslims’ weakness, for it will still further embolden the enemy. The Muslims should first establish their superiority in power and strength; then if they negotiate peace there will be no harm.
42. That is, as against the Hereafter, this world is no more than a means of temporary entertainment. The success or failure here is not anything real and enduring, which might in any way be important. The real life is the life Hereafter, and its success should be man’s main concern. (For further explanation, see (E.N. 102 of Surah Al-Ankabut).
43. That is, Allah is Self-Sufficient: He does not need taking anything from you for His own self. If He tells you to expend something in His way, He does so not for Himself but only for your own good.
44. That is, He does not put you to any severe trial that may bring out your weaknesses.