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Verses 41–42
2 versesAt-Tawbah 42
لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَر۪يبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَاتَّبَعُوكَ وَلٰكِنْ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُۜ وَسَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّٰهِ لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْۚ يُهْلِكُونَ اَنْفُسَهُمْۚ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ اِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ۟ ٤٢
Mushaf
Transliteration
42Lev kâne ʿaraḍan ḳarîbev veseferan ḳâṣidel lettebeʿûke velâkim beʿudet ʿaleyhimü-şşüḳḳah. veseyaḥlifûne billâhi levi-steṭaʿnâ leḫaracnâ meʿaküm. yühlikûne enfüsehüm. vellâhü yaʿlemü innehüm lekâẕibûn.
English Translation
42Had it been a matter of easy spoils and a short, easy campaign, they would certainly have followed you and joined it. But this hard and lengthy campaign daunted them. And they will destroy themselves by swearing by Allah, "Had we been able, we would certainly have set out with you." Allah knows that they are liars.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.