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AYAH at-Taubah 9:46 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic وَلَوْ أَرَادُوا الْخُرُوجَ لَأَعَدُّوا لَهُ عُدَّةً وَلَٰكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ انبِعَاثَهُمْ فَثَبَّطَهُمْ وَقِيلَ اقْعُدُوا مَعَ الْقَاعِدِين zoom
Transliteration Walaw aradoo alkhurooja laaAAaddoo lahu AAuddatan walakin kariha Allahu inbiAAathahum fathabbatahum waqeela oqAAudoo maAAa alqaAAideena zoom
Transliteration-2 walaw arādū l-khurūja la-aʿaddū lahu ʿuddatan walākin kariha l-lahu inbiʿāthahum fathabbaṭahum waqīla uq'ʿudū maʿa l-qāʿidīn zoom
Word for Word
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 And if they had wished (to) go forth, surely they (would) have prepa for it (some) preparation. But disliked Allah their being sent, so He made them lag behind and it was said, "Sit with those who sit." zoom


Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad For, had they been [truly] desirous of setting out [with thee], they would surely have made some preparation therefor: but God was averse to their taking the field, and so He caused them to hold back when it was said, "[You may] stay at home with all [the others] who stay at home." zoom
M. M. Pickthall And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them): Sit ye with the sedentary zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) If they had intended to come out, they would certainly have made some preparation therefor; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth; so He made them lag behind, and they were told, "Sit ye among those who sit (inactive)." zoom
Shakir And if they had intended to go forth, they would certainly have provided equipment for it, but Allah did not like their going forth, so He withheld them, and it was said (to them): Hold back with those who hold back zoom
Wahiduddin Khan If they had wished to go forth, they would surely have made some preparation for it, but God disliked their setting out [and being raised high in God's eyes] and held them back. They were told to stay behind with those who stay behind zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And if they wanted to go forth, certainly, they would have prepared for it some preparation, except God disliked arousing them, so He caused them to pause and it was said: Sit along with the ones who sit at home. zoom
T.B.Irving If they had wanted to sally forth, they would have made some preparation for it; but God disliked their being delegated to do so, so He let them lag behind. They were told: "Sit around among the shirkers!" zoom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab Had they ˹really˺ intended to march forth, they would have made preparations for it. But Allah disliked that they should go, so He let them lag behind, and it was said ˹to them˺, “Stay with those ˹helpless˺ who remain behind.” zoom
Safi Kaskas If they had truly wanted to march with you, they would have prepared. [But, knowing what was in their hearts,] God hated for them to join, so He held them back, and they were told, "Stay behind with those who remain." zoom
Abdul Hye And if they had intended to march out, certainly they would have made some preparation for it. But Allah did not like their going forth; so He made them lag behind, and it was said (to them): “You sit along with those who sit (at home).” zoom
The Study Quran And had they desired to go forth, they would have made some preparations for it. But God was averse to their being sent forth; so He held them back, and it was said unto them, “Stay back with those who stay back. zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And if they had gone with you then they would have taken all precautions for it, but God disliked them coming forth, so He made them lag behind, and they were told: "Stay with those who have stayed." zoom
Abdel Haleem If they had really wanted to go out [to battle] with you, they would have made preparations, but God was loath to let them rise up and made them hold back. It was said, ‘Stay with those who stay behind.&rsquo zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi And had they intended the going forth, they would have made some preparation therefor; But Allah was averse to their wending, wherefore He withheld them, and the word was passed: stay of home with the stay-at-homes zoom
Ahmed Ali If they had intended to go out (to fight) they would surely have made preparations. But God did not like their setting forth, and they were held back and told: "Stay at home with those who stay behind." zoom
Aisha Bewley If they had really desired to go out, they would have made proper preparations for it, but Allah was averse to their setting out so He held them back and they were told: ´Stay behind with those who stay behind.´ zoom
Ali Ünal Had they truly meant to go forth for war, they would surely have made certain preparation (demonstrating their intent). But God was averse to their rising to fight (unwillingly and without sincerity of purpose), and so He caused them to hold back, and it was decreed for them: "Stay at home with the stay-at-homes (women and children)." zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i Had they desired to go forth, they would have surely made some preparations for it; but Allah was averse to arouse them, so He held them back, and it was said [to them], ‘Be seated with those who sit back.&rsquo zoom
Hamid S. Aziz Had they wished to go forth, they would certainly have prepared some equipment; but Allah was averse from their being sent forth, and held them back, and they were told "Sit you with the inactive (sedentary or passive)." zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And if they had been willing to go out (among you), they would indeed have made some preparation (Literally: prepared a preparation) for it; but Allah hated that they should be sent forth, so He discouraged them, and it was said to them, "Sit with the ones sitting back." zoom
Muhammad Sarwar Had they (the hypocrites) wanted to join your army, they would have prepared themselves, but God did not wish to motivate them, so He caused them to linger behind with those whose joining you in battle would be of no use zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Had they wished to set out, they would have made some preparation for it, but Allah disliked their going forth, so He made them lag behind, and it was said to them, .Stay back with those who are staying back zoom
Shabbir Ahmed If they wanted to go forth, they would have made necessary preparation. Allah disliked their participation for their reluctance, and held them back. (The Prophet's permission had) said to them, "Stay behind with those who are sitting back." zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed If they had wanted to come out, then truly they would have made some preparation for it; But Allah was against their being sent forth; So He made them fall behind, and they were told, "Sit among those who sit (inactive at home)." zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And if they had intended to go forth, they would have prepared for it [some] preparation. But Allah disliked their being sent, so He kept them back, and they were told, "Remain [behind] with those who remain." zoom
Farook Malik If they had intended to march forth, they would certainly have made some preparation for it; but Allah did not like their going forth; so He made them lag behind and they were told "stay behind with those who stay behind." zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey If they had any intentions of going into battle, they would surely have prepared for it. But Allah did not like them to go, and He held them back. They were told, "(Go) sit (at home) along with those who (always) stay home." zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar And if they had intended to march out, certainly they would have arranged for it some preparation. But Allah became averse to their being sent forth, so He made them lag behind and (it) was said (to them): “Sit (behind) with those who sit (behind at their homes like the ill or the invalids) zoom
Talal A. Itani (new translation) Had they wanted to mobilize, they would have made preparations for it; but God disliked their participation, so he held them back, and it was said, 'Stay behind with those who stay behind.' zoom
Maududi Had they truly intended to march forth to fight, they would have certainly made some preparation for it. But Allah was averse to their going forth, so He made them lag behind, and they were told: "Stay behind with those that are staying behind." zoom
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad If they wanted to go out (with you), they would have prepared for it, but God disliked sending them, so He held them back, and it was said: sit with the sitting ones zoom
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) If they had intended to come, they would certainly have prepared. But God was against their coming, so He made them lag behind, and they were told, “Sit among those who sit. zoom
Musharraf Hussain Had they wished to go forth for Jihad they would have prepared properly for it. However, because Allah disliked their going forth, He let them hold back until it was said: “Remain with those who are staying behind. zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) And if they had wanted to go then they would have taken all precautions for it, but God disliked them coming forth, so He made them lag behind, and they were told: "Stay with those who have stayed." zoom
Mohammad Shafi And if they had really intended to set out, they would certainly have prepared for it. But Allah did not like them proceeding, so He held them back. And they were told to sit back with those who sit back zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian Had they really have any enthusiasm, they would have prepared themselves to go to the war. It was God Who resented their participation (for their lack of sincerity) and they were told to stay behind with those [children and women] who stay behind zoom
Faridul Haque And if going forth were acceptable to them, they would have made preparations for it, but Allah Himself disliked their getting up (to fight) so He filled them with laze and it was said "Continue sitting with those who remain seated." zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah Had they intended to set forth with you, they would have prepared themselves for it. But Allah did not like their going forth and held them back, and it was said: 'Stay back with those who stay back. zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali And if they had intended to go forth, they would certainly have provided equipment for it; but Allah did not like their going forth. So He withheld them, and it was said: Hold back with those who hold back zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And if they wanted/intended the exit they would have prepared (E) for it tools/outfit and but God hated their urging to get out (to battle) so He blocked/ delayed them and (it) was said: "Sit/remain with the sitting/remaining." zoom
Sher Ali And if they had readily intended to go forth, they would have made some preparations for it; but ALLAH was averse to their marching forth. so HE kept them back, and it was said to them; `keep sitting at home with those who have kept sitting. zoom
Rashad Khalifa Had they really wanted to mobilize, they would have prepared for it thoroughly. But GOD disliked their participation, so He discouraged them; they were told, "Stay behind with those who are staying behind." zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Had they willed to go forth, they would have made some preparation for it; but God disliked their rousing, so He made them lethargic, and it was said to them 'remain sitting with those who sit'. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar If they had (really) intended to go forth they would certainly have made some preparations (for the expedition), but Allah disliked their attending (to their duty) and He held them back and it was said (to them), `Remain back with those who stay behind. zoom
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri If they had (really) resolved to go forth (for fighting), they would have procured (at least some) equipment for that. But (the fact is that owing to their falsehood and hypocrisy) Allah disliked (even) their rising up (for fighting). So, He stopped them (there). And it was said to them: ‘Sit in the company of those who sit (shirking from the fight). zoom
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And if they had intended to march out, certainly, they would have made some preparation for it, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth, so He made them lag behind, and it was said (to them), "Sit you among those who sit (at home)." zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry If they had desired to go forth, they would have made some preparation for it; but God was averse that they should be aroused, so He made them pause, and it was said to them, 'Tarry you with the tarriers. zoom
Edward Henry Palmer Had they wished to go forth, they would have prepared for it a preparation; but God was averse from their starting off, and made them halt, and they were told to sit with those who sit zoom
George Sale If they had been willing to go forth with thee, they had certainly prepared for that purpose a provision of arms and necessaries: But God was averse to their going forth; wherefore He rendered them slothful, and it was said unto them, sit ye still with those who sit still zoom
John Medows Rodwell Moreover, had they been desirous to take the field, they would have got ready for that purpose the munitions of war. But God was averse to their marching forth, and made them laggards; and it was said, "Sit ye at home with those who sit." zoom
N J Dawood (2014) Had they intended to set forth, they would have prepared themselves for the march. But God was loath to let them go, and held them back. They were bidden to stay with those who stayed behind zoom

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto If they had intended to go forth, they would certainly have prepared for it. Allah was adverse to their going forth, so He caused them to lag behind. They were told, “Sit among those who stay behind.” zoom
Sayyid Qutb Had they really intended to set out [with you], they would surely have made some preparations for that. But God was averse to their going, so He caused them to hold back; and it was said to them: 'Stay behind with those who stay.' zoom
Ahmed Hulusi If they had intended to go forth (to battle), surely they would have made some preparation for it. But Allah knew their participation was not required so He kept them back, and they were told, “Remain with those who remain.” zoom
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli And if they had intended to go forth, they would have certainly provided equipment for it, but Allah was averse to their going forth, so He withheld them and it was said (to them) : � Sit you with the sedentary! � zoom
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim Had they been disposed in mood and mind to obey such advice as Allah inclines them to propound, they would have made all preparations necessary for overpowering the assailant who is quick, skillful and deadly. But being fully aware of their innermost thoughts and of what their breasts forge, Allah disliked their participation in the campaign, and discouraged them and impelled them to the feeling of utter demoralization and it was decided that they join the stay-at-home zoom
Mir Aneesuddin And had they intended to go forth (for fighting) they would have made some preparation for it. But Allah did not like their going forth, so He held them back and it was said (to them), "Sit with those who sit." zoom

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