سورة الاٴحزَاب
Surah Al-Ahzâb 33:10
The Confederates · Verse 10 of 73
إِذْ جَاءُوكُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ الْأَبْصَارُ وَبَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ الظُّنُونَا
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Recall how He favoured you) when they (-your enemies) invaded you (at Madînah) from above you (from the highlands on the east) and from below you (-from the valley to the west) and when (your) eyes were dazed (in terror) and your hearts rose up to (your) throats while (some of) you entertained diverse thoughts about Allâh.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah!
Ahmed Ali
When they came upon you from above and below you, when the eyes were stupefied with horror, and hearts jumped to the throats, and you made wild suppositions about God.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
(Remember) when they came upon you from above you (from the east) and from below you (from the west), and when (your) eyes turned dull and (your) hearts came up to the throats; and (those of weak faith among) you were harboring vain thoughts about God.
Daryabadi
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes turned aside and hearts reached to the gullets, and of Allah ye were imagining various things.
Faridul Haque
When the disbelievers came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes became fixed in stare and the hearts came up to the throats, and you were imagining matters regarding Allah.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes turned dull and the hearts rose up to the throats, and you began to think diverse thoughts about Allah.
Maulvi Sher Ali
When they came upon you from above you, and from below you, and when your eyes became distracted, and your hearts reached up to your throats, and you thought diverse thoughts about ALLAH.
Muhammad Asad
[Remember what you felt] when they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when [your] eyes became dim and [your] hearts came up to [your] throats, and [when] most conflicting thoughts about God passed through your minds
Muhammad Musin Khan
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah.
Muhammad Pickthall
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes grew wild and hearts reached to the throats, and ye were imagining vain thoughts concerning Allah.
Muhammad Sarwar
Eyes became dull and hearts almost reached the throat when they attacked you from above and below and you started to think of God with suspicion.
Muhammed ali Shakir
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes turned dull, and the hearts rose up to the throats, and you began to think diverse thoughts of Allah.
Rashad Khalifa
When they came from above you, and from beneath you, your eyes were terrified, your hearts ran out of patience, and you harbored unbefitting thoughts about GOD.
Shabbir Ahmed
They came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes were terrified, and hearts quivered to throats, and you began to entertain doubts about God.
Commentary 33:10 Min asfal min-kumمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ – meaning, from below you, or from within you. It refers to the invading forces from the highlands of the east and…
إِذْ جَاءُوكُم مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ الْأَبْصَارُ وَبَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ الظُّنُونَا
33:10 Min asfal min-kumمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ – meaning, from below you, or from within you. It refers to the invading forces from the highlands of the east and from the valley below on the western side of Madînah. The Ghaftân group, considered to be the strongest of the Arab tribes, tried to take the trench by assault from the upper eastern part of Madînah, while the Quraish from Makkah and their allies launched and attacked from its lower, western part. “From within you”, is a reference to the treachery of some Jewish tribes living inside Madînah (cf. 33:25-26). “Some of you entertained diverse thoughts” refer to the fears of the hypocrites and weak-hearted persons. In regards to the thoughts of the faithful, see verse 22.