سورة التّوبَة
Surah Al-Taubah 9:43
The Repentance · Verse 43 of 129
عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْكَ لِمَ أَذِنْتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَتَعْلَمَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Allâh set your affairs aright (and brought honour and glory to you since you pardoned the hypocrites). Why did you give them leave (to stay behind)? (You should not have given them leave) until you had clearly known those who spoke the truth (and offered genuine excuses) and you had come to know the liars.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Allah give thee grace! why didst thou grant them until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars?
Ahmed Ali
May God forgive you. Why did you allow them (to stay behind) without ascertaining who spoke the truth and who were liars?
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Ali Unal
May God give you grace! Why did you give them leave to stay behind until it became clear to you who was speaking the truth and you came to know the liars.
Daryabadi
Allah pardon thee! why didst thou give them leave before it was manifest unto thee as to whosoever told the truth and thou hadst known the liars.
Faridul Haque
May Allah forgive you *; why did you permit them ** until the truthful ones had been manifested to you and the liars been exposed? (* This is an expression of love for the Holy Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him. ** The hypocrites had been permitted to stay back from the holy war.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Allah pardon thee! Why didst thou permit them until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to thee and thou hadst known the liars?
Maulvi Sher Ali
ALLAH remove the ill consequences of thy mistake. Why didst thou permit them to stay behind till it had become clear to thee and thou hadst also known the liars?
Muhammad Asad
May God pardon thee [O Prophet]! Why didst thou grant them permission [to stay at home] ere it had become obvious to thee as to who was speaking the truth, and [ere] thou camest to know [who were] the liars?
Muhammad Musin Khan
May Allah forgive you (O Muhammad SAW). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind, you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihad), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars?
Muhammad Pickthall
Allah forgive thee (O Muhammad)! Wherefor didst thou grant them leave ere those who told the truth were manifest to thee and thou didst know the liars?
Muhammad Sarwar
May God forgive you! (Muhammad), why did you not let them join the army so that you could discern the liars from the truthful ones?
Muhammed ali Shakir
Allah pardon you! Why did you give them leave until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to you and you had known the liars?
Rashad Khalifa
GOD has pardoned you: why did you give them permission (to stay behind), before you could distinguish those who are truthful from the liars?
Shabbir Ahmed
God pardons you (O Messenger) that you gave them permission to stay behind, before you could distinguish the truthful from the liars.
Commentary 9:43 ‘Afâ Allâh ‘an-ka عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ means Allâh (will) set your affairs aright. This is an Arabic idiom which is normally used, although not…
عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَتَعْلَمَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
9:43 ‘Afâ Allâh ‘an-ka عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ means Allâh (will) set your affairs aright. This is an Arabic idiom which is normally used, although not exclusively, for a person who has committed sins or made mistakes. But it can also be used for a person who has committed no sin or error, and even for someone who is incapable of committing a sin. It is sometimes used to express love. For instance, an Arab may say this to a person whom he holds in high esteem, meaning, “May Allâh set your affairs aright and bring honour and glory to you”. It is said that two hypocrites from Madînah came to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) with excuses why they were unable to join the expedition of Tabûk. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said to them, ‘afâ Allâh ‘an-ka (عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ) to express his love and kindness even under these circumstances.