Surah 33 Al-Ahzaab — Ayah 19
أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ ٱلْخَوْفُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ تَدُورُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كَٱلَّذِى يُغْشَىٰ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ ٱلْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوكُم بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ أَشِحَّةً عَلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَأَحْبَطَ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًۭا
og er gjerrige med dere. Når frykten kommer over dem, ser du dem se på deg med rullende øyne, som en som besvimer overfor nøden. Men når frykten fortar seg, så treffer de dere med skarpe tunger, gjerrige med det som godt er. Disse er ikke troende, så Gud gjør deres gjerninger til intet. Dette er en lett sak for Gud.
ashiḥḥatan ʿalaykum fa-idhā jāa l-khawfu ra-aytahum yanẓurūna ilayka tadūru aʿyunuhum ka-alladhī yugh'shā ʿalayhi mina l-mawti fa-idhā dhahaba l-khawfu salaqūkum bi-alsinatin ḥidādin ashiḥḥatan ʿalā l-khayri ulāika lam yu'minū fa-aḥbaṭa l-lahu aʿmālahum wakāna dhālika ʿalā l-lahi yasīran
Word by word
- أَشِحَّةً ashiḥḥatan Miserly
- عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ ʿalaykum towards you
- فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when
- جَآءَ jāa comes
- ٱلْخَوْفُ l-khawfu the fear
- رَأَيْتَهُمْ ra-aytahum you see them
- يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna looking
- إِلَيْكَ ilayka at you
- تَدُورُ tadūru revolving
- أَعْيُنُهُمْ aʿyunuhum their eyes
- كَٱلَّذِى ka-alladhī like one who
- يُغْشَىٰ yugh'shā faints
- عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi faints
- مِنَ mina from
- ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ l-mawti [the] death
- فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when
- ذَهَبَ dhahaba departs
- ٱلْخَوْفُ l-khawfu the fear
- سَلَقُوكُم salaqūkum they smite you
- بِأَلْسِنَةٍ bi-alsinatin with tongues
- حِدَادٍ ḥidādin sharp
- أَشِحَّةً ashiḥḥatan miserly
- عَلَى ʿalā towards
- ٱلْخَيْرِ ۚ l-khayri the good
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
- لَمْ lam not
- يُؤْمِنُوا۟ yu'minū they have believed
- فَأَحْبَطَ fa-aḥbaṭa so Allah made worthless
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu so Allah made worthless
- أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ۚ aʿmālahum their deeds
- وَكَانَ wakāna And is
- ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
- عَلَى ʿalā for
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
- يَسِيرًۭا yasīran easy
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا
(Come here towards us,) meaning, come to where we are in the shade and enjoying fruits. But in spite of that,
(they come not to the battle except a little, being miserly towards you.) i.e., `they are mean and have no love or mercy towards you.' As-Suddi said:
(Being miserly towards you.) means, with the booty.
(Then when fear comes, you will see them looking to you, their eyes revolving like one over whom hovers death;) means, because of the intensity of their fear and terror; this is how afraid these cowards are of fighting.
(but when the fear departs, they will smite you with sharp tongues,) means, when security is restored, they will speak eloquently and nicely, claiming that they were the bravest and most chivalrous of men, but they are lying. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
(they will smite you) means, 'they will start to talk about you.\” Qatadah said: 'But when it comes to the booty, the most miserly of people and the worst to have to share the booty with are those who say, `Give us, give us, we were there with you,' but during battle they were the most cowardly and the most likely to fail to support the truth.\” They are miserly towards good, meaning that there is no goodness in them, for they have combined cowardice with lies and little good. Allah says:
(Such have not believed. Therefore Allah makes their deeds fruitless and that is ever easy for Allah.)