Surah At-Tawbah Verse 52 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Say, "Do you await for us except one of the…

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Translation Transliteration — At-Tawbah

قُلۡ هَلۡ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَآ إِلَّآ إِحۡدَى ٱلۡحُسۡنَيَيۡنِۖ وَنَحۡنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمۡ أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنۡ عِندِهِۦٓ أَوۡ بِأَيۡدِينَاۖ فَتَرَبَّصُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ ۝٥٢

🔤 Transliteration

Qul hal tarabbasoona binaaa illaaa ihdal husnayayni wa nahnu natrabbasu bikum ai yus eebakumul laahu bi`azaa bim min `indiheee aw biaidee naa fatarabbasooo innaa ma`akum mutarabbisoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

تَرَبَّصُونَ – You wait/anticipate.
الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ – The dual form of "al-husna" (the best/good thing), meaning one of the two best outcomes.
يُصِيبَكُمُ – He afflicts/strikes you.
مُتَرَبِّصُونَ – We are also waiting/anticipating.

Tafsir (Explanation):

O Prophet, say to those who harbor ill intentions toward you and the believers: "Are you waiting for anything to befall us except one of the two best things?" Indeed, the believer is always in a winning position—either Allah grants him victory and triumph over his enemies, or he is blessed with martyrdom in the cause of Allah, which is the ultimate honor and the gateway to eternal Paradise. Both outcomes are beautiful and desirable for the believer.

Meanwhile, we are waiting for you to receive one of two punishments: either Allah will send upon you a chastisement from Himself—such as destruction, calamity, or death—or He will give us authority over you, and we will fight you and take you as captives. So wait, then, for what Allah will do with each of us. We are also waiting, with full certainty and trust in Allah's promise of victory for His righteous servants.

This verse instills in the believer a profound sense of tranquility and confidence. Whatever happens, the believer is never a loser. If he lives, he lives with honor and victory; if he dies, he dies as a martyr in the way of Allah. What a beautiful fate! So hold firm to your faith, and never fear the plots of the enemies, for Allah is with the believers, and His promise is true.

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📜 Verse 50-54 — At-Tawbah

50إِن تُصِبۡكَ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤۡهُمۡۖ وَإِن تُصِبۡكَ مُصِيبَةٌ يَقُولُواْ قَدۡ أَخَذۡنَآ أَمۡرَنَا مِن قَبۡلُ وَيَتَوَلَّواْ وَّهُمۡ فَرِحُونَ

If good befalls you, it distresses them; but if disaster strikes you, they say, "We took our matter [in hand] before," and turn away while they are rejoicing.

51قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰنَاۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ

Say, "Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector." And upon Allah let the believers rely.

52قُلۡ هَلۡ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَآ إِلَّآ إِحۡدَى ٱلۡحُسۡنَيَيۡنِۖ وَنَحۡنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمۡ أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنۡ عِندِهِۦٓ أَوۡ بِأَيۡدِينَاۖ فَتَرَبَّصُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ

53قُلۡ أَنفِقُواْ طَوۡعًا أَوۡ كَرۡهًا لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."

54وَمَا مَنَعَهُمۡ أَن تُقۡبَلَ مِنۡهُمۡ نَفَقَٰتُهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَنَّهُمۡ كَفَرُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلَا يَأۡتُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِلَّا وَهُمۡ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمۡ كَٰرِهُونَ

And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling.

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