And that he might know those who played the hypocrite. And it was said unto them: come ye, fight in the way of Allah or defend. They said: if we knew it was to be a fair fight We would surely have followed you. Nearer were they on that day to infidelity than to belief. They say with their mouths that which is not in their hearts and Allah knoweth best that which they conceal.
و آنان را نيز كه نفاق ورزيدند، معلوم دارد. به آنها گفته مى‌شد: بياييد در راه خدا كارزار كنيد يا به دفاع پردازيد. مى‌گفتند: اگر يقين داشتيم كه جنگى درمى‌گيرد، با شما مى‌آمديم. آنان به كفر نزديكترند تا به ايمان. به زبان چيزهايى مى‌گويند كه به دل اعتقاد ندارند و خدا به آنچه در دل نهفته مى‌دارند آگاهتر است.