እነዚያንም የነፈቁትንና ለነርሱ « ኑ ፤ በአላህ መንገድ ተጋደሉ ፤ ወይም ተከላከሉ ፤ » የተባሉትን ሊገልጽ ነው ፡ ፡ « መዋጋት ( መኖሩን ) ብናውቅ ኖሮ በተከተልናችሁ ነበር » አሉ ፡ ፡ እነርሱ ያን ጊዜ ከእምነት ይልቅ ወደ ክህደት የቀረቡ ናቸው ፡ ፡ በልቦቻቸው የሌለውን በአፎቻቸው ይናገራሉ ፡ ፡ አላህም የሚደብቁትን ዐዋቂ ነው ፡ ፡
And may distinguish the hypocrites who were told : " Fight in the way of God , or defend yourselves , " and who had replied : " If we knew of the fight we would have followed you . " They were nearer unbelief than faith on that day , and they said with their tongues what was not in their hearts ; but God is aware of what they hide .