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 that He might know the hypocrites ' When it was said to them : ' Come , fight or repel in the way of Allah ' They replied : ' If only we knew how to fight , we would follow you ' On that day , they were nearer to disbelief than belief . They said with their mouths what was not in their hearts .