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 in order to expose them who turned hypocrites ; and it was said to them , “ Come , fight in Allah 's cause , or repel the enemy ” ; they answered , “ If we knew how to fight , we would certainly have been with you ” ; and on that day they were nearer to open disbelief than to professed faith ; they utter with their mouths what is not in their hearts ; and Allah knows well what they hide . –