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| 1. [2:246] | Alam tara ila almala-i min banee isra-eelamin baAAdi moosa ith qaloo linabiyyin lahumuibAAath lana malikan nuqatil fee sabeeli Allahiqala hal AAasaytum in kutiba AAalaykumu alqitalualla tuqatiloo qaloo wama lanaalla nuqatila fee sabeeli Allahi waqadokhrijna min diyarina waabna-inafalamma kutiba AAalayhimu alqitalu tawallaw illaqaleelan minhum waAllahu AAaleemun bialththalimeena |  ألم تر إلى الملإ من بني إسرائيل من بعد موسى إذ قالوا لنبي لهم ابعث لنا ملكا نقاتل في سبيل الله قال هل عسيتم إن كتب عليكم القتال ألا تقاتلوا قالوا وما لنا ألا نقاتل في سبيل الله وقد أخرجنا من ديارنا وأبنائنا فلما كتب عليهم القتال تولوا إلا قليلا منهم والله عليم بالظالمينأَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ مِن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَى إِذْ قَالُواْ لِنَبِيٍّ لَّهُمُ ابْعَثْ لَنَا مَلِكًا نُّقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ قَالَ هَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ أَلاَّ تُقَاتِلُواْ قَالُواْ وَمَا لَنَا أَلاَّ نُقَاتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَقَدْ أُخْرِجْنَا مِن دِيَارِنَا وَأَبْنَآئِنَا فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوْاْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً مِّنْهُمْ وَاللّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّالِمِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | (اے حبیب!) کیا آپ نے بنی اسرائیل کے اس گروہ کو نہیں دیکھا جو موسٰی (علیہ السلام) کے بعد ہوا، جب انہوں نے اپنے پیغمبر سے کہا کہ ہمارے لئے ایک بادشاہ مقرر کر دیں تاکہ ہم (اس کی قیادت میں) اﷲ کی راہ میں جنگ کریں، نبی نے (ان سے) فرمایا: کہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہ تم پر قتال فرض کردیا جائے تو تم قتال ہی نہ کرو، وہ کہنے لگے: ہمیں کیا ہوا ہے کہ ہم اﷲ کی راہ میں جنگ نہ کریں حالانکہ ہمیں اپنے گھروں سے اور اولاد سے جدا کر دیا گیا ہے، سو جب ان پر قتال فرض کردیا گیا تو ان میں سے چند ایک کے سوا سب پھر گئے، اور اﷲ ظالموں کو خوب جاننے والا ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was) among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of Allah." He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that ye will not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" but when they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small band among them. But Allah Has full knowledge of those who do wrong.
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| Ahmed Ali | کیاتم نے بنی اسرائیل کی ایک جماعت کو موسیٰ کے بعد نہیں دیکھا جب انہوں نے اپنے نبی سے کہا کہ ہمارے لیے ایک بادشاہ مقرر کر دو تاکہ ہم الله کی راہ میں لڑیں پیغمبر نے کہاکیا یہ بھی ممکن ہے اگر تمہیں لڑائی کا حکم ہو تو تم اس وقت نہ لڑو انہوں نے کہا ہم الله کی راہ میں کیوں نہیں لڑیں گے حالانکہ ہمیں اپنے گھروں اور اپنےبیٹوں سے نکال دیا گیا ہے پھر جب انہیں لڑائی کا حکم ہوا تو سوائے چند آدمیوں کے سب پھر گئے اور الله ظالموں کو خوب جانتا ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اے محبوب! کیا تم نے نہ دیکھا بنی اسرائیل کے ایک گروہ کو جو موسیٰ کے بعد ہوا جب اپنے ایک پیغمبر سے بولے ہمارے لیے کھڑا کردو ایک بادشاہ کہ ہم خدا کی راہ میں لڑیں، نبی نے فرمایا کیا تمہارے انداز ایسے ہیں کہ تم پر جہاد فرض کیا جائے تو پھر نہ کرو، بولے ہمیں کیا ہوا کہ ہم اللہ کی راہ میں نہ لڑیں حالانکہ ہم نکالے گئے ہیں اپنے وطن اور اپنی اولاد سے تو پھر جب ان پر جہاد فرض کیا گیا منہ پھیر گئے مگر ان میں کے تھوڑے اور اللہ خوب جانتا ہے ظالموں کو، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | بھلا نہیں دیکھا تم نے سردارانِ بنی اسرائیل (کے اس واقعہ) کو موسیٰ کے بعد۔ جب کہا تھا انہوں نے اپنے ایک نبی سے کہ مقرّر کردیجیے ہمارے لیے ایک بادشاہ تاکہ ہم جنگ کریں اللہ کی راہ میں۔ نبی نے کہا: کہیں ایسا تو نہیں ہوگا کہ اگر حُکم دیا جائے تم کو جنگ کا تو تم نہ لڑو کہنے لگے بھلا کیا ہوا ہے ہمیں کہ نہ لڑیں ہم اللہ کی راہ میں جبکہ نکالا گیا ہے ہمیں ہمارے گھروں سے اور (جدا کیا گیا ہے) بال بچوں سے۔ پھر جب حُکم دیا گیا انہیں جنگ کا تو سب پھر گئے سوائے چند ایک کے ان میں سے۔ اور اللہ خُوب جانتا ہے ظالموں کو۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | بھلا تم نے بنی اسرائیل کی ایک جماعت کو نہیں دیکھا جس نے موسیٰ کے بعد اپنے پیغمبر سے کہا کہ آپ ہمارے لئے ایک بادشاہ مقرر کردیں تاکہ ہم خدا کی راہ میں جہاد کریں۔ پیغمبر نے کہا کہ اگر تم کو جہاد کا حکم دیا جائے تو عجب نہیں کہ لڑنے سے پہلو تہی کرو۔ وہ کہنے لگے کہ ہم راہ خدا میں کیوں نہ لڑیں گے جب کہ ہم وطن سے (خارج) اور بال بچوں سے جدا کردیئے گئے۔ لیکن جب ان کو جہاد کا حکم دیا گیا تو چند اشخاص کے سوا سب پھر گئے۔ اور خدا ظالموں سے خوب واقف ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کیا نہ دیکھا تو نے ایک جماعت بنی اسرائیل کو موسٰیؑ کے بعد جب انہوں نےکہا اپنےنبی سے مقرر کر دو ہمارے لئے ایک بادشاہ تا کہ ہم لڑیں اللہ کی راہ میں پیغمبر نے کہا کیا تم سے یہ بھی توقع ہے کہ اگر حکم ہو تم کو لڑائی کا تو تم اس وقت نہ لڑو وہ بولے ہم کو ک | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | پھر تم نے اُس معاملے پر بھی غور کیا، جو موسیٰؑ کے بعد سرداران بنی اسرائیل کو پیش آیا تھا؟ اُنہوں نے اپنے نبی سے کہا: ہمارے لیے ایک بادشاہ مقرر کر دو تاکہ ہم اللہ کی راہ میں جنگ کریں نبی نے پوچھا: کہیں ایسا تو نہ ہوگا کہ تم کو لڑائی کا حکم دیا جائے اور پھر تم نہ لڑو وہ کہنے لگے : بھلا یہ کیسے ہو سکتا ہے کہ ہم راہ خدا میں نہ لڑیں، جبکہ ہمیں اپنے گھروں سے نکال دیا گیا ہے اور ہمارے بال بچے ہم سے جدا کر دیے گئے ہیں مگر جب ان کو جنگ کا حکم دیا گیا، تو ایک قلیل تعداد کے سوا وہ سب پیٹھ موڑ گئے، اور اللہ ان میں سے ایک ایک ظالم کو جانتا ہے | ||||||
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| Literal | Do you not see/understand to the nobles/assembly from Israel's sons and daughters from after Moses, when they said to a prophet to them: "Send to us a king , we will fight/kill in God's way/road/sake." He said: "Did you maybe hope if the fighting/killing (is) written/dictated/ordered on you, that you do not fight/kill?"They said: "And why not for us (that) we not fight/kill in God's way/road/sake, and we had been brought out/forced from our homes/countries/tribes and our sons." So when the fighting/killing was written/dictated/ordered on them they turned away, except little/few from them, and God (is) knowledgeable with the unjust. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was) among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of Allah." He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that ye will not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" but when they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small band among them. But Allah Has full knowledge of those who do wrong. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Bethink thee of the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses, how they said unto a prophet whom they had: Set up for us a king and we will fight in Allah's way. He said: Would ye then refrain from fighting if fighting were prescribed for you? They said: Why should we not fight in Allah's way when we have been driven from our dwellings with our children? Yet, when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, all save a few of them. Allah is aware of evil-doers. | ||||||
| Arberry | Hast thou not regarded the Council of the Children of Israel, after Moses, when they said to a Prophet of theirs, 'Raise up for us a king, and we will fight in God's way.' He said, 'Might it be that, if fighting is prescribed for you, you will not fight?' They said, 'Why should we not fight in God's way, who have been expelled from our habitations and our children?' Yet when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned their backs except a few of them; and God has knowledge of the evildoers. | ||||||
| Shakir | Have you not considered the chiefs of the children of Israel after Musa, when they said to a prophet of theirs: Raise up for us a king, (that) we may fight in the way of Allah. He said: May it not be that you would not fight if fighting is ordained for you? They said: And what reason have we that we should not fight in the way of Allah, and we have indeed been compelled to abandon our homes and our children. But when fighting was ordained for them, they turned back, except a few of them, and Allah knows the unjust. | ||||||
| Sarwar | (Muhammad), remember that group of the Israelites after Moses who demanded a Prophet of their own to appoint a king for them who would lead them in the fight for the cause of God. Their Prophet then said, "What if you are ordered to fight and you disobey?" They said, "Why should we not fight for the cause of God when we and our sons have been expelled from our homes?" However, when they were ordered to fight, all refused except a few among them. God knows well the unjust. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah"? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Malik | Have you not reflected on what the leaders of the children of Israel demanded from one of their Prophets after the death of Moses? "Appoint for us a king," they said, "and we will fight in the cause of Allah." The Prophet replied: "What if you refuse to fight when you are ordered to do so?" They replied, "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, while we along with our children were driven out of our homes?" But when, on their demand, they were ordered to fight, all refused except a few of them. Allah knows the evildoers.[246] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Hast thou not thought of the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses? When they said to a prophet of theirs: Raise up for us a king, that we may fight in the way of Allah. He said: May it not be that you will not fight if fighting is ordained for you? They said: And what reason have we that we should not fight in Allah's way and we have indeed been deprived of our homes and our children? But when fighting was ordained for them, they turned back, except a few of them. And Allah is Knower of the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Did you not note the leaders of the Children of Israel after Moses, they said to their prophet: "Send us a king that we may fight in the cause of God;" he said: "Are you not concerned that if fighting is decreed upon you, you will then not fight?" They said: "And why should we not fight in the cause of God when we have been driven out from our homes with our children." So it was, that when fighting was decreed for them they turned away, except for a few of them! God is fully aware of the wicked. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Have you not seen the congregation of the Children of Israel who demanded of one of their Prophets after (the death of) Moses? 'Raise up for us a king, ' they said, 'and we will fight in the way of Allah. ' He replied: 'Might it be that if fighting is written for you, you will not fight? ' 'Why shouldn't we fight in the way of Allah, ' they replied, 'when we and all our children have been driven from our dwellings? ' Yet, when fighting was written for them all except for a few, turned away. And Allah has knowledge of the harmdoers. | ||||||
| George Sale | Hast thou not considered the assembly of the children of Israel, after the time of Moses; when they said unto their prophet Samual, set a king over us, that we may fight for the religion of God? The prophet answered, if ye are injoined to go to war, will ye be near refusing to fight? They answered, and what should ail us that we should not fight for the religion of God, seeing we are dispossessed of our habitations, and deprived of our children? But when they were injoined to go to war, they turned back, except a few of them: And God knew the ungodly. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Hast thou not considered the assembly of the children of Israel after the death of Moses, when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Set up for us a king; we will do battle for the cause of God?" He said, "May it not be that if to fight were ordained you, ye | ||||||
| Asad | Art thou not aware of those elders of the children of Israel, after the time of Moses, how they said unto a prophet of theirs, "Raise up a king for us, [and] we shall fight in God's cause"? Said he: "Would you, perchance, refrain from fighting if fighting is ordained for you?" They answered: "And why should we not fight in God's cause when we and our children have been driven from our homelands?" Yet, when fighting was ordained for them, they did turn back, save for a few of them; but God had full knowledge of the evildoers. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Have you noted the leaders of Israel after Moses? They said to their prophet, "If you appoint a king to lead us, we will fight in the cause of GOD." He said, "Is it your intention that, if fighting is decreed for you, you will not fight?" They said, "Why should we not fight in the cause of GOD, when we have been deprived of our homes, and our children?" Yet, when fighting was decreed for them, they turned away, except a few. GOD is aware of the transgressors. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Have you not thought about the group of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Musa (Moses)? When they said to a Prophet of theirs, "Appoint for us a king and we will fight in Allahs Way." He said, "Would you then refrain from fighting, if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "Why should we not fight in Allahs Way while we have been driven out of our homes and our children (families have been taken as captives)?" But when fighting was ordered for them, they turned away, all except a few of them. And Allah is All-Aware of the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Sustained commitment to the Divine Order with your lives and wealth is no easy undertaking. After the times of Moses, some leaders of the Israelites promised their Prophet (Samuel), "If you appoint a king for us, we will fight in the Cause of Allah." The Prophet said, "Is it your intention to refrain from fighting if it was decreed to you?" They said' "Why should we not fight in the Cause of Allah when we have been driven out of our homes with our children?" Yet when fighting was ordained for them, they turned away all but a few. Allah is Aware of the wrongdoers. | ||||||
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