Surah Al-Munafiqun, Ayah 4
Quran 63:4 · The Hypocrites · Madani · Para 28 · Page 555
وَاِذَا رَاَیْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ اَجْسَامُهُمْ ؕ وَاِنْ یَّقُوْلُوْا تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ؕ كَاَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُّسَنَّدَةٌ ؕ یَحْسَبُوْنَ كُلَّ صَیْحَةٍ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ ؕ قٰتَلَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ؗ اَنّٰی یُؤْفَكُوْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Wa-itha raaytahum tuAAjibuka ajsamuhumwa-in yaqooloo tasmaAA liqawlihim kaannahum khushubunmusannadatun yahsaboona kulla sayhatinAAalayhim humu alAAaduwwu fahtharhum qatalahumuAllahu anna yu/fakoon
Saheeh International
And when you see them, their forms please you, and if they speak, you listen to their speech. [They are] as if they were pieces of wood propped up - they think that every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allāh destroy them; how are they deluded?
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
When you see them, their appearance and form impresses you, because of the youthfulness and luxury they possess. If they speak, you listen to their speech because of its eloquence. As if they are propped-up timber in your gathering, O Messenger. They do not understand or pay heed to anything. They think that every sound is targeting them because of their cowardice. They are truly the enemy, so be careful, O Messenger, that they do not divulge a secret of yours or make a plot against you. May Allah curse them! How are they deluded from faith despite the clarity of its evidence and its glaring proof!
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 63:1–63:4 together — read it on 63:1