# 33. Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 14 - **Surah:** 33. Surah Al-Ahzab (The Clans) — سورة الأحزاب - **Verse:** 14 / 73 · **Juz:** 21 · **Mushaf page:** 418 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-14 ## Arabic وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ اَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا الْفِتْنَةَ لَاٰتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوا بِهَٓا اِلَّا يَس۪يراً ## Transcription Walaw dukhilat AAalayhim min aqtarihathumma su-iloo alfitnata laatawha wamatalabbathoo biha illa yaseera ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley If they had been overrun from every side, and had then been asked to revert to kufr, they would have done so and hesitated very little about it. ### Progressive Muslims And if the enemy had entered at them from all sides, and then they were asked to betray, they would do so with very little hesitation. ### Shabbir Ahmed Now if the enemy had invaded the town from all sides and these hypocrites were asked to inflict harm on the believers, they would have done so without delay. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And had entry been made against them from its regions, then they had been asked for the means of denial, they would have given it, and would have tarried therein only a little. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And if the enemy had entered at them from all sides, and then they were asked to betray, they would do so with very little hesitation. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Had the enemy invaded and asked them to join, they would have joined the enemy without hesitation. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira If the (enemy) had entered the city from every side and asked them to rise in revolt, they would have done so, and not hesitated but a little; ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly. ### Muhammad Asad Now if their town had been stormed, and they had been asked [by the enemy] to commit apos­tasy, [the hypocrites] would have done so without much delay ### Marmaduke Pickthall If the enemy had entered from all sides and they had been exhorted to treachery, they would have committed it, and would have hesitated thereupon but little. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary If the enemy were to enter the town from various directions, and they were summoned to act treacherously,[1] they would have succumbed to it and would have shown little reluctance in doing so. _Footnotes_ - [1] "Exhorted to treachery": Urged by the disbelievers to join them to vanquish the Muslims after entering the city as conquerors. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And had the situation been reversed and the forces laid siege on the city and moved into it upon possession and they -the hypocrites- were incited to turn renegades and fight to their -the enemy's side- against the Muslims they would have done it before long. (these were the men* who were forgiven and had promised never to behave this way again). ### Bijan Moeinian If the enemies had conquered the city and had asked them for any kind of treachery [such as providing vital information about whereupon of the believers], they would have easily committed it without any hesitation. ### Al-Hilali & Khan And if the enemy had entered from all sides (of the city), and they had been exhorted to Al-Fitnah (i.e. to renegade from Islâm to polytheism), they would surely have committed it and would have hesitated thereupon but little. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay! ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Had their city been sacked from all sides and they had been asked to abandon faith, they would have done so with little hesitation. ### Taqi Usmani And if it (Madīnah) is entered (by the enemy, in their presence,) from all its sides and they are asked (to join) the mischief, they would readily commit it, and would not remain in them (their homes) but for a short while ### Abdul Haleem had the city been invaded from all sides, and the enemy invited them to rebel, they would have done so almost without hesitation. ### Arthur John Arberry And if entrance had been forced against them from those quarters, and then they had been asked to apostatise, they would have done so, and but tarried about it briefly. ### E. Henry Palmer But had they been entered upon from its environs and then been asked to show treason they would have done so; but they would only have tarried there a little while. ### Hamid S. Aziz And when a party of them said, "O people of Yathrib! there is no place to stand for you (here), therefore go back"; and a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying. "Surely our houses are exposed"; and they were not exposed; they only desired to flee. ### Mahmoud Ghali And if (the city) had been entered upon them from its (adjacent) regions, and thereafter they had been asked sedition, (Literally: temptation; i. e, if the hypocrites had been asked to apostatize from Islam) indeed they would have brought it forth and in no way would they have kept lingering in it except a little while. (Literally: an easy (while) ### George Sale If the city had been entered upon them by the enemy from the parts adjacent, and they had been asked to desert the true believers, and to fight against them; they had surely consented thereto: But they had not, in such case, remained in the same, but a little while. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And if an attack had come upon them from the (sides of the city), and they had been asked to rebel, certainly, they would have quickly made it true, with only a little delay. ### Amatul Rahman Omar And if entry (of the enemy-forces) were effected (in the town of Madînah) against them from its diverse quarters and then they were incited to (treachery and) join in the disturbance (against the Companions) they would have readily gone for it. But (afterwards as it happened) they could not stay there (in their so called undefended houses) but a little while. ### Ali Quli Qarai Had they been invaded from its flanks and had they been asked to apostatize, they would have done so with only a mild hesitation, ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Eğer onun (şehrin) çevresinden evlerine zorla girilmiş olsaydı, sonra da onlardan dinlerinden dönmeleri istenseydi, onu mutlaka uygularlardı (münafıklar - ikiyüzlüler). . . ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Eğer onlara (şehrin her) yanından girilseydi sonra da kendilerinden fitne (karışıklık çıkarmaları) istenmiş olsaydı, hiç şüphesiz buna yanaşır ve bunda pek az (zaman) dışında (kararsız) kalmazlardı. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Medine'nin her yanından üzerlerine saldırılsaydı da, o zaman savaşmaları istenseydi, şüphesiz hemen savaşa katılırlar ve fazla beklemezlerdi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Eğer Medine'nin her tarafından üzerlerine gelinse ve orada karışıklık çıkarmaları istenseydi, onu mutlaka yaparlardı; o konuda fazla gecikmezlerdi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ve eğer onların her tarafından üzerlerine girilse de sonra kendilerinden fitne istenilse derhal onu yapacaklardı, onunla da pek az duracaklardı ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Eğer onların her tarafından üzerlerine girilse de sonra kendilerinden fitne çıkarmaları istenilse derhal onu yapacaklardı. Onunla da pek az duracaklardı. ### Gültekin Onan Eğer onlara (şehrin her) yanından girilseydi sonra da kendilerinden fitne (karışıklık çıkarmaları) istenmiş olsaydı, hiç şüphesiz buna yanaşır ve bunda pek az (zaman) dışında (kararsız) kalmazlardı. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Eğer (Medinenin) etrafından üzerlerine girilmiş olub da sonra kendilerinden fitne (çıkarmaları) istenseydi muhakkak ki bunu hemen yaparlar, bundan pek az (bir zamandan) fazla geri kalmazlardı. ### İbni Kesir Şayet onlara onun çevrelerinden varılmış olsaydı da fitne çıkarmaları istenseydi, hemen buna girişirler ve derhal yapmaktan geri durmazlardı. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Eğer şehirleri saldırıya uğrasaydı ve (düşman tarafından) fitne çıkarmaları istenseydi, (ikiyüzlüler) hiç tereddüt etmeden bunu hemen yaparlardı; ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Eğer, etraflarından evlerine girilseydi, sonra da fitne çıkarmaları istenseydi, hemen işe girişirlerdi. Ama evlerinde de çok az bir zaman kalabilirlerdi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eğer (Medine'nin) her yanından onların üzerine giril(ip saldırıl)saydı da kendilerinden (halka) baskı ve işkence yapmaları istenseydi bunu yaparlardı; bunu yapmakta fazla gecikmezlerdi. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Eğer Medine'nin her yanından üzerlerine gelinseydi de onların kent içinde fitne çıkarmaları istenseydi, onu mutlaka yaparlardı; o konuda fazla gecikmezlerdi. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Eğer şehrin her yanından üzerlerine hücum edilseydi ve onlardan da fitne çıkarmaları istenseydi, onlar bunu bir an bile duraksamadan yaparlardı. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Fakat onların üzerlerine, her bir taraftan girilip kuşatılsalardı ve sonra da fitne[1] çıkarmaları istenseydi, tereddüt etmeksizin bunu hemen yerine getirirlerdi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Baskı ve işkence yapmaları. Düşmanla işbirliği yapmaları, müminlerle savaşmaları, yağma yapma ve kargaşa çıkarmaları istenseydi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Onların üzerine her yandan girilseydi, sonra da karışıklık çıkarmaları istenilseydi; çok gecikmeden kesinlikle bunu yaparlardı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yesrip çevresinden yanlarına kadar sızılsa da fitne çıkarmaları istense fazla gecikmez, kesin fitne çıkarırlardı. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Medine'nin) her yanından (kendi) üzerlerine saldırılsaydı da kendilerinden fitne (savaş) istenseydi, şüphesiz ki hemen bunu yaparlar; onunla ilgili gecikmezlerdi.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Bu mesaj Nisâ 4:91. ayetle birlikte okunmalıdır. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Fakat onların üzerlerine, her bir taraftan girilip kuşatılsalardı ve sonra da fitne[1] çıkarmaları istenseydi, tereddüt etmeksizin bunu hemen yerine getirirlerdi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Baskı ve işkence yapmaları. Düşmanla iş birliği yapmaları, müminlerle savaşmaları, yağma yapma ve kargaşa çıkarmaları istenseydi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Fakat onların üzerlerine, her bir taraftan girilip kuşatılsalardı ve sonra da fitne[1] çıkarmaları istenseydi, tereddüt etmeksizin bunu hemen yerine getirirlerdi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Baskı ve işkence yapmaları. Düşmanla iş birliği yapmaları, Mü'minlerle savaşmaları, yağma yapma ve kargaşa çıkarmaları istenseydi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Bulundukları yerin çevresinden yanlarına kadar (gizlice) girilse ve fitne[1] çıkarmaları istenseydi fazla gecikmez kesinlikle çıkarırlardı[2]. _Footnotes_ - [1] "Fitne", altını içindeki yabancı maddelerden ayırmak için ateşe sokmaktır (Müfredat). Kur'an'da bu kelime imtihan ([A'raf 7/155](https://quran.so/7/155)), aldatma ([A'raf 7/27](https://quran.so/7/27)), cehennem azabı ([Zariyat 51/10](https://quran.so/51/10)-[14](https://quran.so/51/14)) ve savaş ([Bakara 2/216](https://quran.so/2/216)) anlamlarında kullanılmıştır. - [2] [Nisa 4/91,](https://quran.so/4/91) [Tevbe 9/47](https://quran.so/9/47)-[49.](https://quran.so/9/49) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلَوْ — walaw | And if | — | | 2 | دُخِلَتْ — dukhilat | had been entered | دخل — Dal-Kh-Lam | | 3 | عَلَيْهِم — ʿalayhim | upon them | — | | 4 | مِّنْ — min | from | — | | 5 | أَقْطَارِهَا — aqṭārihā | all its sides | قطر — Kaf-Ta-Ra | | 6 | ثُمَّ — thumma | then | — | | 7 | سُئِلُوا۟ — su-ilū | they had been asked | سال — Sin-Elif-Lam | | 8 | ٱلْفِتْنَةَ — l-fit'nata | the treachery | فتن — Fe-Te-Nun | | 9 | لَـَٔاتَوْهَا — laātawhā | they (would) have certainly done it | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye | | 10 | وَمَا — wamā | and not | — | | 11 | تَلَبَّثُوا۟ — talabbathū | they (would) have hesitated | لبث — Lam-Be-Se | | 12 | بِهَآ — bihā | over it | — | | 13 | إِلَّا — illā | except | — | | 14 | يَسِيرًۭا — yasīran | a little | يسر — Ye-Sin-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-13.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-ahzab/verse-15.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.