Al-Ahzab 33:13 واذ قالت طايفة منهم يا اهل يثرب لا مقام لكم فارجعوا ويستاذن فريق منهم النبي يقولون ان بيوتنا عورة وما هي بعورة ان يريدون الا فرارا ١٣
وَاِذْ
قَالَتْ
طَّآىِٕفَةٌ
مِّنْهُمْ
یٰۤاَهْلَ
یَثْرِبَ
لَا
مُقَامَ
لَكُمْ
فَارْجِعُوْا ۚ
وَیَسْتَاْذِنُ
فَرِیْقٌ
مِّنْهُمُ
النَّبِیَّ
یَقُوْلُوْنَ
اِنَّ
بُیُوْتَنَا
عَوْرَةٌ ۛؕ
وَمَا
هِیَ
بِعَوْرَةٍ ۛۚ
اِنْ
یُّرِیْدُوْنَ
اِلَّا
فِرَارًا
۟
And ˹remember˺ when a group of them said, “O people of Yathrib!1 There is no point in you staying ˹here˺, so retreat!” Another group of them asked the Prophet’s permission ˹to leave˺, saying, “Our homes are vulnerable,” while ˹in fact˺ they were not vulnerable. They only wished to flee.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib,1 there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are exposed [i.e., unprotected]," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.
— Saheeh International
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