Al-Ahzáb 33:16 قل لن ينفعكم الفرار ان فررتم من الموت او القتل واذا لا تمتعون الا قليلا ١٦
قُل
لَّن
يَنفَعَكُمُ
ٱلۡفِرَارُ
إِن
فَرَرۡتُم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِ
أَوِ
ٱلۡقَتۡلِ
وَإِذٗا
لَّا
تُمَتَّعُونَ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
١٦
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."
— Saheeh International
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Fleeing will not benefit you if you ˹try to˺ escape a natural or violent death. ˹If it is not your time,˺ you will only be allowed enjoyment for a little while.”1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً
("Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.) If the enemy had entered upon them from every side of Al-Madinah and from every direction, then demanded that they become disbelieve
…يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً
("Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open. They but
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