فَلۡيَضۡحَكُواْ
قَلِيلٗا
وَلۡيَبۡكُواْ
كَثِيرٗا
جَزَآءَۢ
بِمَا
كَانُواْ
يَكۡسِبُونَ
٨٢
So let them laugh a little—they will weep much as a reward for what they have committed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Hypocrites rejoice because They remained behind from Tabuk!
Allah admonishes the hypocrites who lagged behind from the battle of Tabuk with the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, rejoicing that they remained behind after the Messenger ﷺ departed for the battle,
وَكَرِهُواْ أَن يُجَهِدُواْ
(they ha
…Hypocrites rejoice because They remained behind from Tabuk!
Allah admonishes the hypocrites who lagged behind from the battle of Tabuk with the Compani
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