وَلِيَعۡلَمَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

نَافَقُواْۚ

وَقِيلَ

لَهُمۡ

تَعَالَوۡاْ

قَٰتِلُواْ

فِي

سَبِيلِ

ٱللَّهِ

أَوِ

ٱدۡفَعُواْۖ

قَالُواْ

لَوۡ

نَعۡلَمُ

قِتَالٗا

لَّٱتَّبَعۡنَٰكُمۡۗ

هُمۡ

لِلۡكُفۡرِ

يَوۡمَئِذٍ

أَقۡرَبُ

مِنۡهُمۡ

لِلۡإِيمَٰنِۚ

يَقُولُونَ

بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِم

مَّا

لَيۡسَ

فِي

قُلُوبِهِمۡۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

أَعۡلَمُ

بِمَا

يَكۡتُمُونَ

١٦٧

and expose the hypocrites. When it was said to them, “Come fight in the cause of Allah or ˹at least˺ defend yourselves,” they replied, “If we had known there was fighting, we would have definitely gone with you.” They were closer to disbelief than to belief on that day—for saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. Allah is All-Knowing of what they hide.