Word وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ - Quran Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And He has turned with mercy to the three whose case was deferred, until the earth became too strait for them with all its vastness, and their souls were also straitened for them, and they became convinced that there was no refuge from Allah save unto Himself. Then He turned to them with mercy that they might turn to Him. Surely, it is Allah Who is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور ان تینوں پر بھی (اللہ توبہ قبول کرتے ہوئے جھکا) جو پیچھے چھوڑ دئیے گئے تھے۔ یہاں تک کہ جب زمین ان پر باوجود فراخی کے تنگ ہو گئی اور ان کی جانیں تنگی محسوس کرنے لگیں اور انہوں نے سمجھ لیا کہ اللہ سے پناہ کی کوئی جگہ نہیں مگر اسی کی طرف، پھر وہ ان پر قبولیت کی طرف مائل ہوتے ہوئے جُھک گیا تاکہ وہ توبہ کر سکیں۔ یقیناً اللہ ہی بار بار توبہ قبول کرنے والا (اور) بار بار رحم کرنے والا ہے۔

French

Et Allāh S’est tourné avec clémence vers les trois qui par leurs agissements se retrouvèrent à l’arrière, jusqu’à ce que la terre, malgré toute son immensité, leur sembla un lieu trop étroit, et leurs âmes furent aussi rétrécies pour eux, et ils devinrent convaincus qu’il n’y avait de refuge de la part d’Allāh sauf d’aller vers Lui-Même. Alors, Il Se tourna vers eux avec clémence afin qu’ils fassent le repentir. Assurément, c’est Allāh Qui est Celui Qui revient sans cesse avec clémence et Qui est le Miséricordieux.

German

Und auch den dreien*, die zurückgeblieben waren, bis die Erde ihnen zu eng wurde in ihrer Weite und ihre Seelen ihnen zu eng wurden und sie wussten, dass es keine Zuflucht gibt vor Allah, es sei denn zu Ihm. Da kehrte Er Sich ihnen mit Erbarmen zu, auf dass sie sich bekehren möchten. Wahrlich, Allah ist der langmütig Vergebende, der Barmherzige.

Chinese

(同样地) 他对三个留[a]后的人 (也施给了恩惠), 当他们 (悔恨留后) 甚至感到广阔的大地对他们成了烦恼之处, 他们的生命对他们也成为重负。他们认为为了避免安拉的震怒, 除开安拉再没有避难之所, 于是安拉就赐了他们恩惠, 以便他们改过自新。安拉的的确确是不断接受悔改的, 永久仁慈的。

Italian

Ed i tre che erano rimasti indietro, finché la terra, per quanto vasta, sembrò loro stretta, e anche le loro anime si restrinsero, ed essi si convinsero che non v'era rifugio da Allah, se non in Lui stesso. Poi Egli si volse verso di loro con misericordia, affinché essi potessero volgersi a Lui. Certo, è Allah Colui che ritorna spesso con misericordia ed è Clemente.

Spanish

Y a los tres que permanecieron atrás hasta que la tierra les pareció demasiado estrecha a pesar de toda su extensión, y sus almas les fueron también constreñidas, quedando convencidos de que no había refugio ante Al-lah salvo en Él mismo. ntonces volvió a ellos con misericordia para que pudieran retornar a Él. En verdad, Al-lah es Remisorio con compasión y es Misericordioso.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اسی طرح ان تینوں[1] پر بھی (اس نے فضل کیا) جو کہ پیچھے چھوڑے گئے تھے‘ یہاں تک کہ جب زمین باوجود فراخی کے ان پر تنگ ہو گئی اور ان کے اپنے نفس بھی ان پر بار بن گئے اور انہوں نے خیال کیا کہ اللہ کے غضب سے بچنے کے لئے سوائے اس کے اور کوئی پناہ نہیں تو ان کی حالت دیکھ کر اللہ نے ان پر فضل کیا تا کہ وہ بھی توبہ کریں۔ اللہ یقیناً باربار توبہ قبول کرنے والا (اور) باربار رحم کرنے والا ہے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

And He has turned with mercy to the three[1223] who happened to be left [a]behind until when the earth became too strait for them with all its vastness, and their souls were also straitened for them, and they became convinced that there was no refuge from Allah save unto Himself, then He turned to them with mercy that they might turn to him. Surely, it is Allah Who is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.

English - Five Volume Translation

And He has turned with mercy to the three [a]whose case was deferred, until the earth became too strait for them with all its vastness, and their souls were also straitened for them, and they became convinced that there was no refuge from Allah save unto Himself. Then He turned to them with mercy that they might turn to Him. Surely, it is Allah Who is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.[1265]

9:106.

Commentary:

The reference here is to Ka‘b bin Malik, Hilal bin Umayya and Murarah bin Rabi‘a already referred to in 9:106. These were sincere Muslims but failed to join the expedition to Tabuk, and therefore the Holy Prophet, on his return to Medina, ordered their complete social ostracism. They continued under this interdiction for no less than fifty days, when on their sincere repentance, and after they had come out of this severe ordeal successfully, they were granted pardon, as mentioned in this verse. One of these three men, Ka‘b bin Malik, relates his own story, which may be summed up as follows "Hitherto it had been a custom with the Holy Prophet to conceal the object of an intended expedition to the very last. But the journey now to be undertaken was so distant and the heat of the season so excessive and the enemy against whom he was called upon to march so powerful that he thought it necessary to give his followers a timely warning so that they might be able to make the necessary preparation.

"I went to the market everyday to make the needful purchases, but came back without doing anything, thinking that I would do the necessary preparation next day, for I was well able to do so. In this way I went on postponing from day to day until the army started from Medina. Even then I thought I would be able to make the necessary arrangements next day and join the army on the way. But the next day also I did nothing and put off till the day following. The result of this procrastination was that the army had travelled such a long distance from Medina that I had to give up the idea of making any attempt to join it from behind.

"When I heard that the Holy Prophet was coming back to Medina, grief seized me. On his return to Medina, those who had remained behind came to him and offered false excuses for their absence. He accepted their excuses, pardoned them, and left their cases in the hand of God. I also went to him and saluted him and he smiled with the smile of one who is angry and asked me the reason of my absence. I replied, 'By God, if there had been another person in your place, O Prophet of God, I think I might have escaped his anger by offering an excuse, for I am clever in argument. But, by God, I know that if I tell you a false story, you will be pleased with me, but in that case the All-Knowing God will bring about circumstances which will make you angry with me; and if I speak to you the truth, you may feel angry, but I hope God will pardon me. 'By God, I have no pretext to offer for my absence; I was never stronger and never better off than I was at the time when I stayed behind.' The Holy Prophet said, 'As for this man, he has spoken the truth.' Then he said to me 'Go away, until God gives His decision about you.' On enquiry I learnt that the Holy Prophet had said the same thing to two other persons, Murarah bin Rabi‘a and Hilal bin Umayya. He laid all the three of us under an interdict, forbidding the Faithful to hold any intercourse with us. My two companions, who were old and weak, did not leave their homes. I was strong and healthy and went about from place to place but no one spoke to me. Everybody shunned me or regarded me with an altered mien. I sought the Mosque, sat down near the Prophet, and saluted him, but my salutation was not returned. While I was in this predicament, there came to me a messenger with an epistle from the King of the Banu Ghassan, expressing his sympathy with me in my present plight and inviting me to his court, where he promised to treat me with respect and honour. 'This is another trial', said I to myself, and repairing to a burning oven, I cast the King’s letter into the fire, saying to the messenger, 'This is my reply to the letter.'

"On the forty-first day came the further command that we should separate even from our wives, whereupon I sent away my wife to her parents, and was left all alone to undergo in its severest rigour the punishment meted out to us. My heart was dying away and the whole world appeared to grow narrow to me. My other companions also were in a pitiable condition. They kept weeping day and night in their homes. At last, on the fifty-first day, the Prophet of God received a revelation bringing the welcome news that God had turned to us with mercy and had accepted our repentance. A friend on horseback came galloping to me to be the first to convey to me the happy news, but another friend forestalled him by ascending the nearest hill and crying therefrom at the top of his voice; 'Rejoice, O Ka‘b bin Malik.' I concluded that I was pardoned and hastened to the Holy Prophet and found him in the Mosque. He received me with a radiant countenance and said 'Rejoice, O Ka‘b, for this is the happiest day that has ever dawned upon you since you were born.' My soul was lifted up from the depths of despondency and in the transports of gratitude, I offered my whole wealth in atonement of my error. 'Nay,' said the Holy Prophet, 'Keep a part of your wealth and give away the rest to be spent in the cause of God.' I also said to the Holy Prophet, 'It is through my speaking the truth that God has done me this favour. So I make a solemn promise that I will never speak but the truth so long as I live.' And by God, I have strictly adhered to this promise to the present day and hope God will help me to observe this promise in future as well" (Bukhari, ch. on Maghazi).

The above narration forcefully leads one to the conclusion that:

(1) The Holy Prophet kept strict discipline among his followers but this discipline was tempered with mercy;

(2) In spite of this discipline the Holy Prophet was loved and revered by his followers to an extraordinary degree;

(3) His true followers always strove their best to set an unparalleled example of sacrifice, devotion and piety.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور اُن تینوں کو بھی اس نے معاف کیا جن کے معاملہ کو ملتوی کر دیا گیا تھا جب زمین اپنی ساری وسعت کے باوجود ان پر تنگ ہو گئی اور ان کی اپنی جانیں بھی ان پر بار ہونے لگیں اور انہوں نے جان لیا کہ اللہ سے بچنے کے لیے کوئی جائے پناہ خود اللہ ہی کے دامن رحمت کے سوا نہیں ہے، تو اللہ اپنی مہربانی سے ان کی طرف پلٹا تاکہ وہ اس کی طرف پلٹ آئیں، یقیناً وہ بڑا معاف کرنے والا اور رحیم ہے

English - Sahih

And [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ان تینوں پر بھی جن کا معاملہ ملتوی کیا گیا یہاں تک کہ جب ان پر زمین باوجود کشادہ ہونے کے تنگ ہوگئی اور ان کی جانیں بھی ان پر تنگ ہوگئیں اور انہوں نے سمجھ لیا کہ الله سے کوئی پناہ نہیں سو اسی کی طرف آنے کے پھر بھی اپنی رحمت سے ان پر متوجہ ہوا تاکہ وہ توبہ کریں بے شک الله توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان ہے

English - Talal Itani

And on the three (of) those who were left behind, until when (was) straitened for them the earth, though it was vast. And (was) straitened for them their own souls and they were certain that (there is) no refuge from Allah except to Him. Then He turned (in mercy) to them that they may repent. Indeed, Allah, He (is) the Acceptor of repentance, the Most Merciful.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

9:106.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

1

ان تین صحابہ ؓ کی طرف اشارہ ہے جو منافق نہ تھے‘ محض غلطی کی وجہ سے جنگِ تبوک میں رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ساتھ جانے سے رہ گئے تھے پس چونکہ وہ مومن تھے‘ ان کو رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اللہ تعالیٰ کے حکم سے سزا دی اور جو منافق تھے اُن کو چھوڑ دیا اور سزا نہ دی۔

English - Arberry

And to the three who were left behind, until, when the earth became strait for them, for all its breadth, and their souls became strait for them, and they thought that there was no shelter from God except in Him, then He turned towards them, that they might also turn; surely God turns, and is All-compassionate.

English - Maududi

And He also relented towards the three whose cases had been deferred. When the earth, for all its spaciousness, became constrained to them, and their own beings became a burden to them, and they realized that there was no refuge for them from Allah except in Him; He relented towards them that they may turn back to Him. Surely, it is Allah Who is Much Forgiving, Ever Merciful.

English - Ahmed Ali

He has relented towards the three also (who had refused to go to the battle of the Ditch) whose case was left undecided, and even the earth with all its expanse had become narrow for them, and their lives were confined, and they came to realise there was no refuge for them except in God. So He softened towards them that they may repent; for God surely accepts repentance and is merciful.

English - Yusuf Ali

(He turned in mercy also) to the three who were left behind; (they felt guilty) to such a degree that the earth seemed constrained to them, for all its spaciousness, and their (very) souls seemed straitened to them,- and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah (and no refuge) but to Himself. Then He turned to them, that they might repent: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

9:106.

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