ٱلتَّوْبَة : ٨٦

  • وَإِذَآ And when
  • أُنزِلَتۡ was revealed
  • سُورَةٌ a Surah
  • أَنۡ that
  • ءَامِنُواْ believe
  • بِٱللَّهِ in Allah
  • وَجَٰهِدُواْ and strive
  • مَعَ with
  • رَسُولِهِ His Messenger
  • ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنَكَ ask your permission
  • أُوْلُواْ (the) men
  • ٱلطَّوۡلِ (of) wealth
  • مِنۡهُمۡ among them
  • وَقَالُواْ and said
  • ذَرۡنَا Leave us
  • نَكُن (to) be
  • مَّعَ with
  • ٱلۡقَٰعِدِينَ those who sit
And when a sūrah was revealed [enjoining them] to believe in Allāh and to fight with His Messenger, those of wealth among them asked your permission [to stay back] and said, "Leave us to be with them who sit [at home]."
And when a soora, that is, a section of Al-Qur'an, is revealed, saying: 'Believe in God and strive with His Messenger', the affluent among them ask leave of you, saying, 'Leave us to be with those who sit at home'.