O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Keep your duty to Allah, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i.e., do not follow their advices). Verily! Allah is Ever AllKnower, AllWise.

And follow that which is inspired in you from your Lord. Verily, Allah is WellAcquainted with what you do.

And put your trust in Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as a Wakil (Trustee, or Disposer of affairs).

Allah has not put for any man two hearts inside his body. Neither has He made your wives whom you declare to be like your mothers" backs, your real mothers. [AzZihar is the saying of a husband to his wife,"You are to me like the back of my mother" i.e. You are unlawful for me to approach.], nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. That is but your saying with your mouths. But Allah says the truth, and He guides to the (Right) Way.

Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers, that is more just with Allah. But if you know not their father"s (names, call them) your brothers in faith and Mawalikum (your freed slaves). And there is no sin on you if you make a mistake therein, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful.

The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his wives are their (believers") mothers (as regards respect and marriage). And blood relations among each other have closer personal ties in the Decree of Allah (regarding inheritance) than (the brotherhood of) the believers and the Muhajirun (emigrants from Makkah, etc.), except that you do kindness to those brothers (when the Prophet SAW joined them in brotherhood ties). This has been written in the (Allah"s Book of Divine) Decrees (AlLauh AlMahfuz)."

And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you (O Muhammad SAW), and from Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), and"Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). We took from them a strong covenant.

That He may ask the truthfuls (Allah"s Messengers and His Prophets) about their truth (i.e. the conveyance of Allah"s Message that which they were charged with). And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful torment (Hell-fire).

O you who believe! Remember Allah"s Favour to you, when there came against you hosts, and We sent against them a wind and forces that you saw not [i.e. troops of angels during the battle of AlAhzab (the Confederates)]. And Allah is Ever AllSeer of what you do.

When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah.

There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking.

And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said:"Allah and His Messenger (SAW) promised us nothing but delusions!"

And when a party of them said:"O people of Yathrib (AlMadinah)! There is no stand (possible) for you (against the enemy attack!) Therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet ( SAW) saying:"Truly, our homes lie open (to the enemy)." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.

And if the enemy had entered from all sides (of the city), and they had been exhorted to AlFitnah (i.e. to renegade from Islam to polytheism) they would surely have committed it and would have hesitated thereupon but little.

And indeed they had already made a covenant with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must be answered for.

Say (O Muhammad SAW to these hypocrites who ask your permission to run away from you):"Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or killing, and then you will enjoy no more than a little while!"

Say:"Who is he who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you?" And they will not find, besides Allah, for themselves any Wali (protector, supporter, etc.) or any helper.

Allah already knows those among you who keep back (men) from fighting in Allah"s Cause, and those who say to their brethren"Come here towards us," while they (themselves) come not to the battle except a little.

Being miserly towards you (as regards help and aid in Allah"s Cause). Then when fear comes, you will see them looking to you, their eyes revolving like (those of) one over whom hovers death, but when the fear departs, they will smite you with sharp tongues, miserly towards (spending anything in any) good (and only covetous of booty and wealth). Such have not believed. Therefore Allah makes their deeds fruitless, and that is ever easy for Allah.

They think that AlAhzab (the Confederates) have not yet withdrawn, and if AlAhzab (the Confederates) should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the bedouins, seeking news about you (from a far place); and if they (happen) to be among you, they would not fight but little.