33:13 wa idh qaalat Taaifatum minhum yaa ahla yathriba laa muqaama lakum farji'UU* wa yasta'dhinu fariyqum minhumun nabiy-ya yaquuluuna in-na buyuutanaa 'Awratuw wa maa hiya bi 'Awrah* iy yuriyduuna il-laa firaaraa
Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And when a group among said, "O people of
Medinah! This is no place of stay for you, therefore go back to your homes";
and a group among them sought exemption from the Prophet by saying, "Our
homes are unprotected" whereas their homes were not unprotected; they willed
nothing except to flee.
Yusuf Ali:
Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.
Pickthal:
And when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand (possible) for you, therefor turn back. And certain of them (even) sought permission of the Prophet, saying: Our homes lie open (to the enemy). And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.
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