النَّاسُthe peopleمَنwhoيَقُولُsayآمَنَّاwe believedبِاللَّهِin Allahوَandبِالْيَوْمِin the Dayالْآخِرِof Judgmentوَمَاand whatهُمْthey areبِمُؤْمِنِينَbelieversيُخَدِعُونَdeceiveاللَّهَAllahوَالَّذِينَand those whoءَامَنُواbelievedوَمَاand whatيَخْدَعُونَthey deceiveإِلَّاexceptأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَمَاand whatيَشْعُرُونَthey feel
The people who say, 'We believe in Allah and the Last Day,' while they are not believers, they deceive Allah and those who have believed, and they deceive not except themselves and they do not perceive.
فِيInقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsفَرَضٌis a diseaseفَزَادَهُمُand Allah increases themاللَّهُAllahامَرَضَa diseaseوَلَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌa tormentأَلِيمٌpainfulبِمَاbecause of whatكَانُواthey wereيَكْذِبُونَlying
In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increases their disease. And for them is a painful torment because of what they used to lie.
﴾[البقرة](Al-Baqarah)،وandفِيin(يكذبون)(They lie)قَرَاءَتَانtwo readingsمَشْهُورَتَانfamous(۱)(1)فَإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَذَبُواliedفِيinقَوْلِهِمtheir saying:: آمَنَاWe believedبِاللَّهِin Allahوَandالْيَوْمِthe Dayالْآخِرِof Judgment،وَكَذَبُواand they liedالرَّسُولَthe Messengerفِيinالْبَاطِنِthe inner realityوَإِنeven ifصَدَّقُوهُthey believed himفِيinالظَّاهِرthe outward،وَقَالَand He saidتَعَالَىthe Most High:: المDid notأَحَسِبَthinkالنَّاسُthe peopleأَنthatيُتْرَكُواthey would be leftأَنto sayيَقُولُواthey sayآمَنَاwe believeوَهُمْwhile they are notلَاnotيُفْتَنُونَtestedوَلَقَدْand indeedفَتَنَّاwe testedالَّذِينَthose whoمِنfromقَبْلِهِمbefore themفَلَيَعْلَمَنَّso Allah would certainly knowاللَّهُAllahالَّذِينَthose whoصَدَقُواwere truthfulوَلَيَعْلَمَنَّand Allah would certainly knowالكَذِبِينَthe liars.﴾[العنكبوت](Al-Ankabut)،فَبَيَّنَSo it clarifiedأَنَّهُthat it isلَاthere is noبَدًّway butأَنْtoيُفْتَنَbe testedالنَّاسthe people،أَيْwhich meansيُمْتَحَنُواthey will be testedوَيُبْتَلَوْاand they will be triedوَيُخْتَبَرُواand they will be examined.يُقَالُIt is said:: فَتَنْتُI testedالذَّهَبَthe gold:: إِذَاifأَدْخَلْتَهُyou put itالنَّارَin fireلِتَمَيْزَهُto distinguish itمِمَّاfrom whatاخْتَلَطَmixedبِهِوَمِنْهُand from thatقَوْلُis the sayingمُوسَىof Moses:likeإِنْifهِيَitإِلَّاnotفِتْنَتُكَyour trialتُضِلُّmisse leadبِهَاby itمَنwhoeverتَشَاءُyou wishوَتَهْدِيand guideمَنwhoeverتَشَاءُyou wish.﴾(الأعراف:(Al-A'raf:۱۰۵)(105)
It clarifies that the people must be tested; that is, they must be subjected to trials and examinations. It is said: I tested gold if you put it in fire to distinguish it from what has mixed with it. And from this is the saying of Moses: 'If it is not a trial from you, it leads astray whoever you want and guides whoever you want.'
،أَيْwhich meansمَحْنَتُكَyour trialوَابْتِلَاؤُكَand your test.كَمَاjust asابْتُلِيَتْthey were testedعِبَادُكَyour servantsبِالْحَسَنَاتِwith good deedsوَandالسَّيِّئَاتِbad deedsلِيَتَبَيَّنَto clarifyالصَّبَّارُthe patientالشَّكُورُthe gratefulمِنْfromغَيْرِهِothers.وَابْتَلَيْتَهُمْAnd you tested themبِإِرْسَالِby sendingالرُّسُلِthe messengersوَإِنْزَالِand sending downالْكُتُبِthe booksلِيَتَبَيَّنَto clarifyالْمُؤْمِنُthe believerمِنfromالْكَافِرِthe infidel.وَالْصَّادِقُAnd the truthfulمِنfromالْكَاذِبِthe liar.وَالْمُنَافِقُAnd the hypocriteمِنfromالْمُخْلِصِthe sincere.فَيَجْعَلَAnd He will makeذَلِكَthatسَبَبًاa reasonلِضَلَالَةِfor the misguidance ofقَوْمٍa people.وَهُدًىAnd guidanceآخَرِينَfor others.
And you tested them by sending the messengers and sending down the books to clarify the believer from the infidel, the truthful from the liar, and the hypocrite from the sincere, thus making that a reason for the misguidance of some people and guidance for others.
وَالْقُرْآنُAnd the Quranفِيهِin itكَثِيرٌmuchمِنْofهَذَاthisيَصِفُdescribesالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersبِالصِّدْقِwith truthfulness،وَالْمُنَافِقِينَand the hypocritesبِالْكَذِبِwith lies.لِأَنَّbecauseالطَّائِفَتَيْنِthe two groupsقَالَتَاsaidبِأَلْسِنَتِهِمَاby their tonguesآمَنَاwe believed.فَمَنْSo whoeverحَقَّقَconfirmedقَوْلَهُhis wordبِعَمَلِهِwith his actionsفَهُوَhe isمُؤْمِنٌa believerصَادِقٌtruthful.وَمَنْAnd whoeverقَالَsaidبِلِسَانِهِby his tongueمَاwhatلَيْسَis notفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heart.فَهُوَhe isكَاذِبٌa liarمُنَافِقٌa hypocrite.قَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High:: لَوIfوَمَاand whatأَصَابَكُمْafflicted youيَوْمَon the dayالتَّقَىthe twoالْجَمَعَانِgroupsفَبِإِذْنِby the permissionاللَّهِof Allahوَلِيَعْلَمَand that He may knowالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersوَلِيَعْلَمَand that He may knowالَّذِينَthose whoنَافَقُواwere hypocrites.وَAndقِيلَwas saidلَهُمْto themتَعَالَوْاComeقَتِلُواkillفِيinسَبِيلِthe pathاللَّهِof Allahأَوِorادْفَعُواdefend.قَالُواThey saidلَوْifنَعْلَمُwe knewقِتَالًاa battleلَّاتَّبَعْنَكُمْwe would have followed you.هُمْThey areلِلْكُفْرِcloser to disbeliefيَوْمَئِذٍthat dayأَقْرَبُmore nearerمِنْهُمْto themلِلْإِيمَانِto faith.يَقُولُونَThey sayبِأَفْوَاهِهِمby their mouthsمَاwhatلَيْسَis notفِيinقُلُوبِهِمtheir hearts.وَاللَّهُAnd Allahأَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatيَكْتُمُونَthey conceal.﴾[آل عمران](Aali Imran)فَلَمَّاSo whenقَالَHe saidفِيinآيَةِthe verseالْبَرِّof righteousness:: أُوْلَـٰئِكَThose areالَّذِينَthe ones whoصَدَقُواwere truthfulوَأُوْلَـٰئِكَand those areهُمُtheyالْمُتَّقُونَ﴾the righteous.[البقرة:(Al-Baqarah: 177)
And the Quran contains much of this, describing the believers as truthful and the hypocrites as liars, because both groups professed with their tongues, 'We believe.' Whoever confirms their word with their actions is a truthful believer, and whoever says with their tongue what is not in their heart is a lying hypocrite.
دَلَّIt indicatesعَلَىthatأَنَّthe meaning isالْمُرَادُintendedصِدْقُواis to be true.فِيinقَوْلِهِمtheir sayingآمَنَاwe believed.فَإِنَّas indeedهَذَاthis isهُوَit isالْقَوْلُthe sayingالَّذِيwhichأَمَرُواthey were commandedبِهِtoوَكَانُواand they used toيَقُولُونَsay itوَلَمْand they were notيُؤْمَرُواcommandedأَنْtoيَلْفِظُواspeak
It indicates that the intended meaning is to be truthful in their saying: 'We believed.' Indeed, this is the saying that they were commanded to say, and they used to say it, and they were not commanded to speak it.
بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمby their tongues.وَيَقُولُواAnd to sayنَحْنُwe areأَبْرَارٌrighteousأَوْorبَرَرَةٌthe virtuous.بَلْRatherإِذَاifقَالَhe saidالرَّجُلُthe manأَنَاI amفَهَذَاthis isمُزَكٍّa praiseلِنَفْسِهِfor himself.،أَوْorكُلُّeveryمَنْwhoيَدَّعِيclaimsأَنَّهُthat he is.مُبَارَكٌblessed.وَقَالَتِAnd it was saidالْجَمَاعَةُthe groupمَنْwhoeverيَكُونُisكَذَاكَsuch.لَهُfor himمَنْزِلَةٌa rank.يَوْمَon the dayيَوْمَthe dayالْحَسْرَةِof regret.لَوْifكَانَwasلَهُمُfor themمَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَwith the righteous.سَمَاعٌhearing.مَعَwithالْمَسِيحِthe Messiah.
And to say, 'We are righteous or virtuous,' is to praise oneself. And it was said by the group: 'Whoever claims that he is such will have a rank on the Day of Regret, if they are with the righteous and hear with the Messiah.
١بِقَارَأَةِwith the readingالجُمْهُورِof the majorityيَكْذِبُونَthey lieبِالتَّشْدِيدِwith emphasisوَقَرَأَand readالْكُوفِيُّونَthe KufansسِوَىexceptأَبَانَAbanعَنْaboutعَاصِمٍAsimبِالتَّخْفِيفِwith the easingمَعَwithفَتْحِopeningالْيَاءِthe letter 'Y
With the reading of the majority, they lie with emphasis, and the Kufans read except for Aban from Asim with easing along with the opening of the letter 'Y'.