quran:tanzil-uthmani:9:42:12Sub-word segments
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لَوْكَانَعَرَضًاقَرِيبًاوَسَفَرًاقَاصِدًالَّٱتَّبَعُوكَوَلَٰكِنۢبَعُدَتْعَلَيْهِمُٱلشُّقَّةُوَسَيَحْلِفُونَبِٱللَّهِلَوِٱسْتَطَعْنَالَخَرَجْنَامَعَكُمْيُهْلِكُونَأَنفُسَهُمْوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُإِنَّهُمْلَكَٰذِبُونَ
Reference 9:42These translations render verse 9:42 — the whole verse this word appears in — not this word alone. The correspondence is verse-level: no word-level alignment of translations exists for these editions, so we do not claim which English word renders this Arabic word. Compare the editions →
Had the gain been immediate, and the journey shorter, they would have followed you; but the distance seemed too long for them. Still they swear by God: “Had we been able, we would have marched out with you.” They damn their own souls, and God knows that they are lyingHad it been a near adventure and an easy journey they had followed thee, but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liarsHad there been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed thee; but the way seemed long to them. Yet will they swear by God, "Had we been able, we had surely gone forth with you:" they are self-destroyers! And God knoweth that they are surely liarsWere there goods nigh at hand, and a moderate journey, they would have followed you; but the distance was too far for them; they will swear by God, 'If we could, we would have gone forth with you.' They destroy themselves, but God knows that they lieThis exact form appears only here — it is a hapax in the corpus.
The root ح ل ف occurs 13 times across 8 distinct forms.
No published investigation cites this word yet. When one does, it appears here — the evidence links back to the argument.