And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allāh and [for] the oppressed among men, women and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper"?
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَand (for) those who are weakwal-mus'taḍʿafīna
مِنَamongmina
ٱلرِّجَالِthe menl-rijāli
وَٱلنِّسَآءِand the womenwal-nisāi
وَٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِand the childrenwal-wil'dāni
ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
يَقُولُونَsayyaqūlūna
رَبَّنَآOur Lordrabbanā
أَخۡرِجۡنَاtake us outakhrij'nā
مِنۡofmin
هَٰذِهِthishādhihi
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ[the] townl-qaryati
ٱلظَّالِمِ[the] oppressor(s)l-ẓālimi
أَهۡلُهَا(are) its peopleahluhā
وَٱجۡعَلand appointwa-ij'ʿal
لَّنَاfor uslanā
مِنfrommin
لَّدُنكَYourselfladunka
وَلِيّٗاa protectorwaliyyan
وَٱجۡعَلand appointwa-ij'ʿal
لَّنَاfor uslanā
مِنfrommin
لَّدُنكَYourselfladunka
نَصِيرًاa helpernaṣīran
Tafsir
What is preventing you, O believers, from striving in the path of Allah in order to raise His Word and to rescue the oppressed men, women and children who call to Allah, saying, ‘Our Lord, let us leave Makkah, because its people are oppressive – due to their associating partners with Allah and their aggression towards His servants. Give us someone from You who will take control of our affairs, take care of us and protect us from harm’.