And know that among you is the Messenger of Allāh. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allāh has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided.
لَعَنِتُّمۡsurely you would be in difficultylaʿanittum
وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
حَبَّبَhas endearedḥabbaba
إِلَيۡكُمُto youilaykumu
ٱلۡإِيمَٰنَthe Faithl-īmāna
وَزَيَّنَهُۥand has made it pleasingwazayyanahu
فِيinfī
قُلُوبِكُمۡyour heartsqulūbikum
وَكَرَّهَand has made hatefulwakarraha
إِلَيۡكُمُto youilaykumu
ٱلۡكُفۡرَdisbeliefl-kuf'ra
وَٱلۡفُسُوقَand defiancewal-fusūqa
وَٱلۡعِصۡيَانَۚand disobediencewal-ʿiṣ'yāna
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَThoseulāika
هُمُ(are) they humu
ٱلرَّٰشِدُونَthe guided onesl-rāshidūna
Tafsir
O believers! Know that amongst you is the Messenger of Allah upon whom revelation descends, so beware of lying in case he receives revelation informing him of your lying. He is better aware of your needs; if he was to obey you in many of the things you suggest, you would surely fall into difficulty which he would not want for you. However, Allah has, through His grace, made faith beloved to you and has beautified it for your hearts and so you accepted it, while making you hate disbelief, disobedience and sin. Those who possess these qualities are the ones who are treading the path of correctness and righteousness.