And those with excuses among the bedouins came to be permitted [to remain], and they who had lied1 to Allāh and His Messenger sat [at home]. There will strike those who disbelieved among them a painful punishment.
ٱلۡمُعَذِّرُونَthe ones who make excusesl-muʿadhirūna
مِنَofmina
ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِthe bedouinsl-aʿrābi
لِيُؤۡذَنَthat permission be grantedliyu'dhana
لَهُمۡto themlahum
وَقَعَدَand satwaqaʿada
ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
كَذَبُواْliedkadhabū
ٱللَّهَ(to) Allahl-laha
وَرَسُولَهُۥۚand His Messengerwarasūlahu
سَيُصِيبُWill strikesayuṣību
ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
مِنۡهُمۡamong themmin'hum
عَذَابٌa punishmentʿadhābun
أَلِيمٞpainfulalīmun
Tafsir
A group of people from the desert Arabs of Medina and the surrounding areas came with excuses to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him), so that he would give them permission to remain behind from going out and striving in Allah’s path. Another group of people who did not even make any excuse also stayed behind from going out because they did not accept the Prophet and they did not have faith in Allah’s promise. A painful punishment will afflict these people because of their disbelief.