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qul hal tarabbaṣūna binā ʾillā ʾiḥdā l-ḥusnayayni wa-naḥnu natarabbaṣu bikum ʾan yuṣībakumu llāhu bi-ʿadhābin min ʿindihī ʾaw bi-ʾaydīnā fa-tarabbaṣū ʾinnā maʿakum mutarabbiṣūna
Say, ‘Do you not await one of the two excellent things to happen to us? But we await that Allah shall visit on you a punishment, from Him, or by our hands. So wait! We too are waiting along with you.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah At-Tawbah – Verse 52
52 . “Say: ‘Do you await for us but one of the two excellences? And we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or by our hands. So await; we (too) are awaiting with you’.”
This verse addresses the Prophet (S) to convey this answer to them, too, that whether they expect to reach Muslims one of the two goodnesses, victory or martyrdom. The verse says:
Muslims either defeat the enemy in the war and come out from the battlefield victoriously, or they will be killed and drink the glass of martyrdom honestly. Whatever comes forth welcomes, and it is the cause of their honour and the light of Muslims’ eyes. There will be, however, no failure in their policy. But, on the contrary, concerning the opponents, Muslims await for them one of the two afflictions. Either they meet the punishment from Allah both in this world and the next world, or Muslims make them contemptible and destroy them by their hands.
The verse says:
Now that the status is like that, both parties may await with each other. The verse continues saying: