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Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 168

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ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ فَٱدْرَءُوا۟ عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Alla th eena q a loo liikhw a nihim waqaAAadoo law a ta AAoon a m a qutiloo qul fa i draoo AAan anfusikumu almawta in kuntum sa diqeen a

they who having themselves held back [from fighting, later] said of their [slain] brethren, "Had they but paid heed to us, they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert, then, death from yourselves, if what you say is true!"

- Mohammad Asad

Such are the ones who, as they sat at home, said of their brothers: "Had they listened to us, they would not have been killed." Ask them: "Avert death from your own selves, when it comes to you, if you speak the truth."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Those who sat at home, saying about their brothers, 'Had they listened to us, they would not have been killed.' Say, 'O Prophet,' 'Try not to die¹ if what you say is true!'

- Mustafa Khattab

Those who, while they sat at home, said of their brethren (who were fighting for the cause of Allah): If they had been guided by us they would not have been slain. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Then avert death from yourselves if ye are truthful.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

(They are) the ones that say (of their brethren slain) while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves if ye speak the truth."

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali