وَلِیَعْلَمَ الَّذٖینَ نَافَقُواۚ وَقٖیلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا قَاتِلُوا فٖی سَبٖیلِ اللّٰهِ اَوِ ادْفَعُواؕ قَالُوا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًا لَاتَّبَعْنَاكُمْؕ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ یَوْمَئِذٍ اَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْاٖیمَانِۚ یَقُولُونَ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ مَا لَیْسَ فٖی قُلُوبِهِمْؕ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَكْتُمُونَۚ
WaliyaAAlama allatheena nafaqoo waqeela lahum taAAalaw qatiloo fee sabeeli Allahi awi idfaAAoo qaloo law naAAlamu qitalan laittabaAAnakum hum lilkufri yawmaithin aqrabu minhum lileemani yaqooloona biafwahihim ma laysa fee quloobihim waAllahu aAAlamu bima yaktumoona
Translations
And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allah or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] fighting, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah is most Knowing of what they conceal
Saheeh International
And that He might know the hypocrites, unto whom it was said: Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend yourselves. They answered: If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith. They utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts. Allah is Best Aware of what they hide
Marmaduke Pickthall