( يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا تكونوا كالذين كفروا ) يعني : المنافقين عبد الله بن أبي وأصحابه ، ( وقالوا لإخوانهم ) في النفاق والكفر وقيل : في النسب ، ( إذا ضربوا في الأرض ) أي : سافروا فيها لتجارة أو غيرها ، ( أو كانوا غزى ) أي : غزاة جمع غاز فقتلوا ، ( لو كانوا عندنا ما ماتوا وما قتلوا ليجعل الله ذلك ) يعني : قولهم وظنهم ، ( حسرة ) غما ( في قلوبهم والله يحيي ويميت والله بما تعملون بصير ) قرأ ابن كثير وحمزة والكسائي " يعملون " بالياء وقرأ الآخرون بالتاء .
O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Prophet, do not be like those among the hypocrites who disbelieve, who do not have faith in destiny and Allah’s decree, and who say of their relatives if they travel to earn a living or go out to fight and they die or are killed: If they had stayed with us, and not gone or not fought, then they would not have died or been killed. Allah makes this belief in their hearts increase their regret. Allah alone gives life and death as He wills: staying behind would not stop His decree, and going would not bring it more quickly. Allah sees what you do. None of what you do is hidden from Him and you will be rewarded according to what you do.