Al-Mumtahanah 60:2
She that is to be examined · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 549
If They Gain the Upper Hand
إِن يَثۡقَفُوكُمۡ يَكُونُواْ لَكُمۡ أَعۡدَآءࣰ وَيَبۡسُطُوٓاْ إِلَيۡكُمۡ أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ وَأَلۡسِنَتَهُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَوَدُّواْ لَوۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ ٢
If they have the upper hand of you, they will be your foes, and will stretch out their hands and their tongues toward you with evil (intent), and they long for you to disbelieve.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If they gain dominance over you, they would be enemies to you and wish you would disbelieve.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, if those enemies you befriended and confided in defeated you and ruled over you, they would ignore your kindness and stretch out their hands and tongues against you.
Reflect
Don’t give your secrets to everyone.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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