53 Preface وَيَقولُ الَّذينَ آمَنوا أَهٰؤُلاءِ الَّذينَ أَقسَموا بِاللَّهِ جَهدَ أَيمانِهِم ۙ إِنَّهُم لَمَعَكُم ۚ حَبِطَت أَعمالُهُم فَأَصبَحوا خاسِرينَYusuf AliAnd those who believe will say: “Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by God, that they were with you?1” All that they do will be in vain, and they will fall into (nothing but) ruin.The Hypocrites, while matters were doubtful, pretended to be with Muslims, but were in league with their enemies. When matters came to a decision and God granted victory to Islam, their position was awkward. They were not only disowned by the Muslims, but the Muslims could well say in reproach to their enemies: “Are these the men who swore friendship for you? What was their friendship worth to you? Where are they now?”