The sedentary who stay behind will say, when you are expected to collect spoils of war, “Let us follow you to share in this!” They thus wish to alter God’s words. Say, “You will not follow us. This is God’s decision.” They will then say, “You must be envious of us (for staying behind).” Indeed, they rarely understood anything.
سَيَقولُ المُخَلَّفونَ إِذَا انطَلَقتُم إِلىٰ مَغانِمَ لِتَأخُذوها ذَرونا نَتَّبِعكُم يُريدونَ أَن يُبَدِّلوا كَلٰمَ اللَّهِ قُل لَن تَتَّبِعونا كَذٰلِكُم قالَ اللَّهُ مِن قَبلُ فَسَيَقولونَ بَل تَحسُدونَنا بَل كانوا لا يَفقَهونَ إِلّا قَليلًا
sa yaqoolul mukhalla foona izan talaqtum ilaa maghaanima litaakhuzoohaa zaroonaa nattabi’kum yureedoona any yubaddiloo Kalaamallaah; qul lan tattabi’oonaa kazaalikum qaalal laahu min qablu fasa yaqooloona bal tahsudoonanna; bal kaanoo laa yafqahoona illaa qaleela