An-Nisaa (The Women)

143. "(The hypocrites are) swaying between this (infidelity and Faith) neither towards these (believers) nor towards those (infidels); and whoever Allah leaves to go astray, never then shall you find for him a way."

The Arabic word /taẓabẓub/ philologically means: 'to be moved to and fro, as anything suspended in the air'.¹

Therefore, the hypocrites do not have a firm thing to rely on, and they sway between this and that, like a thing which is suspended in the air and moves by the movement of a wind. They depend on others, so they wander without having any proper aim.

"(The hypocrites are) swaying between this (infidelity and Faith) neither towards these (believers) nor towards those (infidels); "....

Also, they have not tranquillity and peace, because they must always change their own position to a new one and hurriedly make immediate decisions.

And, to conclude, the hypocrites are stray, and have incurred the wrath of Allah. The verse continues saying:

"….and whoever Allah leaves to go astray, never then shall you find for him a way."