9. At-Tawbah

يُبَشِّرُهُمْTheir Lord gives them glad tidingsرَبُّهُمTheir Lord gives them glad tidingsبِرَحْمَةٍof Mercyمِّنْهُfrom Himوَرِضْوَٰنٍand Pleasureوَجَنَّٰتٍand Gardensلَّهُمْfor them فِيهَاin itنَعِيمٌ(is) blissمُّقِيمٌenduring﴿٢١﴾

Their Lord gives them good tidings of mercy from Him and approval and of gardens for them wherein is enduring pleasure

خَٰلِدِينَ(They will) abideفِيهَآin itأَبَدًاforeverإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllah عِندَهُۥٓwith Himأَجْرٌ(is) a rewardعَظِيمٌgreat﴿٢٢﴾

[They will be] abiding therein forever. Indeed, Allah has with Him a great reward

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youٱلَّذِينَwhoءَامَنُوا۟believeلَا(Do) notتَتَّخِذُوٓا۟takeءَابَآءَكُمْyour fathersوَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْand your brothersأَوْلِيَآءَ(as) alliesإِنِifٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟they preferٱلْكُفْرَ[the] disbeliefعَلَىoverٱلْإِيمَٰنِ[the] beliefوَمَنAnd whoeverيَتَوَلَّهُمtakes them as alliesمِّنكُمْamong youفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseهُمُ[they]ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ(are) the wrongdoers﴿٢٣﴾

O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers

قُلْSayإِنIfكَانَareءَابَآؤُكُمْyour fathersوَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْand your sonsوَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْand your brothersوَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْand your spousesوَعَشِيرَتُكُمْand your relativesوَأَمْوَٰلٌand wealthٱقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَاthat you have acquiredوَتِجَٰرَةٌand the commerceتَخْشَوْنَyou fearكَسَادَهَاa decline (in) itوَمَسَٰكِنُand the dwellingsتَرْضَوْنَهَآyou delight (in) itأَحَبَّ(are) more belovedإِلَيْكُمto youمِّنَthanٱللَّهِAllahوَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messengerوَجِهَادٍand strivingفِىinسَبِيلِهِۦHis wayفَتَرَبَّصُوا۟then waitحَتَّىٰuntilيَأْتِىَAllah bringsٱللَّهُAllah bringsبِأَمْرِهِۦHis CommandوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideٱلْقَوْمَthe people ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَthe defiantly disobedient﴿٢٤﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people

لَقَدْVerilyنَصَرَكُمُAllah helped youٱللَّهُAllah helped youفِىinمَوَاطِنَregionsكَثِيرَةٍmanyوَيَوْمَand (on the) dayحُنَيْنٍ(of) Hunainإِذْwhenأَعْجَبَتْكُمْpleased youكَثْرَتُكُمْyour multitudeفَلَمْbut notتُغْنِavailedعَنكُمْyouشَيْـًٔاanythingوَضَاقَتْand (was) straitenedعَلَيْكُمُfor youٱلْأَرْضُthe earthبِمَا(in spite) of its vastnessرَحُبَتْ(in spite) of its vastnessثُمَّthenوَلَّيْتُمyou turned backمُّدْبِرِينَfleeing﴿٢٥﴾

Allah has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its vastness; then you turned back, fleeing

ثُمَّThenأَنزَلَAllah sent downٱللَّهُAllah sent downسَكِينَتَهُۥHis tranquilityعَلَىٰonرَسُولِهِۦHis Messengerوَعَلَىand onٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersوَأَنزَلَand sent downجُنُودًاforcesلَّمْwhich you did not seeتَرَوْهَاwhich you did not seeوَعَذَّبَand He punishedٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedوَذَٰلِكَAnd thatجَزَآءُ(is) the recompenseٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ(of) the disbelievers﴿٢٦﴾

Then Allah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers angels whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers

ثُمَّThenيَتُوبُAllah accepts repentanceٱللَّهُAllah accepts repentanceمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterذَٰلِكَthatعَلَىٰforمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahغَفُورٌ(is) Oft-ForgivingرَّحِيمٌMost Merciful﴿٢٧﴾

Then Allah will accept repentance after that for whom He wills; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO you who believeٱلَّذِينَO you who believeءَامَنُوٓا۟O you who believeإِنَّمَاIndeedٱلْمُشْرِكُونَthe polytheistsنَجَسٌ(are) uncleanفَلَاso let them not come nearيَقْرَبُوا۟so let them not come nearٱلْمَسْجِدَAl-Masjid Al-HaraamٱلْحَرَامَAl-Masjid Al-Haraamبَعْدَafterعَامِهِمْthis, their (final) yearهَٰذَاthis, their (final) yearوَإِنْAnd ifخِفْتُمْyou fearعَيْلَةًpovertyفَسَوْفَthen soonيُغْنِيكُمُAllah will enrich youٱللَّهُAllah will enrich youمِنfromفَضْلِهِۦٓHis BountyإِنifشَآءَHe willsإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلِيمٌ(is) All-KnowerحَكِيمٌAll-Wise﴿٢٨﴾

O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Haram after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise

قَٰتِلُوا۟Fightٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَلَاand notبِٱلْيَوْمِin the Dayٱلْءَاخِرِthe Lastوَلَاand notيُحَرِّمُونَthey make unlawfulمَاwhatحَرَّمَAllah has made unlawfulٱللَّهُAllah has made unlawfulوَرَسُولُهُۥand His Messengerوَلَاand notيَدِينُونَthey acknowledgeدِينَ(the) religionٱلْحَقِّ(of) the truthمِنَfromٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Scriptureحَتَّىٰuntilيُعْطُوا۟they payٱلْجِزْيَةَthe jizyahعَنwillinglyيَدٍwillinglyوَهُمْwhile theyصَٰغِرُونَ(are) subdued﴿٢٩﴾

Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled

وَقَالَتِAnd saidٱلْيَهُودُthe JewsعُزَيْرٌUzairٱبْنُ(is) sonٱللَّهِ(of) AllahوَقَالَتِAnd saidٱلنَّصَٰرَىthe ChristiansٱلْمَسِيحُMessiahٱبْنُ(is) sonٱللَّهِ(of) AllahذَٰلِكَThatقَوْلُهُم(is) their sayingبِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْwith their mouthsيُضَٰهِـُٔونَthey imitateقَوْلَthe sayingٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeقَٰتَلَهُمُ(May) Allah destroy themٱللَّهُ(May) Allah destroy themأَنَّىٰHowيُؤْفَكُونَdeluded are they﴿٣٠﴾

The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved [before them]. May Allah destroy them; how are they deluded

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟They have takenأَحْبَارَهُمْtheir rabbisوَرُهْبَٰنَهُمْand their monksأَرْبَابًا(as) LordsمِّنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahوَٱلْمَسِيحَand the Messiahٱبْنَsonمَرْيَمَ(of) MaryamوَمَآAnd notأُمِرُوٓا۟they were commandedإِلَّاexceptلِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟that they worshipإِلَٰهًاOne GodوَٰحِدًاOne Godلَّآ(There) is noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHimسُبْحَٰنَهُۥGlory be to Himعَمَّاfrom whatيُشْرِكُونَthey associate (with Him)﴿٣١﴾

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him

يُرِيدُونَThey wantأَنtoيُطْفِـُٔوا۟extinguishنُورَAllah's lightٱللَّهِAllah's lightبِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْwith their mouthsوَيَأْبَىbut Allah refusesٱللَّهُbut Allah refusesإِلَّآexceptأَنtoيُتِمَّperfectنُورَهُۥHis Lightوَلَوْeven ifكَرِهَthe disbelievers dislike (it)ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَthe disbelievers dislike (it)﴿٣٢﴾

They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it

هُوَHeٱلَّذِىٓ(is) the One Whoأَرْسَلَhas sentرَسُولَهُۥHis Messengerبِٱلْهُدَىٰwith the guidanceوَدِينِand the religionٱلْحَقِّ(of) [the] truthلِيُظْهِرَهُۥto manifest itعَلَىoverٱلدِّينِall religionsكُلِّهِۦall religionsوَلَوْEven ifكَرِهَdislike (it)ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَthe polytheists﴿٣٣﴾

It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to manifest it over all religion, although they who associate others with Allah dislike it

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO you who believeٱلَّذِينَO you who believeءَامَنُوٓا۟O you who believeإِنَّIndeedكَثِيرًاmanyمِّنَofٱلْأَحْبَارِthe rabbisوَٱلرُّهْبَانِand the monksلَيَأْكُلُونَsurely eatأَمْوَٰلَ(the) wealthٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peopleبِٱلْبَٰطِلِin falsehoodوَيَصُدُّونَand hinderعَنfromسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) AllahوَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoيَكْنِزُونَhoardٱلذَّهَبَthe goldوَٱلْفِضَّةَand the silverوَلَاand (do) notيُنفِقُونَهَاspend itفِىinسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahفَبَشِّرْهُم[so] give them tidingsبِعَذَابٍof a punishmentأَلِيمٍpainful﴿٣٤﴾

O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment

يَوْمَ(The) Dayيُحْمَىٰit will be heated [on it]عَلَيْهَاit will be heated [on it]فِىinنَارِthe Fireجَهَنَّمَ(of) Hellفَتُكْوَىٰand will be brandedبِهَاwith itجِبَاهُهُمْtheir foreheadsوَجُنُوبُهُمْand their flanksوَظُهُورُهُمْand their backsهَٰذَاThisمَا(is) whatكَنَزْتُمْyou hoardedلِأَنفُسِكُمْfor yourselvesفَذُوقُوا۟so tasteمَاwhatكُنتُمْyou used toتَكْنِزُونَhoard﴿٣٥﴾

The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard

إِنَّIndeedعِدَّةَ(the) numberٱلشُّهُورِ(of) the monthsعِندَwithٱللَّهِAllahٱثْنَا(is) twelveعَشَرَ(is) twelveشَهْرًاmonthsفِىinكِتَٰبِ(the) ordinanceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahيَوْمَ(from the) DayخَلَقَHe createdٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthمِنْهَآof themأَرْبَعَةٌfourحُرُمٌ(are) sacredذَٰلِكَThatٱلدِّينُ(is) the religionٱلْقَيِّمُthe uprightفَلَاso (do) notتَظْلِمُوا۟wrongفِيهِنَّthereinأَنفُسَكُمْyourselvesوَقَٰتِلُوا۟And fightٱلْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheistsكَآفَّةًall togetherكَمَاasيُقَٰتِلُونَكُمْthey fight youكَآفَّةًall togetherوَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟And knowأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahمَعَ(is) withٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe righteous﴿٣٦﴾

Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him]

إِنَّمَاIndeedٱلنَّسِىٓءُthe postponingزِيَادَةٌ(is) an increaseفِىinٱلْكُفْرِthe disbeliefيُضَلُّare led astrayبِهِby itٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveيُحِلُّونَهُۥThey make it lawfulعَامًاone yearوَيُحَرِّمُونَهُۥand make it unlawfulعَامًا(another) yearلِّيُوَاطِـُٔوا۟to adjustعِدَّةَthe numberمَاwhichحَرَّمَAllah has made unlawfulٱللَّهُAllah has made unlawfulفَيُحِلُّوا۟and making lawfulمَاwhatحَرَّمَAllah has made unlawfulٱللَّهُAllah has made unlawfulزُيِّنَIs made fair-seemingلَهُمْto themسُوٓءُ(the) evilأَعْمَٰلِهِمْ(of) their deedsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideٱلْقَوْمَthe people ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿٣٧﴾

Indeed, the postponing [of restriction within sacred months] is an increase in disbelief by which those who have disbelieved are led [further] astray. They make it lawful one year and unlawful another year to correspond to the number made unlawful by Allah and [thus] make lawful what Allah has made unlawful. Made pleasing to them is the evil of their deeds; and Allah does not guide the disbelieving people

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO you who believeٱلَّذِينَO you who believeءَامَنُوا۟O you who believeمَاWhatلَكُمْ(is the matter) with youإِذَاwhenقِيلَit is saidلَكُمُto youٱنفِرُوا۟go forthفِىinسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahٱثَّاقَلْتُمْyou cling heavilyإِلَىtoٱلْأَرْضِthe earthأَرَضِيتُمAre you pleasedبِٱلْحَيَوٰةِwith the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldمِنَ(rather) thanٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe HereafterفَمَاBut whatمَتَٰعُ(is the) enjoymentٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of) the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldفِىin (comparison to)ٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe hereafterإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلٌa little﴿٣٨﴾

O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little

إِلَّاIf notتَنفِرُوا۟you go forthيُعَذِّبْكُمْHe will punish youعَذَابًا(with) a painful punishmentأَلِيمًا(with) a painful punishmentوَيَسْتَبْدِلْand will replace youقَوْمًا(with) a peopleغَيْرَكُمْother than youوَلَاand notتَضُرُّوهُyou can harm Himشَيْـًٔا(in) anythingوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلَىٰ(is) onكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingقَدِيرٌAll-Powerful﴿٣٩﴾

If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent

إِلَّاIf notتَنصُرُوهُyou help himفَقَدْcertainlyنَصَرَهُAllah helped himٱللَّهُAllah helped himإِذْwhenأَخْرَجَهُdrove him outٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedثَانِىَthe secondٱثْنَيْنِ(of) the twoإِذْwhenهُمَاthey bothفِى(were) inٱلْغَارِthe caveإِذْwhenيَقُولُhe saidلِصَٰحِبِهِۦto his companionلَا(Do) notتَحْزَنْgrieveإِنَّindeedٱللَّهَAllahمَعَنَا(is) with usفَأَنزَلَThen Allah sent downٱللَّهُThen Allah sent downسَكِينَتَهُۥHis tranquilityعَلَيْهِupon himوَأَيَّدَهُۥand supported himبِجُنُودٍwith forcesلَّمْwhich you did not seeتَرَوْهَاwhich you did not seeوَجَعَلَand madeكَلِمَةَ(the) wordٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedٱلسُّفْلَىٰthe lowestوَكَلِمَةُwhile (the) Wordٱللَّهِ(of) Allahهِىَit (is)ٱلْعُلْيَاthe highestوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَزِيزٌ(is) All-MightyحَكِيمٌAll-Wise﴿٤٠﴾

If you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise