يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū When idhā you go forth ḍarabtum in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi then investigate fatabayyanū and (do) not walā say taqūlū to (the one) who liman offers alqā to you ilaykumu (a greeting of) peace l-salāma You are not lasta a believer mu'minan seeking tabtaghūna transitory gains ʿaraḍa (of) the life l-ḥayati (of) the world l-dun'yā for with faʿinda Allah l-lahi (are) booties maghānimu abundant kathīratun Like that kadhālika you were kuntum from min before qablu then conferred favor famanna Allah l-lahu upon you ʿalaykum so investigate fatabayyanū Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna of what bimā you do taʿmalūna All-Aware khabīran
O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer,"1 aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.