At-Tawbah
The Repentance
التوبة
بَرَآءَةٌۭ Freedom from obligations barāatun from mina Allah l-lahi and His Messenger warasūlihi to ilā those (with) whom alladhīna you made a covenant ʿāhadttum from mina the polytheists l-mush'rikīna
[This is a declaration of] disassociation, from Allāh and His Messenger, to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists.1
فَسِيحُوا۟ So move about fasīḥū in fī the land l-arḍi (during) four arbaʿata months ashhurin but know wa-iʿ'lamū that you annakum (can) not ghayru escape muʿ'jizī Allah l-lahi and that wa-anna Allah l-laha (is) the One Who (will) disgrace mukh'zī the disbelievers l-kāfirīna
So travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four months but know that you cannot cause failure to Allāh and that Allāh will disgrace the disbelievers.
وَأَذَٰنٌۭ And an announcement wa-adhānun from Allah mina from Allah l-lahi and His Messenger warasūlihi to ilā the people l-nāsi (on the) day yawma (of) the greater Pilgrimage l-ḥaji (of) the greater Pilgrimage l-akbari that anna Allah l-laha (is) free from obligations barīon [of] mina (to) the polytheists l-mush'rikīna and (so is) His Messenger warasūluhu So if fa-in you repent tub'tum then, it is fahuwa best khayrun for you lakum But if wa-in you turn away tawallaytum then know fa-iʿ'lamū that you annakum (can) not ghayru escape muʿ'jizī Allah l-lahi And give glad tidings wabashiri (to) those who alladhīna disbelieve kafarū of a punishment biʿadhābin painful alīmin
And [it is] an announcement from Allāh and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage1 that Allāh is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. So if you repent, that is best for you; but if you turn away - then know that you will not cause failure to Allāh.2 And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.
إِلَّا Except illā those (with) whom alladhīna you have a covenant ʿāhadttum among mina the polytheists l-mush'rikīna then thumma not lam they have failed you yanquṣūkum (in any) thing shayan and not walam they have supported yuẓāhirū against you ʿalaykum anyone aḥadan so fulfil fa-atimmū to them ilayhim their treaty ʿahdahum till ilā their term muddatihim Indeed inna Allah l-laha loves yuḥibbu the righteous l-mutaqīna
Excepted are those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists and then they have not been deficient toward you in anything or supported anyone against you; so complete for them their treaty until their term [has ended]. Indeed, Allāh loves the righteous [who fear Him].
فَإِذَا Then when fa-idhā have passed insalakha the sacred months l-ashhuru the sacred months l-ḥurumu then kill fa-uq'tulū the polytheists l-mush'rikīna wherever ḥaythu you find them wajadttumūhum and seize them wakhudhūhum and besiege them wa-uḥ'ṣurūhum and sit (in wait) wa-uq'ʿudū for them lahum (at) every kulla place of ambush marṣadin But if fa-in they repent tābū and establish wa-aqāmū the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātawū the zakah l-zakata then leave fakhallū their way sabīlahum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
And when the inviolable months1 have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakāh, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَإِنْ And if wa-in anyone aḥadun of mina the polytheists l-mush'rikīna seek your protection is'tajāraka then grant him protection fa-ajir'hu until ḥattā he hears yasmaʿa (the) Words of Allah kalāma (the) Words of Allah l-lahi Then thumma escort him abligh'hu (to) his place of safety mamanahu That dhālika (is) because they bi-annahum (are) a people qawmun (who) do not know lā (who) do not know yaʿlamūna
And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allāh [i.e., the Qur’ān]. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.