كَيْفَ How kayfa can (there) be yakūnu for the polytheists lil'mush'rikīna a covenant ʿahdun with ʿinda Allah l-lahi and with waʿinda His Messenger rasūlihi except illā those (with) whom alladhīna you made a covenant ʿāhadttum near ʿinda Al-Masjid l-masjidi Al-Haraam l-ḥarāmi So long as famā they are upright is'taqāmū to you lakum then you be upright fa-is'taqīmū to them lahum Indeed inna Allah l-laha loves yuḥibbu the righteous l-mutaqīna
How can there be for the polytheists a treaty in the sight of Allāh and with His Messenger, except for those with whom you made a treaty at al-Masjid al-Ḥarām? So as long as they are upright toward you,1 be upright toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves the righteous [who fear Him].
كَيْفَ How kayfa while, if wa-in they gain dominance yaẓharū over you ʿalaykum they do not regard (the ties) lā they do not regard (the ties) yarqubū with you fīkum (of) kinship illan and not walā covenant of protection dhimmatan They satisfy you yur'ḍūnakum with their mouths bi-afwāhihim but refuse watabā their hearts qulūbuhum and most of them wa-aktharuhum (are) defiantly disobedient fāsiqūna
How [can there be a treaty] while, if they gain dominance over you, they do not observe concerning you any pact of kinship or covenant of protection? They satisfy you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse [compliance], and most of them are defiantly disobedient.
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ They exchange ish'taraw [with] the Verses of Allah biāyāti [with] the Verses of Allah l-lahi (for) a little price thamanan (for) a little price qalīlan and they hinder (people) faṣaddū from ʿan His way sabīlihi Indeed innahum evil sāa (is) what mā they used to kānū do yaʿmalūna
They have exchanged the signs of Allāh for a small price and averted [people] from His way. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
لَا Not lā they respect (the ties) yarqubūna towards fī a believer mu'minin (of) kinship illan and not walā covenant of protection dhimmatan And those wa-ulāika [they] humu (are) the transgressors l-muʿ'tadūna
They do not observe toward a believer any pact of kinship or covenant of protection. And it is they who are the transgressors.
فَإِن But if fa-in they repent tābū and establish wa-aqāmū the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātawū the zakah l-zakata then (they are) your brothers fa-ikh'wānukum in fī [the] religion l-dīni And We explain in detail wanufaṣṣilu the Verses l-āyāti for a people liqawmin (who) know yaʿlamūna
But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakāh, then they are your brothers in religion; and We detail the verses for a people who know.
وَإِن And if wa-in they break nakathū their oaths aymānahum after min after baʿdi their treaty ʿahdihim and defame waṭaʿanū [in] fī your religion dīnikum then fight faqātilū the leaders a-immata (of) [the] disbelief l-kuf'ri indeed, they innahum no lā oaths aymāna for them lahum so that they may laʿallahum cease yantahūna
And if they break their oaths after their treaty and defame your religion, then combat the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, there are no oaths [sacred] to them; [fight them that] they might cease.
أَلَا Will not alā you fight tuqātilūna a people qawman who broke nakathū their oaths aymānahum and determined wahammū to drive out bi-ikh'rāji the Messenger l-rasūli and they wahum began (to attack) you badaūkum first awwala time marratin Do you fear them atakhshawnahum But Allah fal-lahu (has) more right aḥaqqu that an you should fear Him takhshawhu if in you are kuntum believers mu'minīna
Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.