وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who wa-alladhīna take ittakhadhū a masjid masjidan (for causing) harm ḍirāran and (for) disbelief wakuf'ran and (for) division watafrīqan among bayna the believers l-mu'minīna and (as) a station wa-ir'ṣādan for whoever liman warred ḥāraba (against) Allah l-laha and His Messenger warasūlahu before min before qablu And surely they will swear walayaḥlifunna Not in we wish aradnā except illā the good l-ḥus'nā But Allah wal-lahu bears witness yashhadu indeed, they innahum (are) surely liars lakādhibūna
And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allāh and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, "We intended only the best." And Allāh testifies that indeed they are liars.
لَا (Do) not lā stand taqum in it fīhi ever abadan A masjid lamasjidun founded ussisa on ʿalā the righteousness l-taqwā from min (the) first awwali day yawmin (is) more worthy aḥaqqu that an you stand taqūma in it fīhi Within it fīhi (are) men rijālun who love yuḥibbūna to an purify themselves yataṭahharū and Allah wal-lahu loves yuḥibbu the ones who purify themselves l-muṭahirīna
Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day1 is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allāh loves those who purify themselves.
أَفَمَنْ Then is (one) who afaman founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā righteousness taqwā from mina Allah l-lahi and (His) pleasure wariḍ'wānin better khayrun or am (one) who man founded assasa his building bun'yānahu on ʿalā edge shafā (of) a cliff jurufin (about to) collapse hārin so it collapsed fa-in'hāra with him bihi in fī (the) Fire nāri (of) Hell jahannama And Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the wrongdoing people l-qawma the wrongdoing people l-ẓālimīna
Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
لَا Not lā (will) cease yazālu their building bun'yānuhumu which alladhī they built banaw a (cause of) doubt rībatan in fī their hearts qulūbihim except illā that an (are) cut into pieces taqaṭṭaʿa their hearts qulūbuhum And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun All-Wise ḥakīmun
Their building which they built will not cease to be a [cause of] skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are cut [i.e., stopped]. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
۞ إِنَّ Indeed inna Allah l-laha (has) purchased ish'tarā from mina the believers l-mu'minīna their lives anfusahum and their wealth wa-amwālahum because bi-anna for them lahumu (is) Paradise l-janata They fight yuqātilūna in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi they slay fayaqtulūna and they are slain wayuq'talūna A promise waʿdan upon Him ʿalayhi true ḥaqqan in fī the Taurat l-tawrāti and the Injeel wal-injīli and the Quran wal-qur'āni And who waman (is) more faithful awfā to his promise biʿahdihi than mina Allah l-lahi So rejoice fa-is'tabshirū in your transaction bibayʿikumu which alladhī you have contracted bāyaʿtum [with it] bihi And that wadhālika it huwa (is) the success l-fawzu the great l-ʿaẓīmu
Indeed, Allāh has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allāh, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’ān. And who is truer to his covenant than Allāh? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.