- A declaration of immunity from Allah and
His Messenger to the polytheists with whom
you had made a treaty. - So travel the land for four months, and
know that you cannot escape Allah, and that
Allah will disgrace the disbelievers. - And a proclamation from Allah and His
Messenger to the people on the day of the
Greater Pilgrimage, that Allah has disowned
the polytheists, and so did His Messenger. If
you repent, it will be better for you. But if you
turn away, know that you cannot escape Allah. And announce to those who disbelieve a
painful punishment. - Except for those among the polytheists with
whom you had made a treaty, and did not violate any of its terms, nor aided anyone
against you. So fulfill the treaty with them to
the end of its term. Allah loves the righteous. - When the Sacred Months have passed, kill
the polytheists wherever you find them. And
capture them, and besiege them, and lie in
wait for them at every ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and pay the
alms, then let them go their way. Allah is
Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. - And if anyone of the polytheists asks you for
protection, give him protection so that he
may hear the Word of Allah; then escort him
to his place of safety. That is because they are
a people who do not know. - How can there be a treaty with the polytheists on the part of Allah and His Messenger,
except for those with whom you made a
treaty at the Sacred Mosque? As long as they
are upright with you, be upright with them.
Allah loves the pious. - How? Whenever they overcome you, they
respect neither kinship nor treaty with you.
They satisfy you with lip service, but their
hearts refuse, and most of them are immoral. - They traded away Allah’s revelations for a
cheap price, so they barred others from His
path. How evil is what they did. - Towards a believer they respect neither
kinship nor treaty. These are the transgressors. - But if they repent, and perform the prayers,
and give the obligatory charity, then they are
your brethren in faith. We detail the revelations for a people who know. - But if they violate their oaths after their
pledge, and attack your religion, then fight
the leaders of disbelief—they have no faith—
so that they may desist. - Will you not fight a people who violated
their oaths, and planned to exile the Messenger, and initiated hostilities against you? Do
you fear them? It is Allah you should fear, if
you are believers. - Fight them. Allah will punish them at your
hands, and humiliate them, and help you
against them, and heal the hearts of a believing people. - And He will remove the anger of their
hearts. Allah redeems whomever He wills.
Allah is Knowledgeable and Wise. - Or do you think that you will be left alone,
without Allah identifying which of you will
strive, and take no supporters apart from Allah, His Messenger, and the believers? Allah
is well Aware of what you do. - It is not for the polytheists to attend Allah’s
places of worship while professing their disbelief. These—their works are in vain, and in
the Fire they will abide. - The only people to attend Allah’s places of
worship are those who believe in Allah and
the Last Day, and pray regularly, and practice
regular charity, and fear none but Allah.
These are most likely to be guided. - Do you consider giving water to pilgrims
and maintaining the Sacred Mosque the same
as believing in Allah and the Last Day and
striving in Allah’s path? They are not equal in
Allah’s sight. Allah does not guide the unjust
people. - Those who believe, and emigrate, and
strive in Allah’s path with their possessions
and their persons, are of a higher rank with
Allah. These are the winners. - Their Lord announces to them good news
of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and gardens wherein they will have lasting bliss. - Abiding therein forever. With Allah is a
great reward. - O you who believe! Do not ally yourselves
with your parents and your siblings if they
prefer disbelief to belief. Whoever of you allies himself with them—these are the wrongdoers. - Say, “If your parents, and your children,
and your siblings, and your spouses, and your
relatives, and the wealth you have acquired,
and a business you worry about, and homes
you love, are more dear to you than Allah,
and His Messenger, and the struggle in His
cause, then wait until Allah executes His
judgment.” Allah does not guide the sinful
people. - Allah has given you victory in numerous
regions; but on the day of Hunayn, your great
number impressed you, but it availed you
nothing; and the land, as spacious as it was,
narrowed for you; and you turned your backs
in retreat. - Then Allah sent down His serenity upon
His Messenger, and upon the believers; and
He sent down troops you did not see; and He
punished those who disbelieved. Such is the
recompense of the disbelievers. - Then, after that, Allah will relent towards
whomever He wills. Allah is Forgiving and
Merciful. - O you who believe! The polytheists are polluted, so let them not approach the Sacred
Mosque after this year of theirs. And if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you from His grace, if He wills. Allah is Aware and Wise. - Fight those who do not believe in Allah,
nor in the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah
and His Messenger have forbidden, nor abide
by the religion of truth—from among those
who received the Scripture—until they pay
the due tax, willingly or unwillingly. - The Jews said, “Ezra is the son of Allah,”
and the Christians said, “The Messiah is the
son of Allah.” These are their statements, out
of their mouths. They emulate the statements
of those who blasphemed before. May Allah
assail them! How deceived they are! - They have taken their rabbis and their
priests as lords instead of Allah, as well as the
Messiah son of Mary. Although they were
commanded to worship none but The One
God. There is no god except He. Glory be to
Him; High above what they associate with
Him. - They want to extinguish Allah’s light with
their mouths, but Allah refuses except to
complete His light, even though the disbelievers dislike it. - It is He who sent His Messenger with the
guidance and the religion of truth, in order to
make it prevail over all religions, even though
the idolaters dislike it. - O you who believe! Many of the rabbis and
priests consume people’s wealth illicitly, and
hinder from Allah’s path. Those who hoard
gold and silver, and do not spend them in Allah’s cause, inform them of a painful punishment. - On the Day when they will be heated in the
Fire of Hell, then their foreheads, and their
sides, and their backs will be branded with
them: “This is what you hoarded for yourselves; so taste what you used to hoard.” - The number of months, according to Allah, is twelve months—in the decree of Allah—since the Day He created the heavens
and the earth, of which four are sacred. This
is the correct religion. So do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight the polytheists collectively, as they fight you collectively, and know that Allah is with the righteous. - Postponement is an increase in disbelief—
by which those who disbelieve are led astray.
They allow it one year, and forbid it another
year, in order to conform to the number
made sacred by Allah, thus permitting what
Allah has forbidden. The evil of their deeds
seems good to them. Allah does not guide the
disbelieving people. - O you who believe! What is the matter with
you, when it is said to you, “Mobilize in the
cause of Allah,” you cling heavily to the
earth? Do you prefer the present life to the
Hereafter? The enjoyment of the present life,
compared to the Hereafter, is only a little. - Unless you mobilize, He will punish you
most painfully, and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at
all. Allah has power over all things. - If you do not help him, Allah has already
helped him, when those who disbelieved expelled him, and he was the second of two in
the cave. He said to his friend, “Do not worry,
Allah is with us.” And Allah made His tranquility descend upon him, and supported
him with forces you did not see, and made the
word of those who disbelieved the lowest,
while the Word of Allah is the Highest. Allah
is Mighty and Wise. - Mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with
your possessions and your lives in the cause
of Allah. That is better for you, if you only
knew. - Had the gain been immediate, and the
journey shorter, they would have followed
you; but the distance seemed too long for
them. Still they swear by Allah: “Had we been
able, we would have marched out with you.”
They damn their own souls, and Allah knows
that they are lying. - May Allah pardon you! Why did you give
them permission before it became clear to
you who are the truthful ones, and who are
the liars? - Those who believe in Allah and the Last
Day do not ask you for exemption from striving with their possessions and their lives. Allah is fully aware of the righteous. - Only those who do not believe in Allah and
the Last Day ask you for exemption. Their
hearts are full of doubts, so they waver in
their doubts. - Had they wanted to mobilize, they would
have made preparations for it; but Allah disliked their participation, so he held them
back, and it was said, “Stay behind with those
who stay behind.” - Had they mobilized with you, they would
have added only to your difficulties, and they
would have spread rumors in your midst, trying to sow discord among you. Some of you
are avid listeners to them. Allah is Aware of
the wrongdoers. - They tried to cause conflict before, and
they hatched plots against you, until the truth
prevailed, and the command of Allah became
evident—in spite of their dislike. - Among them is he who says, “Excuse me,
and do not trouble me.” In fact, they sunk
into trouble. In fact, Hell will engulf the disbelievers. - If something good happens to you, it upsets them; and if a calamity befalls you, they
say, “We took our precautions in advance,”
and they depart, happy. - Say, “Nothing will happen to us except
what Allah has ordained for us; He is our Protector.” In Allah let the faithful put their trust. - Say, “Are you expecting for us anything
other than one of the two excellences? As for
us: we are expecting that Allah will afflict you
with a punishment from Himself, or at our
hands. So wait, we are waiting with you.” - Say, “Whether you spend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you.
You are evil people.” - What prevents the acceptance of their contributions is nothing but the fact that they
disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and that they do not approach the prayer except lazily, and that they do not spend except grudgingly. - Let neither their possessions nor their children impress you. Allah intends to torment
them through them in this worldly life, and
that their souls depart while they are disbelievers. - They swear by Allah that they are of you.
But they are not of you. They are divisive people. - Were they to find a shelter, or a cave, or a
hideout, they would go to it, rushing. - And among them are those who criticize
you in regard to charities. If they are given
some of it, they become pleased; but if they
are not given any, they grow resentful. - If only they were content with what Allah
and His Messenger have given them, and
said, “Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will give
us of His bounty, and so will His Messenger;
to Allah we eagerly turn.” - Charities are for the poor, and the destitute, and those who administer them, and for
reconciling hearts, and for freeing slaves, and
for those in debt, and in the path of Allah, and
for the traveler in need—an obligation from
Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise. - And among them are those who insult the
Prophet, and say, “He is all ears.” Say, “He listens for your own good. He believes in Allah,
and trusts the believers, and is mercy for
those of you who believe.” Those who insult
the Messenger of Allah will have a painful
penalty. - They swear to you by Allah to please you.
But it is more proper for them to please Allah
and His Messenger, if they are believers. - Do they not know that whoever opposes
Allah and His Messenger, will have the Fire
of Hell, abiding in it forever? That is the supreme disgrace. - The hypocrites worry lest a chapter may be
revealed about them, informing them of what is in their hearts. Say, “Go on mocking; Allah will bring out what you fear.” - If you ask them, they will say, “We were
just joking and playing.” Say, “Were you
making jokes about Allah, His revelations,
and His Messenger?” - Do not apologize. You have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon some of you, We
will punish others, because they are guilty. - The hypocrite men and hypocrite women
are of one another. They advocate evil, and
prohibit righteousness, and withhold their
hands. They forgot Allah, so He forgot them.
The hypocrites are the sinners. - Allah has promised the hypocrite men and
hypocrite women, and the disbelievers, the
Fire of Hell, abiding therein forever. It is their
due. And Allah has cursed them. They will
have a lasting punishment. - Like those before you. They were more
powerful than you, and had more wealth and
children. They enjoyed their share, and you
enjoyed your share, as those before you enjoyed their share. And you indulged, as they
indulged. It is they whose works will fail in
this world and in the Hereafter. It is they who
are the losers. - Have they not heard the stories of those before them? The people of Noah, and Aad, and
Thamood; and the people of Abraham, and
the inhabitants of Median, and the Overturned Cities? Their messengers came to
them with the clear proofs. Allah never
wronged them, but they used to wrong their
own selves. - The believing men and believing women
are friends of one another. They advocate virtue, forbid evil, perform the prayers, practice
charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger.
These—Allah will have mercy on them. Allah
is Noble and Wise. - Allah promises the believers, men and
women, gardens beneath which rivers flow,
abiding therein forever, and fine homes in the Gardens of Eden. But approval from Allah is even greater. That is the supreme achievement. - O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers
and the hypocrites, and be stern with them.
Their abode is Hell—what a miserable destination! - They swear by Allah that they said nothing;
but they did utter the word of blasphemy, and
they renounced faith after their submission.
And they plotted what they could not attain.
They were resentful only because Allah and
His Messenger have enriched them out of His
grace. If they repent, it would be best for
them; but if they turn away, Allah will afflict
them with a painful punishment—in this life
and in the Hereafter—and they will have on
earth no protector and no savior. - Among them are those who promised Allah: “If He gives us of His bounty, we will donate and be among the upright.”
- But when He has given them of His bounty,
they became stingy with it, and turned away
in aversion. - So He penalized them with hypocrisy in
their hearts, until the Day they face Him—because they broke their promise to Allah, and
because they used to lie. - Do they not know that Allah knows their
secrets and their conspiracies? And that Allah
is the Knower of the unseen? - Those who criticize the believers who give
charity voluntarily, and ridicule those who
find nothing to give except their own efforts—Allah ridicules them. They will have a
painful punishment. - Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or
do not ask forgiveness for them—even if you
ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah
will not forgive them. That is because they
disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide the immoral people. - Those who stayed behind rejoiced at their
staying behind the Messenger of Allah. And
they hated to strive with their wealth and
their lives in Allah’s way. And they said, “Do not venture out in the heat.” Say, “The Fire of Hell is much hotter, if they only understood.” - Let them laugh a little, and weep much; in
recompense for what they used to earn. - If Allah brings you back to a party of them,
and they ask your permission to go out, say,
“You will not go out with me, ever, nor will
you ever fight an enemy with me. You were
content to sit back the first time, so sit back
with those who stay behind.” - You are never to pray over anyone of them
who dies, nor are you to stand at his graveside. They rejected Allah and His Messenger,
and died while they were sinners. - Do not let their possessions and their children impress you. Allah desires to torment
them through them in this world, and their
souls expire while they are disbelievers. - When a chapter is revealed, stating: “Believe in Allah and strive with His Messenger,”
the prominent among them ask you for exemption. They say, “Allow us to stay with
those who stay behind.” - They prefer to be with those who stay behind. Their hearts were sealed, so they do not
understand. - But the Messenger and those who believe
with him struggle with their possessions and
their lives. These have deserved the good
things. These are the successful. - Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will
abide forever. That is the great victory. - Some of the Desert-Arabs came to make
excuses, asking to be granted exemption,
while those who were untrue to Allah and His
Messenger stayed behind. A painful punishment will afflict those among them who disbelieved. - There is no blame on the weak, nor on the
sick, nor on those who have nothing to give,
provided they are true to Allah and His Messenger. In no way can the righteous be
blamed. Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. - Nor on those who approach you, wishing
to ride with you, and you said, “I have nothing to carry you on.” So they went away, with
their eyes overflowing with tears, sorrowing
for not finding the means to spend. - But blame is on those who ask you for exemption, although they are rich. They are
content to be with those who stay behind. Allah has sealed their hearts, so they do not
know. - They present excuses to you when you return to them. Say, “Do not offer excuses; we
do not trust you; Allah has informed us of
you. And Allah will watch your actions, and
so will the Messenger; then you will be returned to the Knower of the Invisible and the
Visible, and He will inform you of what you
used to do.” - They will swear to you by Allah, when you
return to them, that you may leave them
alone. So leave them alone. They are a disgrace, and their destiny is Hell; a reward for
what they used to earn. - They will swear to you that you may accept
them. But even if you accept them, Allah does
not accept the wicked people. - The Desert-Arabs are the most steeped in
disbelief and hypocrisy, and the most likely to
ignore the limits that Allah revealed to His
Messenger. Allah is Knowing and Wise. - And among the Desert-Arabs are those
who consider their contribution to be a fine.
And they wait for a reversal of your fortunes.
Upon them will fall the cycle of misfortune.
Allah is Hearing and Knowing. - Yet among the Desert-Arabs are those who
believe in Allah and the Last Day, and consider their contribution to be a means towards Allah, and the prayers of the Messenger. Surely it will draw them closer, and Allah
will admit them into His mercy. Allah is Forgiving and Compassionate. - The Pioneers—The first of the Migrants
and the Supporters, and those who followed
them in righteousness. Allah is pleased with
them, and they are pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever. That is the sublime triumph. - Among the Desert-Arabs around you
there are some hypocrites, and among the inhabitants of Medina too. They have become
adamant in hypocrisy. You do not know
them, but We know them. We will punish
them twice; then they will be returned to a severe torment. - Others have confessed their sins, having
mixed good deeds with bad deeds. Perhaps
Allah will redeem them. Allah is Forgiving
and Merciful. - Receive contributions from their wealth,
to purify them and sanctify them with it; and
pray for them. Your prayer is comfort for
them. Allah is Hearing and Knowing. - Do they not know that Allah accepts the
repentance of His servants, and that He receives the contributions, and that Allah is the
Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful? - Say, “Work. Allah will see your work, and
so will His Messenger, and the believers.
Then you will be returned to the Knower of
secrets and declarations, and He will inform
you of what you used to do.” - Others are held in suspense, awaiting Allah’s decree, as to whether He will punish
them, or accept their repentance. Allah is
Aware and Wise. - Then there are those who establish a
mosque to cause harm, and disbelief, and disunity among the believers, and as an outpost
for those who fight Allah and His Messenger.
They will swear: “Our intentions are nothing
but good.” But Allah bears witness that they
are liars. - Do not stand in it, ever. A mosque
founded upon piety from the first day is worthier of your standing in it. In it are men who
love to be purified. Allah loves those who purify themselves. - Is he who founds his structure upon piety
and acceptance from Allah better, or he who
founds his structure on the brink of a cliff that is about to tumble, so it tumbles with him into the Fire of Hell? Allah does not guide the unjust people. - The structure which they built will remain
questionable in their hearts, until their hearts
are stopped. Allah is Knowing and Wise. - Allah has purchased from the believers
their lives and their properties in exchange
for Paradise. They fight in Allah’s way, and
they kill and get killed. It is a promise binding
on Him in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the
Quran. And who is more true to his promise
than Allah? So rejoice in making such an exchange—that is the supreme triumph. - Those who repent, those who worship,
those who praise, those who journey, those
who kneel, those who bow down, those who
advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and
those who keep Allah’s limits—give good
news to the believers. - It is not for the Prophet and those who believe to ask forgiveness for the polytheists,
even if they are near relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are people of
Hellfire. - Abraham asked forgiveness for his father
only because of a promise he had made to
him. But when it became clear to him that he
was an enemy of Allah, he disowned him.
Abraham was kind and clement. - Allah would never lead a people astray, after He had guided them, until He makes clear
to them what they should guard against. Allah has knowledge of all things. - To Allah belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth. He gives life, and He
causes death. And besides Allah, you have
neither protector, nor supporter. - Allah has redeemed the Prophet, and the
Emigrants, and the Supporters—those who
followed him in the hour of difficulty—after
the hearts of some of them almost swerved.
Then He pardoned them. He is Kind towards
them, Compassionate. - Also towards the three who were left behind. Then, when the earth, as vast as it is, closed in on them, and their very souls closed in on them, and they realized that there was no refuge from Allah, except in Him, He redeemed them, so that they may repent. Allah is the Redeemer, the Merciful.
- O you who believe! Be conscious of Allah,
and be with the sincere. - It is not for the inhabitants of Medina and
the Desert-Arabs around them to stay behind
the Messenger of Allah, nor to prefer themselves to him. That is because they never suffer any thirst, nor fatigue, nor hunger in the
cause of Allah, nor do they take one step that
enrages the disbelievers, nor do they gain anything from an enemy, but it is recorded to
their credit as a righteous deed. Allah does
not waste the reward of the righteous. - Nor do they spend any expenditure, small
or large, nor do they cross any valley, but it is
recorded to their credit. That Allah may reward them in accordance with the best of
their deeds. - It is not advisable for the believers to
march out altogether. Of every division that
marches out, let a group remain behind, to
gain understanding of the religion, and to notify their people when they have returned to
them, that they may beware. - O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who attack you, and let them find
severity in you, and know that Allah is with
the righteous. - Whenever a chapter is revealed, some of
them say, “Which of you has this increased in
faith?” As for those who believe: it increases
them in faith, and they rejoice. - But as for those in whose hearts is sickness: it adds disgrace to their disgrace, and
they die as unbelievers. - Do they not see that they are tested once
or twice every year? Yet they do not repent,
and they do not learn. - And whenever a chapter is revealed, they
look at one another, “Does anyone see you?”
Then they slip away. Allah has diverted their hearts, because they are a people who do not understand. - There has come to you a messenger from
among yourselves, concerned over your suffering, anxious over you. Towards the believers, he is compassionate and merciful. - If they turn away, say, “Allah is enough for
me; there is no god except He; in Him I have
put my trust; He is the Lord of the Sublime
Throne.”