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An-Nisa 89

Ayah 89 of 176 · Medinan

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُواْ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَآءٗۖ فَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ حَيۡثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡۖ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ٨٩

They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allāh. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَدُّواْThey wishwaddū
  2. لَوۡiflaw
  3. تَكۡفُرُونَyou disbelievetakfurūna
  4. كَمَاaskamā
  5. كَفَرُواْthey disbelievedkafarū
  6. فَتَكُونُونَand you would befatakūnūna
  7. سَوَآءٗۖalikesawāan
  8. فَلَاSo (do) notfalā
  9. تَتَّخِذُواْtaketattakhidhū
  10. مِنۡهُمۡfrom themmin'hum
  11. أَوۡلِيَآءَalliesawliyāa
  12. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  13. يُهَاجِرُواْthey emigrateyuhājirū
  14. فِيinfī
  15. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  16. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  17. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  18. تَوَلَّوۡاْthey turn backtawallaw
  19. فَخُذُوهُمۡseize themfakhudhūhum
  20. وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡand kill themwa-uq'tulūhum
  21. حَيۡثُwhereverḥaythu
  22. وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡۖyou find themwajadttumūhum
  23. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  24. تَتَّخِذُواْtaketattakhidhū
  25. مِنۡهُمۡfrom themmin'hum
  26. وَلِيّٗاany allywaliyyan
  27. وَلَاand notwalā
  28. نَصِيرًاany helpernaṣīran

Tafsir

The hypocrites wish that you disbelieve in what was revealed to you as they have done, so that you can be equal to them in disbelief. Due to their animosity, do not take them as friends until they migrate in Allah’s path; hence indicating their faith. If they turn away and continue with their bad actions, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them. Do not take from them any friend to help you with your affairs nor anyone to assist you against your enemies.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran