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Quran 2:191

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 191 of 286 · Juz 2

وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ ۚ وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ حَتَّىٰ يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ ۖ فَإِن قَـٰتَلُوكُمْ فَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:191
EnglishTalal Itani

And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from where they had expelled you. Oppression is more serious than murder. But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there. If they fight you, then kill them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

ve onları nerede yakalarsanız öldürün ve sizi çıkardıkları yerden onları çıkarın, o fitne katilden eşeddir, yalnız Mescidi haram yanında onlar size kıtal etmedikçe siz de onlara kıtal etmeyin, fakat sizi öldürmeğe kalkışırlarsa hemen onları öldürün kâfirlerin cezası böyledir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Tuez-les partout où vous les trouverez, et chassez-les d’où ils vous auront chassés. La tentation de l’idolâtrie est pire que le carnage à la guerre. Ne leur livrez point de combat auprès de l’oratoire sacré, à moins qu’ils ne vous y attaquent. S’ils le font, tuez-les. Telle est la récompense des infidèles

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Doodt hen overal waar gij hen vindt, verdrijft hen van waar zij u verdrijven; want de verzoeking tot afgoderij is sterker dan de doodslag. Bestrijdt hen nochtans niet in de nabijheid van den heiligen tempel: zoo ze u echter daar aangrijpen, doodt hen ook daar. Dit zij het loon der ongeloovigen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Uccideteli ovunque li troverete, e cacciateli da dove vi avranno cacciato. La tentazione all’idolatria è peggiore della strage in guerra. Non dovete combattere vicino all’oratorio sacro a meno che essi non vi attacchino, e se lo fanno, uccideteli. Questa è la ricompensa degl’infedeli. .

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.