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Quran 4:144

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 144 of 176 · Juz 5

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا

Translations of Quran 4:144
EnglishTalal Itani

O you who believe! Do not befriend disbelievers rather than believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear case against you?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ey o bütün iman edenler! mü'minleri bırakıp da kâfirleri başlarınıza geçirmeyin, ister misiniz ki Allah için aleyhinizde açık bir saltanat husule getiresiniz.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ô croyants ! Ne prenez point d’amis parmi les infidèles plutôt que parmi les croyants. Voulez-vous fournir à Dieu un argument contre vous, un argument irréfragable ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O ware geloovigen! neemt de ongeloovigen niet tot uwe beschermers, in plaats der geloovigen. Wilt gij God eene onwraakbare getuigenis tegen u geven?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

O credenti! non prendete per amici piuttosto gl’infedeli che i credenti. Volete voi fornire a Dio un argomento contro di voi, argomento irrefragabile?

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