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Quran 4:91

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 91 of 176 · Juz 5

سَتَجِدُونَ ءَاخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا۟ فِيهَا ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا

Translations of Quran 4:91
EnglishTalal Itani

You will find others who want security from you, and security from their own people. But whenever they are tempted into civil discord, they plunge into it. So if they do not withdraw from you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, seize them and execute them wherever you find them. Against these, We have given you clear authorization.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Ye will find others who desire that they should have security from you, and security from their own folk. So often as they are returned to hostility they are plunged therein. If they keep not aloof from you nor offer you peace nor hold their hands, then take them and kill them wherever ye find them. Against such We have given you clear warrant.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Diğer bir takımlarını bulacaksınız ki hem sizden emin olmak hem de kavmlerinden emin kalmak isterler, fitneye sevkedildikçe de döner döner içine atılırlar, eğer bunlar sizden çekinmezler ve sulha yatıb taarruzdan ellerini çekmezlerse kendilerini bulduğunuz yerde yakalayın ve öldürün, işte bunlar aleyhinde size açık bir ferman verdik.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Vous en trouverez d’autres qui chercheront à gagner également votre confiance et celle de leur nation. Chaque fois qu’ils retourneront au désordre, ils seront défaits. S’ils ne se mettent pas à l’écart, s’ils ne vous offrent pas la paix et ne s’abstiennent pas de vous combattre, saisissez-les et mettez-les à mort partout où vous les trouverez. Nous vous donnons sur eux un pouvoir absolu.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gij zult anderen vinden, die begeerig zullen zijn, uw vertrouwen te winnen, en op denzelfden tijd het vertrouwen van hun eigen volk te bewaren. Telkenmale dat zij tot de wanorde terugkeeren, zullen zij verjaagd worden; en indien zij niet van u aftrekken, en den vrede niet aanbieden en niet ophouden u te bestrijden, zult gij hen aangrijpen en hen overal dooden, waar gij hen mocht vinden. Over hen geven wij u eene volstrekte macht.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ne troverete altri che cercheranno a guadagnare la vostra fiducia egualmente che quella della loro nazione. Ogni volta che si appiglieranno alla sedizione, saranno disfatti. Se non si metteranno in disparte, se non vi offriranno la pace, e non si asterranno dal combattervi, prendeteli, ed uccideteli ovunque li troverete. Noi vi diamo un potere assoluto sovr’essi.

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