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Quran 9:8

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 8 of 129 · Juz 10

كَيْفَ وَإِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا يَرْقُبُوا۟ فِيكُمْ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً ۚ يُرْضُونَكُم بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتَأْبَىٰ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ

Translations of Quran 9:8
EnglishTalal Itani

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.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

How (can there be any treaty for the others) when, if they have the upper hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in respect of you? They satisfy you with their mouths the while their hearts refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Evet, nasıl olabilir ki: size bir zafer bulsalar hakkınızda ne bir zimmet gözetirler ne de bir yemin, ağızlariyle sizi hoşnud etmeğe çalışırlar, kalbleri ise iba eder durur, zaten ekserisi insanlıktan çıkmış fasıklar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Comment observeraient-ils cette alliance ? S’ils ont le dessus, ils n’auront aucun égard ni aux liens du sang ni à la foi jurés. Ils y consentent de leurs bouches, pendant que leurs cœurs s’y refusent. La plupart d’entre eux sont des criminels.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hoe kunnen zij een verbond met u hebben? Indien zij de overhand boven u hebben, zullen zij noch ontzag voor uwe bloedverwantschap, noch voor uw geloof hebben. Zij zullen u met hunne monden toestemmen, doch hunne harten zullen afkeerig van u wezen; want het grootste gedeelte hunner zijn snoodaards.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Come manterrebbero quest’alleanza? Se avranno il disopra, non baderanno più nè ai legami del sangue, nè alla fede giurata. La maggior parte di loro è composta di colpevoli.

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