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Quran 9:83

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 83 of 129 · Juz 10

فَإِن رَّجَعَكَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَىٰ طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ فَٱسْتَـْٔذَنُوكَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَقُل لَّن تَخْرُجُوا۟ مَعِىَ أَبَدًا وَلَن تُقَـٰتِلُوا۟ مَعِىَ عَدُوًّا ۖ إِنَّكُمْ رَضِيتُم بِٱلْقُعُودِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَٱقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْخَـٰلِفِينَ

Translations of Quran 9:83
EnglishTalal Itani

If Allah brings you back to a party of them, and they ask your permission to go out, say, “You will not go out with me, ever, nor will you ever fight an enemy with me. You were content to sit back the first time, so sit back with those who stay behind.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

If Allah bring thee back (from the campaign) unto a party of them and they ask of thee leave to go out (to fight), then say unto them: Ye shall never more go out with me nor fight with me against a foe. Ye were content with sitting still the first time. So sit still, with the useless.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bundan böyle Allah seni onlardan bir kısmının yanına döndürür de başka bir cihada çıkmak için senden izin isterlerse artık siz benim maıyyetimde ebedâ çıkamıyacaksınız, ve hiç bir düşmana benim maıyyetimde harb edemiyeceksiniz, evvelki def'a oturub kalmayı arzu ettiniz, şimdi de artık geride kalanlarla beraber oturun de

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si Dieu te ramène du combat, au milieu d’une troupe de ces gens, ils te demanderont la permission d’aller en expédition. Dis-leur : Vous n’irez jamais avec moi, jamais vous n’irez avec moi combattre l’ennemi. La première fois vous avez préféré rester ; restez maintenant avec ceux qui restent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien God u terugbrengt tot sommigen van hen, en zij u verlof vragen, met u ten oorlog te mogen trekken; zeg dan: Gij zult niet met mij vertrekken; nimmer zult gij een vijand met mij bekampen: het behaagde u de eerste maal te huis te blijven; zit dus thans te huis met hen die achterblijven.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se Dio ti riconduce dalla guerra in mezzo a loro, ti dimanderanno il permesso di venire alla spedizione. Di’ loro: Voi non verrete mai con me, mai verrete con me a combattere il nemico; la prima volta avete preferito di restare; restate ora con quei che restano.

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