يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo laa tattakhidhoo l-kaafireena awliyaa'a min dooni l-mu'mineena atureedoona an taj'aloo lillaahi 'alaykum sultaanan mubeenaa
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lā tattaḫiḏū l-kāfirīna ʾawliyāʾa min dūni l-muʾminīna ʾaturīdūna ʾan taǧʿalū lillāhi ʿalaykum sulṭānan mubīnan
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O you who believe! Do not befriend disbelievers rather than believers. Do you want to give God a clear case against you?
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O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O ye who believe! take not misbelievers for patrons rather than believers; do ye wish to make for God a power against you
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O believers! take not infidels for friends rather than believers. Would ye furnish God with clear right to punish you
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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O true believers, take not the unbelievers for your protectors, besides the faithful. Will ye furnish God with an evident argument of impiety against you
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O besimtarë! Mos i merrni për miq jobesimtarët në vend të besimtarëve! A mos doni t'i jepni Allahut dëshmi të qartë kundër vetvetes?!
হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা মু’মিনগণ ছাড়া কাফিরদেরকে বন্ধুরূপে গ্রহণ করো না। তোমরা কিনিজেদের ওপর আল্লাহর প্রকাশ্য অভিযোগ কায়িম করতে চাও?
O vi koji vjerujete, ne uzimajte za zaštitnike i prijatelje nevjernike umjesto vjernika! Zar hoćete da pružite Allahu očigledan dokaz protiv sebe?!
O vi koji vjerujete, ne uzimajte za zaštitnike i prijatelje nevjernike umjesto vjernika! Zar hoćete pružiti Allahu očigledan dokaz protiv sebe?!
Eehey mon yo gooŋɗinɓe, wata on njogitor heeferɓe ɓen weldiiɓe ko wanaa gooŋɗinɓe ɓen. E on faala nde mbɗanton Alla e dow mooɗon hujja ɓannguɗo .
ჰეი, თქვენ, რომელთაც ირწმუნეთ! ნუ აირჩევთ ურწმუნოებს თქვენს მფარველებად მორწმუნეების ნაცვლად. ნუთუ გსურთ მისცეთ ალლაჰს თქვენზე აშკარა საბუთი?
O die ihr glaubt, nehmt nicht die Ungläubigen anstatt der Gläubigen zu Schutzherren! Wollt ihr denn Allah eine klare Handhabe gegen euch liefern?
Ω, εσείς που πιστεύετε! Μην παίρνετε τους άπιστους ως υποστηρικτές και συμμάχους αντί των πιστών. Θέλετε να θέσετε ενώπιον του Αλλάχ μια ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη εναντίον σας;
ऐ ईमान वालो! मोमिनों को छोड़कर काफ़िरों को मित्र न बनाओ। क्या तुम अपने विरुद्ध अल्लाह को खुला तर्क देना चाहते हो?
O credenti, non prendete i miscredenti come alleati al posto dei credenti! Volete forse offrire ad Allāh un’evidente prova contro voi stessi?
144. O jūs, kurie tikite! Nelaikykite Aulija (globėjais, padėjėjais arba draugais) netikinčiųjų vietoj tikinčiųjų. Ar jūs norite pateikti Allahui aiškų įrodymą prieš save pačius?
isin Yaa warra amantan! Mu’uminootaa achitti kaafiroota jaalallee hin taasifatinaa. Sila isin irratti Rabbiif ragaa mul'ataa taasisuu feetuu?
О вы, которые уверовали! Не берите отвергших веру покровителями вместо верующих. Неужели вы хотите дать Аллаху против себя явный довод?
О ви који верујете, не узимајте за заштитнике и пријатеље невернике уместо верника! Зар хоћете да пружите Аллаху очигледан доказ против себе?!
Enyi mlioamini! Msiwafanye makafiri kuwa ndio wasaidizi wandani badala ya Waumini. Je, mnataka kumfanyia Mwenyezi Mungu hoja iliyo wazi juu yenu?
Troende! Ta inte de otrogna som allierade i stället för de troende. Eller vill ni ge Gud ett klart bevis mot er själva [som gör er förtjänta av straff]?
Ey iman edenler! Müminleri bırakıp kâfirleri veli edinmeyin. (Böyle yaparak) Kendi aleyhinize Allah’a apaçık bir delil mi vermek istiyorsunuz?
اے ایمان والو! مومنوں کو چھوڑ کر کافروں کو دوست نہ بناؤ، کیا تم یہ چاہتے ہو کہ اپنے اوپر اللہ تعالیٰ کی صاف حجت قائم کر لو۔[1]
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُوا۟ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna l-munaafiqeena yukhaadi'oona llaaha wahuwa khaadi'uhum wa'idhaa qaamoo ilaa s-salaati qaamoo kusaalaa yuraa'oona n-naasa walaa yadhkuroona llaaha illaa qaleelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna l-munāfiqīna yuḫādiʿūna llāha wahuwa ḫādiʿuhum waʾiḏā qāmū ʾilā ṣ-ṣalāti qāmū kusālā yurāʾūna n-nāsa walā yaḏkurūna llāha ʾillā qalīlan
The hypocrites try to deceive God, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing off in front of people, and remembering God only a little.
Lo! the hypocrites seek to beguile Allah, but it is He Who beguileth them. When they stand up to worship they perform it languidly and to be seen of men, and are mindful of Allah but little
Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive God, but He deceives them; and when they rise up to pray, they rise up lazily to be seen of men, and do not remember God, except a few
The hypocrites would deceive God, but He will deceive them! When they stand up for prayer, they stand carelessly, to be seen of men, and they remember God but little
The hypocrites act deceitfully with God, but he will deceive them; and when they stand up to pray, they stand carelesly, affecting to be seen of men, and remember not God, unless a little
مُّذَبْذَبِينَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ لَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَلَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)mudhabdhabeena bayna dhaalika laa ilaa haa'ulaa'i walaa ilaa haa'ulaa'i waman yudlili llaahu falan tajida lahu sabeelaa
DIN 31635muḏabḏabīna bayna ḏālika lā ʾilā hāʾulāʾi walā ʾilā hāʾulāʾi waman yuḍlili llāhu falan taǧida lahu sabīlan
Wavering in between, neither with these, nor with those. Whomever God sends astray, you will never find for him a way.
Swaying between this (and that), (belonging) neither to these nor to those. He whom Allah causeth to go astray, thou (O Muhammad) wilt not find a way for him
wavering between the two, neither to these nor yet to those! but whomsoever God doth lead astray thou shall not find for him a way
Wavering between the one and the other - belonging neither to these nor those! and by no means shalt thou find a path for him whom God misleadeth
wavering between faith and infidelity, and adhering neither unto these nor unto those: And for him whom God shall lead astray, thou shalt find no true path
4:144 — the verse above
إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ فِى ٱلدَّرْكِ ٱلْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna l-munaafiqeena fee d-darki l-'asfali mina n-naari walan tajida lahum naseeraa
DIN 31635ʾinna l-munāfiqīna fī d-darki l-ʾasfali mina n-nāri walan taǧida lahum naṣīran
The hypocrites will be in the lowest level of the Fire, and you will find no helper for them.
Lo! the hypocrites (will be) in the lowest deep of the Fire, and thou wilt find no helper for them
Verily, the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of hell-fire, and thou shalt not find for them a help
Verily the hypocrites shall be in the lowest abyss of the fire: and, by no means shalt thou find a helper for them
Moreover the hypocrites shall be in the lowest bottom of hell fire, and thou shalt not find any to help them thence
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَٱعْتَصَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لِلَّهِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَسَوْفَ يُؤْتِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladheena taaboo wa'aslahoo wa'tasamoo billaahi wa'akhlasoo deenahum lillaahi fa'oolaa'ika ma'a l-mu'mineena wasawfa yu'ti llaahu l-mu'mineena ajran 'azeemaa
DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏīna tābū waʾaṣlaḥū waʿtaṣamū billāhi waʾaḫlaṣū dīnahum lillāhi faʾūlāʾika maʿa l-muʾminīna wasawfa yuʾti llāhu l-muʾminīna ʾaǧran ʿaẓīman
Except those who repent, and reform, and hold fast to God, and dedicate their religion to God alone. These are with the believers; and God will give the believers a great reward.
Save those who repent and amend and hold fast to Allah and make their religion pure for Allah (only). Those are with the believers. And Allah will bestow on the believers an immense reward
Save those who turn again, and do right, and take tight hold on God, and are sincere in religion to God; these are with the believers, and God will give to the believers mighty hire
Save for those who turn and amend, and lay fast hold on God, and approve the sincerity of their religion to God; these shall be numbered with the faithful, and God will at last bestow on the faithful a great reward
But they who repent and amend, and adhere firmly unto God, and approve the sincerity of their religion to God, they shall be numbered with the faithful; and God will surely give the faithful a great reward
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا
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