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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [4:90] | Illa allatheena yasiloonaila qawmin baynakum wabaynahum meethaqun aw jaookumhasirat sudooruhum an yuqatilookum awyuqatiloo qawmahum walaw shaa Allahu lasallatahumAAalaykum falaqatalookum fa-ini iAAtazalookum falam yuqatilookumwaalqaw ilaykumu alssalama fama jaAAala Allahulakum AAalayhim sabeelan |  إلا الذين يصلون إلى قوم بينكم وبينهم ميثاق أو جاءوكم حصرت صدورهم أن يقاتلوكم أو يقاتلوا قومهم ولو شاء الله لسلطهم عليكم فلقاتلوكم فإن اعتزلوكم فلم يقاتلوكم وألقوا إليكم السلم فما جعل الله لكم عليهم سبيلاإِلاَّ الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَآؤُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَن يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُواْ قَوْمَهُمْ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ فَإِنِ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلاً | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | مگر ان لوگوں کو (قتل نہ کرو) جو ایسی قوم سے جا ملے ہوں کہ تمہارے اور ان کے درمیان معاہدۂ (امان ہوچکا) ہو یا وہ (حوصلہ ہار کر) تمہارے پاس اس حال میں آجائیں کہ ان کے سینے (اس بات سے) تنگ آچکے ہوں کہ وہ تم سے لڑیں یا اپنی قوم سے لڑیں، اور اگر اللہ چاہتا تو (ان کے دلوں کو ہمت دیتے ہوئے) یقینا انہیں تم پر غالب کر دیتا تو وہ تم سے ضرور لڑتے، پس اگر وہ تم سے کنارہ کشی کر لیں اور تمہارے ساتھ جنگ نہ کریں اور تمہاری طرف صلح (کا پیغام) بھیجیں تو اللہ نے تمہارے لئے (بھی صلح جوئی کی صورت میں) ان پر (دست درازی کی) کوئی راہ نہیں بنائی | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them).
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| Ahmed Ali | البتہ وہ منافق اس حکم سے مستثنیٰ ہیں جو کسی ایسی قوم سے جا ملیں جس کے ساتھ تمہارا معاہدہ ہو یا وہ جو تمہارے پاس آتے ہیں اور لڑائی سے دل برداشتہ ہیں نہ تم سے لڑتے ہیں اور نہ اپنی قوم سے اور اگر الله چاہتا تو انہیں تم پر مسلط کر دیتا ہے پھر وہ تم سے لڑتے ہیں سو اگر وہ تم سے یک سو رہیں اور تم سے نہ لڑیں او رتمہاری طرف صلح کا ہاتھ بڑھائیں تو الله نے تمہیں ان پر کوئی راہ نہیں دی | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | مگر جو ایسی قوم سے علاقے رکھتے ہیں کہ تم میں ان میں معاہدہ ہے یا تمہارے پاس یوں آئے کہ ان کے دلوں میں سکت نہ رہی کہ تم سے لڑیں یا اپنی قوم سے لڑیں اور اللہ چاہتا تو ضرور انہیں تم پر قابو دیتا تو وہ بے شک تم سے لڑتے پھر اگر وہ تم سے کنارہ کریں اور نہ لڑیں اور صلح کا پیام ڈالیں تو اللہ نے تمہیں ان پر کوئی راہ نہ رکھی | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | مگر وہ لوگ (اس حُکم سے مستثنٰی ہیں) جو جاملیں ایسی قوم سے کہ تمہارے اور ان کے درمیان (صلح کا) معاہدہ ہے یا ٓآئیں وہ تمہارے پاس کہ تنگ آچُکے ہوں ان کے دل اس بات سے کہ جنگ کریں تمہارے ساتھ یا جنگ کریں اپنی قوم کے ساتھ اور اگر چاہتا اللہ تو غالب کردیتا ان کو تم پر، پھر ضرور جنگ کرتے وہ تم سے پس اگر وہ کنارہ کش رہیں تم سے اور نہ جنگ کریں تم سے اور پیش کریں تمہارے آگے صلح کی درخواست تو نہیں رکھا ہے اللہ نے تمہارے لیے ان کے خلاف (کسی اقدام کا) کوئی جواز۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | مگر جو لوگ ایسے لوگوں سے جا ملے ہوں جن میں اور تم میں (صلح کا) عہد ہو یا اس حال میں کہ ان کے دل تمہارے ساتھ یا اپنی قوم کے ساتھ لڑنے سے رک گئے ہوں تمہارے پاس آجائیں (تو احتراز ضروری نہیں) اور اگر خدا چاہتا تو ان کو تم پر غالب کردیتا تو وہ تم سے ضرور لڑتے پھر اگر وہ تم سے (جنگ کرنے سے) کنارہ کشی کریں اور لڑیں نہیں اور تمہاری طرف صلح (کا پیغام) بھیجیں تو خدا نے تمہارے لئے ان پر (زبردستی کرنے کی) کوئی سبیل مقرر نہیں کی | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | مگر وہ لوگ جو ملاپ رکھتے ہیں ایک قوم سے کہ تم میں اور ان میں عہد ہے یا آئے ہیں تمہارے پاس کہ تنگ ہو گئے ہیں دل ان کے تمہاری لڑائی سے اور اپنی قوم کی لڑائی سے بھی اور اگر اللہ چاہتا تو ان کو تم پر زور دے دیتا تو ضرور لڑتے تم سےسو اگر یکسو رہیں وہ تم سے پھر | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | البتہ و ہ منافق اس حکم سے مستثنیٰ ہیں جو کسی ایسی قوم سے جا ملیں جس کے ساتھ تمہارا معاہدہ ہے اسی طرح وہ منافق بھی مستثنیٰ ہیں جو تمہارے پاس آتے ہیں اور لڑائی سے دل برداشتہ ہیں، نہ تم سے لڑنا چاہتے ہیں نہ اپنی قوم سے اللہ چاہتا تو ان کو تم پر مسلط کر دیتا اور وہ بھی تم سے لڑتے لہٰذا اگر وہ تم سے کنارہ کش ہو جائیں اور لڑنے سے باز رہیں اور تمہاری طرف صلح و آشتی کا ہاتھ بڑھائیں تو اللہ نے تمہارے لیے ان پر دست درازی کی کوئی سبیل نہیں رکھی ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Except those who reach to (a) nation between you and between them (is) a) covenant (treaty), or they came to you, their chests (are) restricted/depressed , that they fight/kill you, or they fight/kill their nation, and if God wanted/willed, He would have empowered them on you, so they would have fought/killed you (P), so if they separated/isolated themselves from you , so they did not fight/kill you, and they threw (offered) to you the peace/surrender , so God did not make for you on them a path/means. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). | ||||||
| Pickthal | Except those who seek refuge with a people between whom and you there is a covenant, or (those who) come unto you because their hearts forbid them to make war on you or make war on their own folk. Had Allah willed He could have given them power over you so that assuredly they would have fought you. So, if they hold aloof from you and wage not war against you and offer you peace, Allah alloweth you no way against them. | ||||||
| Arberry | except those that betake themselves to a people who are joined with you by a compact, or come to you with breasts constricted from fighting with you or fighting their people. Had God willed, He would have given them authority over you, and then certainly they would have fought you. If they withdraw from you, and do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God assigns not any way to you against them. | ||||||
| Shakir | Except those who reach a people between whom and you there is an alliance, or who come to you, their hearts shrinking from fighting you or fighting their own people; and if Allah had pleased, He would have given them power over you, so that they should have certainly fought you; therefore if they withdraw from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not given you a way against them. | ||||||
| Sarwar | except with those who attach themselves to your allies or come to you with no desire to fight you or their own people. God could have given them power to fight you. Thus, if they retreat, stop fighting and come forward expressing faith in Islam God will not allow you to fight them. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Except for those who take refuge with a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty or those who come to you, their hearts strained at [the prospect of] fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had willed, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then Allah has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them. | ||||||
| Malik | The exception to this is for those who take refuge with your allies or come over to you because their hearts restrain them both from fighting against you and from fighting against their own people. If Allah had wanted, He would have given them power over you and they might easily have fought against you; therefore, if they withdraw from you and cease their hostility and offer you peace, in that case Allah has not granted you permission to fight against them.[90] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Except those who join a people between whom and you there is an alliance, or who come to you, their hearts shrinking from fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had pleased, He would have given them power over you, so that they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you and fight you not and offer you peace, then Allah allows you no way against them. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Except for those who reach a people between whom you have a covenant, or if they come to you with a reluctance in their chests to fight you or to fight their own people. Had God willed He would have given them strength and they would have fought you. But if they retire from you, and did not fight you, and they offer you peace; then God does not make for you a way against them. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | except those who join to a nation in which there is between you and them a treaty, or they come to you with their chests constricted from fighting you or fighting their nation. Had Allah willed, He would have given them power over you, and then they would have certainly fought you. Therefore, if they keep away from you and do not fight you, offering you peace, then Allah does not make any way for you against them. | ||||||
| George Sale | except those who go unto a people who are in alliance with you, or those who come unto you, their hearts forbidding them either to fight against you, or to fight against their own people. And if God pleased He would have permitted them to have prevailed against you, and they would have fought against you. But if they depart from you, and fight not against you, and offer you peace, God doth not allow you to take or kill of them. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Except those who shall seek and asylum among your allies, and those who come over to you-their hearts forbidding them to make war on you, or to make war on their own people. Had God pleased, he would have given them power against you, and they would have m | ||||||
| Asad | unless it be such [of them] as have ties with people to whom you yourselves are bound by a covenant, or such as come unto you because their hearts shrink from [the thought of] making war either on you or on their own folk - although, if God had willed to make them stronger than you, they would certainly have made war on you. Thus, if they let you be, and do not make war on you, and offer you peace, God does not allow you to harm them. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Exempted are those who join people with whom you have signed a peace treaty, and those who come to you wishing not to fight you, nor fight their relatives. Had GOD willed, He could have permitted them to fight against you. Therefore, if they leave you alone, refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then GOD gives you no excuse to fight them. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Except those who join a group, between you and whom there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with their breasts restraining from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. Had Allah willed, indeed He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. So if they withdraw from you, and fight not against you, and offer you peace, then Allah has opened no way for you against them. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Fight not the hypocrites who join a people with whom you have signed a peace treaty. And fight not those who come to you wishing not to fight you or their believing relatives. Had Allah willed they could have fought against you. Therefore, if they leave you alone, and offer you peace, Allah has opened no way for you but the way of peace. Your prime duty remains the establishment and defense of the Divine Order in which there is no room for revenge (24:22). | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 4 - An-Nisaa | Showing verse 90 of 176 in chapter 4 | |||||
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