Surah 4. An-Nisaa, Ayah 91
| سَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوا إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا فِيهَا ۚ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا مُبِينًا |
| Transliteration | : | sa- tajidon 'aakharen yuredon 'an ya'mano -kum wa- ya'mano qawm -hum kulla-maa ruddo 'ilaa al- fitnah urkiso fe -haa fa- 'in lam yactazilo -kum wa- yulqo 'ilay -kum as- salam wa- yakuffo ayde -him fa- khudho -hum wa- uqtulo -hum h.aythu thaqiftumo -hum wa- 'olaa'ikum jacalnaa la- -kum calay -him sult.aan(an) muben(an) |
| Pickthall | : | 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. |
| Asad | : | You will find [that there are] others who would like to be safe from you as well as safe from their own folk, [but who,] whenever they are faced anew with temptation to evil, plunge into it headlong.112 Hence, if they do not let you be, and do not offer you peace, and do not stay their hands, seize them and slay them whenever you come upon them: for it is against these that We have clearly empowered you [to make war].113 |
| Malik | : | You will find other hypocrites who wish to be safe from you as well as from their own people; but who would plunge into mischief whenever they get an opportunity. Therefore if they do not keep distance from you and neither offer you peace, nor cease their hostilities against you, you may seize them and kill them wherever you find them, against such people We give you absolute authority. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: every time they are sent back to temptation they succumb thereto: if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands seize them and slay them. Wherever ye get them: in their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. 610 |
Note - 112Lit., "whenever they are returned to temptation (fitnah),
they are thrown back into it", or, "thrown headlong into
it".
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Note - 113Lit., "that We have given you clear authority (sultan)" -
a solemn reiteration of the ordinance which permits war
only in self-defence (cf. 2:190 ff. as well as the
corresponding notes [167] and [168]).
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Note - 610As opposed to the two classes of deserters to whom
clemency may be shown, there is a class which is
treacherous and dangerous and cannot be left alone. They
try to win your confidence, and are all the time in the
confidence of the enemy. Every time they get a chance,
they succumb to the temptation of double-dealing. The
best way of dealing with them is to treat them as open
enemies. Keep them not in your midst. If they give you
guarantees of peace and do not actually fight against
you, well and good. If not, they are deserters actively
fighting in the ranks of the enemy. They have openly
given you proof, and you can fairly seize and slay them
in war as deserters and enemies.
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Lit., "whenever they are returned to temptation (fitnah), they are thrown back into it", or, "thrown headlong into it". |
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Lit., "that We have given you clear authority (sultan)" - a solemn reiteration of the ordinance which permits war only in self-defence (cf. 2:190 ff. as well as the corresponding notes [167] and [168]). |
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As opposed to the two classes of deserters to whom clemency may be shown, there is a class which is treacherous and dangerous and cannot be left alone. They try to win your confidence, and are all the time in the confidence of the enemy. Every time they get a chance, they succumb to the temptation of double-dealing. The best way of dealing with them is to treat them as open enemies. Keep them not in your midst. If they give you guarantees of peace and do not actually fight against you, well and good. If not, they are deserters actively fighting in the ranks of the enemy. They have openly given you proof, and you can fairly seize and slay them in war as deserters and enemies. |
