Quran 18 : 20

"Indeed, [they] if they come to know about you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never will you succeed then - ever."
إِنَّهُمْ
Iinnahum
إِن
Iin
يَظْهَرُوا۟
Yaẓharūa
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿAlaykum
يَرْجُمُوكُمْ
Yarjumūkum
أَوْ
Aaw
يُعِيدُوكُمْ
Yuʿīdūkum
فِى
Fiā
مِلَّتِهِمْ
Millatihim
وَلَن
Walan
تُفْلِحُوٓا۟
Tufliḥuwa
إِذًا
Iidhana
أَبَدًا
Aabadana

Mustaqim

For if they discover you, they will stone you or return you to their religion and you will never succeed.

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"If they discover you, they will stone you or return you to their creed. Then you will never be successful."

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“Because if they find you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, then you will never succeed.

Bakhtiari Nejad

Indeed, if they learn about you, they stone you or make you return to their faith and you will never ever prosper.”

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

“If they discover you, they may stone you or force you to revert to their religion, and then you will never succeed.”

Arthur John Arberry

If they should get knowledge of you they will stone you, or restore you to their creed, then you will not prosper ever

Talal Itani (2012)

'If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you back into their religion; then you will never be saved.'

Irving/Hegab

If they should find out about you, they will stone you or make you turn back to their sect. You would never succeed then!"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper

Rashad Khalifa

"If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you to revert to their religion, then you can never succeed."

The Study Quran

Verily, if they come to know of you, they will stone you, or make you revert to their creed, and then you will never prosper.

T.B.Irving

If they should find out about you, they will stone you or make you turn back to their sect. You would never succeed then!"

Wahiduddin Khan

for if they find you out, they will stone you to death, or force you back into their faith. In that case you would never prosper

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily they, if they come to know of you, would stone you or make you revert to their faith, and lo! then ye will never fare well

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

For, if they appear in front of you, they will stone you to death or restore you to their religion. Then you will never prosper.

Musharraf Hussain

if they find out who you are, they will torture you, or force you to revert to their religion. Then you will never be successful.”

Abdel Haleem

if they found you out, they would stone you or force you to return to their religion, where you would never come to any good.’

Ahmed Ali

If they come to know of you they will stone you to death, or force you to go back to their creed; then you will never succeed."

Aisha Bewley

for if they find out about you they will stone you or make you revert to their religion and then you will never have success.´

Maulana Muhammad Ali

For if they prevail against you, they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion, and then you would never succeed

Mir Aneesuddin

for if they prevail over you, they will stone you or turn you back to their religious dictates and then you will not succeed for ever.”

Safi Kaskas

If they come to know, about you, they will stone you or force you to return to their religion. And then you would never succeed, ever."

Corpus.Quran

Indeed, [they] if they come to know about you they will stone you or return you to their religion And never will you succeed then ever

Fode Drame

For if they do come upon you, they will stone you to death or force you back into their way and you will never prosper then ever after.”

Sher Ali

`For, if they should prevail against you, they would stone you or force you to return to their religion and then you will never prosper.

Shakir

For surely if they prevail against you they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion, and then you will never succeed

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."

George Sale

Verily, if they come up against you, they will stone you, or force you to return to their religion; and then shall ye not prosper for ever

John Medows Rodwell

For they, if they find you out, will stone you or turn you back to their faith, and in that case it will fare ill with you for ever."

Maududi

For if they should come upon us, they will stone us to death or force us to revert to their faith whereafter we shall never prosper."

Samy Mahdy

“If they are arising upon you, they will be stoning you, or returning you back into their creed; and you will not be gaining then, ever.”

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Truly, if you become manifest to them, they will stone you, or they will cause you to return to their creed and you would not ever prosper.

Edward Henry Palmer

Verily, they - should they perceive you - would stone you, or would force you back again unto their faith, and ye would never prosper then.

N J Dawood 2014

For if they find you out they will stone you to death, or force you back into their faith; then will you surely never succeed, ever.‘

The Wise Quran

Indeed, if they should come to know of you, they will stone you or turn you back to their religion. And never will you prosper then, ever.'

Muhammad Sarwar

they would certainly stone us to death or force us to follow their religion. Then we shall never be able to have everlasting happiness."

Faridul Haque

"Indeed if they come to know about you, they will stone you or turn you back to their religion - and if so, you will never prosper."

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Surely in case they get the better of you, they will stone you or bring you back to their creed, and (then) you will never prosper at all."

Ahmed Hulusi

“For if they become aware of you they will stone you to death or turn you to their belief... Then you will never have the opportunity to succeed!”

Shabbir Ahmed

"For, behold, if they discover you, they will stone you to death or force you to revert to their religion, then you will never succeed."

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

If they (the habitants of the city) will know about you, they will force you to revert to their faith, and in that case, you will never find success

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Undoubtedly, if they would know you, then they would stone you or make you revert to their faith and if it were so, then you would never get any good.

Dr. Munir Munshey

"If they overcome you they may stone you to death, or compel you to rejoin their faith. In the later case, you will never ever be successful."

Hamid S. Aziz

"For should they perceive you, they would stone you, or would force you back again unto their faith, and you would never prosper (or succeed)."

Abdul Hye

Surely if they learn about you, they will stone you (to death), or turn you back into their religion, and in that case you will never ever be successful.”

Mustafa Khattab 2018

For, indeed, if they find out about you, they will stone you ˹to death˺, or force you back into their faith, and then you will never succeed.”

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity."

Mohammad Shafi

"For indeed if they should find you out, they would stone you to death or force you back into their religion. And, then, you will never get salvation."

Muhammad Asad

for, behold, if they should come to know of you, they might stone you to death or force you back to their faith-in which case you would never attain to any good!"

Ali Quli Qara'i

Indeed should they prevail over you, they will [either] stone you [to death], or force you back into their creed, and then you will never be saved.’

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

That they truly if they see and know of/overcome on you, they stone you, or they return you in (to) their religion/faith, and you will never/not win/succeed then ever (E)

Hilali - Khan

"For if they come to know of you, they will stone you (to death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their religion, and in that case you will never be successful."

Munir Mezyed

For if they come to know of you, they will stone you to death or force you to revert to their creed. Thus, you will never be able to achieve a blissful life or gain eternal salvation."

MunirMezyed2023

For if they come to know of you, they will stone you to death or force you to revert to their creed, and in that case you will never be able to achieve a blissful life / or gain salvation’.

Ali Ünal

"Indeed, if they should find you out, they will stone you to death or turn you back to their way of belief and life by force, then you will never attain prosperity ever hereafter."

Dr. Kamal Omar

Surely, they: if they (ever) prevailed over you they would extern you or make you turn back to their Millat, and you will never be successful in that situation — (even till) eternity.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"Because if they should find you, they would stone you to death (for believing in your Lord) and force you to return to their (ways of) worship; And then you will never gain prosperity."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`(For) if they come to know of you they will condemn you or make you revert to their faith (by force) and in that case (that you revert to their faith), you will never attain your goal and prosper ever.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Surely, if they overpower you (after becoming aware of you), they will stone you to death, or force you (through oppression) to return to their faith. And, (if it so happens,) then you will not prosper at all

Linda "iLham" Barto

“If they [the oppressors] discover you, they would stone you or force you to return to their [pagan] cult. In that case, you would never attain prosperity.” [The chosen member went in his old-fashioned clothes and presented coins of the then-fallen Roman Empire.]

Bijan Moeinian

only God knows. Now someone should volunteer to go to the town and get a good food for this silver coin, while taking all precautionary measures so that none know about our hide-out place. If our persecutors find us, they will either stone us or force us to join them in disbelief, which, in that case, we will loose our chance to succeed.”