[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not aggress, God does not love the aggressors.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors
Wahiduddin Khan
And fight in God's cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression for surely, God does not love aggressors
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors
The Wise Quran
And fight in God's way with those who fight with you, and do not transgress. Indeed, God does not love the transgressors.
The Study Quran
And fight in the way of God against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Truly God loves not the transgressors
Talal Itani (2012)
And fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not commit aggression; God does not love the aggressors
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Fight in the path of God those who fight you, but don’t commit aggression. God doesn’t love the aggressors.
T.B.Irving
Fight those who fight against you along God´s way, yet do not initiate hostilities; God does not love aggressors.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits: For Allah does not love those who exceed their rightful limits
Sher Ali
And fight in the way of ALLAH against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, ALLAH loves not the transgressors
Shakir
And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits
Shabbir Ahmed
Fight in the Cause of Allah those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression. Behold, Allah loves not aggressors. (22:39)
Samy Mahdy
And fight in Allah’s pathway those who fight you, and do not transgress; surely Allah does not love the transgressors.
Safi Kaskas
Fight in God's path against those who fight you, but do not be aggressors, for God does not love aggressors.
Rashad Khalifa
You may fight in the cause of GOD against those who attack you, but do not aggress. GOD does not love the aggressors.
N J Dawood 2014
Fight in the cause of God those that fight you, but commit no aggression. God does not love the aggressors
Mustaqim
And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress. Allah does not love the transgressors.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Fight in the cause of Allah ˹only˺ against those who wage war against you, but do not exceed the limits. Surely Allah does not like transgressors.
Musharraf Hussain
Fight in Allah’s way those who fight you, but do not attack first. Allah does not like aggressors.
MunirMezyed2023
And fight in the cause of Allâh against those who fight you. And begin not hostilities. Indeed, Allâh doesn’t demonstrate His own love for the transgressors.
Munir Mezyed
Fight for (serving) the cause of Allâh against those who fight you, and begin not hostilities. Indeed, Allâh demonstrates not his own love for the transgressors.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight you, and do not transgress. Verily, Allah does not like the transgressors
Muhammad Sarwar
Fight for the cause of God, those who fight you, but do not transgress, for God does not love the transgressors
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And fight in the way of Allah the ones who fight you, but do not transgress; surely Allah does not love the transgressors
Muhammad Asad
AND FIGHT in God's cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression-for, verily, God does not love aggressors
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And kill/fight in God's way/sake those who kill/fight you , and do not transgress/violate , that God does not love/like the transgressors/violators
Mohammad Shafi
And fight, in the way of Allah, those who fight with you. And transgress not! Indeed, Allah loves not the transgressors
Mir Aneesuddin
And fight in the way of Allah those who fight with you, but do not exceed the limits, Allah certainly does not like those who exceed the limits.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you but be not aggressive. Surely Allah loves not the aggressors
Maududi
And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight against you but do not commit aggression because Allah does not like aggressors
Linda "iLham" Barto
You must fight, in the way of Allah, those who attack you. Do not break the rules [of fair fighting]. Allah does not love those who go too far.
John Medows Rodwell
And fight for the cause of God against those who fight against you: but commit not the injustice of attacking them first: God loveth not such injustice
Irving/Hegab
Fight those who fight against you along Allah (God)'s way, yet do not initiate hostilities; Allah (God) does not love aggressors.
Hilali - Khan
And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors. (This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihad, but it was supplemented by another (V.9:36))
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight against you, but do not aggress. Allah does not love the aggressors
Hamid S. Aziz
Fight in the Cause of Allah with those who fight you, but transgress not the limits (or begin not hostilities); verily, Allah loves not those who transgress (or the aggressors)
George Sale
And fight for the religion of God against those who fight against you, but transgress not by attacking them first, for God loveth not the transgressors
Fode Drame
And fight in the way of Allah against those who are fighting you but do not transgress. Truly Allah does not love the transgressors.
Faridul Haque
And fight in Allah's cause against those who fight you and do not exceed the limits; and Allah does not like the transgressors
Edward Henry Palmer
Fight in God's way with those who fight with you, but transgress not; verily, God loves not those who do transgress
Dr. Munir Munshey
In the path of Allah, fight those who wage a war against you. But do not exceed the limit. Indeed, Allah does not like the transgressors
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And fight (in defence) in the cause of Allah against those who impose war on you. (Yes,) but do not exceed limits. Surely, Allah does not like those who exceed limits
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And fight in the Way of God those who fight you, but exceed not the limits. Truly, God loves not the ones who exceed the limits.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And fight to kill, in the Cause of Allah, those who fight you to kill and do not transgress the limits (of justice and retribution). Certainly Allah does not like those who cross the limits
Corpus.Quran
And fight in (the) way (of) Allah those who fight you and (do) not transgress Indeed Allah (does) not like the transgressors
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Fight in the cause of God, those who fight you, but do not transgress limits, for God does not love transgressors
Bijan Moeinian
[Today, finally, you are given the permission to] fight in the cause of God against those who wage a war against. However, [as a peaceful nation that you are supposed to be by your very title,] do not begin the hostilities, for God does not like the aggressors
Bakhtiari Nejad
And fight in God's way with those who wage war against you, but do not exceed the limits. God does not like those who exceed the limits.
Arthur John Arberry
And fight in the way of God with those; who fight with you, but aggress not: God loves not the aggressors
Amatul Rahman Omar
And fight in the cause of Allah those who fight and persecute you, but commit no aggression. Surely, Allah does not love the aggressors
Ali Ünal
Fight in God’s cause (in order to exalt His Name) against those who fight against you, but do not exceed the bounds (set by God), for surely God loves not those who exceed the bounds
Ali Quli Qara'i
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress. Indeed Allah does not like transgressors
Aisha Bewley
Fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight you, but do not go beyond the limits. Allah does not love those who go beyond the limits.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And fight in the way of Allah, those who fight against you and do not transgress, Allah does not love the transgressors.
Ahmed Hulusi
And with those who fight to kill you, fight in the way of Allah (defend your right to live). Do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like the transgressors.
Ahmed Ali
Fight those in the way of God who fight you, but do not be aggressive: God does not like aggressors
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, and transgress not; verily Allah loveth not the transgressor
Abdul Hye
And fight in the way of Allah (against) those who fight you, but don’t exceed (limit). Surely, Allah does not like the transgressors.
Abdel Haleem
Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits: God does not love those who overstep the limits