Quran 9 : 12

And if they break their oaths from after their treaty and defame [in] your religion, then fight the leaders (of) [the] disbelief, indeed, they - no oaths for them, so that they may cease.
وَإِن
Waiin
نَّكَثُوٓا۟
Nnakathuwa
أَيْمَٰنَهُم
Aaymaānahum
مِّنۢ
Mmin
بَعْدِ
Baʿdi
عَهْدِهِمْ
ʿAhdihim
وَطَعَنُوا۟
Waṭaʿanūa
فِى
Fiā
دِينِكُمْ
Dīnikum
فَقَٰتِلُوٓا۟
Faqaātiluwa
أَئِمَّةَ
Aaiimmaha
ٱلْكُفْرِ
Alkufri
إِنَّهُمْ
Iinnahum
لَآ
Laa
أَيْمَٰنَ
Aaymaāna
لَهُمْ
Lahum
لَعَلَّهُمْ
Laʿallahum
يَنتَهُونَ
Yantahūna
Mustaqim
And if they break their promises after their treaty and attack your religion, then kill the leaders of rejection, for they keep no promises, so that they stop.
Irving/Hegab
If they should violate their trust once they have sworn it, and insult your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief; they have no faith to make them stop.
T.B.Irving
If they should violate their trust once they have sworn it, and insult your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief; they have no faith to make them stop.
Samy Mahdy
And if they renege their oaths after their covenant, and appeal in your religion, so fight the infidelity’s imams, they have no oaths, perhaps they may be ending.
Edward Henry Palmer
But if they break faith with you after their treaty, and taunt your religion, then fight the leaders of misbelief; verily, they have no faith, haply they may desist
The Wise Quran
And if they break their oaths after their covenant and defame your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief; indeed, they have no oaths, perhaps they may desist.
Arthur John Arberry
But if they break their oaths after their covenant and thrust at your religion, then fight the leaders of unbelief; they have no sacred oaths; haply they will give over
Talal Itani (2012)
But if they violate their oaths after their pledge, and attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief—they have no faith—so that they may desist
Mustafa Khattab 2018
But if they break their oaths after making a pledge and attack your faith, then fight the champions of disbelief—who never honour their oaths—so perhaps they will desist.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And if they break their oaths after their agreement and revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief -- surely their oaths are nothing -- so that they may desist
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But if, after coming to terms with you, they break their oaths and revile your belief, fight the leaders of the disbelief for they have no oaths in order that they will desist
The Study Quran
But if they renege on their oaths after having made their treaty, and vilify your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief—truly they have no oaths—that they might desist
Ahmed Ali
If they break their pledge after giving their word and revile your faith, fight these specimens of faithlessness, for surely their oaths have no sanctity: They may haply desist
Aisha Bewley
If they break their oaths after making their treaty and defame your deen, then fight the leaders of kufr — their oaths mean nothing — so that hopefully they will stop.
Linda "iLham" Barto
If they break their promises after their treaty and if they slander your religion, fight the unbelieving leaders. Their promises mean nothing to them. They must be restrained.
Wahiduddin Khan
But if they break faith after pledging it and revile your religion, then fight these leaders of unbelief, so that they may desist, for they have no regard for their pledged word
Maududi
But if they break their pledges after making them and attack your faith, make war on the leaders of unbelief that they may desist, for they have no regard for their pledged words
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And if they violate their oaths after their covenant and revile your religion, fight those leaders of infidelity-verily no oaths will hold in their case that haply they may desist
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
If they break their oaths after their covenant, and taunt at your religion, then fight with the leaders of infidelity. Undoubtedly, their oaths are nothing. Haply they may desist.
Shakir
And if they break their oaths after their agreement and (openly) revile your religion, then fight the leaders of unbelief-- surely their oaths are nothing-- so that they may desist
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
However, if they violate their oaths after their treaty, and they attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief, for their oaths are nothing to them, so they may cease.
Corpus.Quran
And if they break their oaths after after their treaty and defame [in] your religion then fight the leaders (of) [the] disbelief indeed, they no oaths for them so that they may cease
Sher Ali
And if they break their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion, then fight these leaders of disbelief --surely, they have no regard for their oaths, - that they may desist
Abdel Haleem
But if they break their oath after having made an agreement with you, if they revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief- oaths mean nothing to them- so that they may stop
John Medows Rodwell
But if, after alliance made, they break their oaths and revile your religion, then do battle with the ring-leaders of infidelity - for no oaths are binding with them that they may desist
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and taunt you for your Faith,- fight ye the chiefs of Unfaith: for their oaths are nothing to them: that thus they may be restrained
Faridul Haque
And if they break their promises after making a treaty and malign your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief - indeed their promises are nothing - in the hope that they may desist
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And if they break their oaths after they have made a covenant, and speak evil of your Faith, then fight the leaders of infidelity,__since their oaths are nothing,___so that they may desist
George Sale
But if they violate their oaths, after their league, and revile your religion, oppose the leaders of infidelity, -- for there is no trust in them, -- that they may desist from their treachery
Hamid S. Aziz
But if they break faith with you after their treaty, and assail (taunt or attack) your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief - verily, they have no faith - in order that they may desist
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in case they breach their oaths after their covenant, and discredit your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief; surely they have no (binding) oaths, that possibly they would refrain.
Bakhtiari Nejad
If they break their oaths after their commitment and taunt you in your religion (way of life), then fight the leaders of disbelief as indeed no oath (has any value) for them so that they may stop.
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But if they violate their promises after their covenant, and taunt you for your faith, fight the leaders of disbelief, for their promises mean nothing to them. Do this so that they may be restrained
N J Dawood 2014
But if, after coming to terms with you, they break their oaths, and revile your religion, then fight the leaders of unbelief ― for no oaths are binding for them ― so that they may desist
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And if they break their pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads of disbelief - Lo! they have no binding oaths - in order that they may desist
Fode Drame
But if they breach their solemn oaths after their covenant and slander your religion, then fight against the leaders of the disbelief. Truly they do not keep their solemn oaths perhaps they will desist.
Mir Aneesuddin
And if they break their oaths after their agreement and taunt (you) in your religion then fight the leaders of infidelity that they may desist, because there is nothing (like a binding of) oaths for them.
Dr. Munir Munshey
And if they enter into a pact, and yet violate their pledges and (begin to) malign (and defame) your faith, then fight the leaders of disbelief. Perhaps they would desist. Their oaths are not worthy of trust
Rashad Khalifa
If they violate their oaths after pledging to keep their covenants, and attack your religion, you may fight the leaders of paganism - you are no longer bound by your covenant with them - that they may refrain.
Ahmed Hulusi
But if they break their oath after pledging it and denigrate your Religion, then kill the leaders of unbelief (the coverers of the reality)... For they have no regard for their oaths... Perhaps they will desist.
Mohammad Shafi
And if they break their terms after their covenant and taunt your religion, then fight the leading lights of the suppression of Truth — the terms are nothing to them, indeed — so that they may desist
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And if they break their oaths after their treaty and defame your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, there are no oaths [sacred] to them; [fight them that] they might cease
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And if they break their oaths after making their pledge, and they challenge the authority of your system; then you may kill the leaders of rejection. Their oaths are nothing to them, perhaps they will then cease.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But if they break their word after their promise, and make fun of you for your Faith— (Then) you fight the leaders of disbelief: Their words (of promise) are nothing to them: Like this they may be restrained
Ali Quli Qara'i
But if they break their pledges after their having made a treaty and revile your religion, then fight the leaders of unfaith —indeed they have no [commitment to] pledges— maybe they will relinquish
Safi Kaskas
If they violate their oaths after having made a treaty with you and condemn your faith, then fight against these leaders of ungodliness, who have no regard for their own oaths, so that they will stop their aggression.
Musharraf Hussain
If they break their oaths once they have made a treaty with you, and they criticise your religion, then fight the chiefs of the disbelievers. Their oaths mean nothing to them, so this might stop them
Shabbir Ahmed
If they keep breaking their pledges after their treaty, and assail your System, then fight the chiefs of the disbelievers. They have no respect for their binding oaths. This action will help restrain them from aggression
Ali Ünal
But if they break their pledges after their treaty (with you) and assail your religion, then fight with those leaders of unbelief – surely they have no trustworthy pledges – so that they may desist (from aggression)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
But if they broke their sworn oaths after their compact and discredited your way of life, then, fight the leaders of ingratitude. Truly, they, their sworn oaths are nothing to them, so that perhaps they will refrain themselves.
Muhammad Sarwar
Fight against the leaders of the unbelievers if they violate their established peace treaty with you and revile your faith, to force them to stop their aggression against you. You do not have to bind yourselves to such a treaty
Amatul Rahman Omar
If they break their oaths after (they have ratified) their pledge and revile and commit aggression against your Faith, then fight such leaders of disbelief that they may desist. Indeed, solemn (binding) oaths have no value with them
Abdul Hye
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism, then fight the leaders of disbelief. Surely their oaths are nothing to them, so that they may be stopped (their evil actions).
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And if they broke/violated their oaths from after their promise and they defamed/stabbed in yourreligion so fight/kill (the) leaders/examples (of) the disbelief, that they truly (have) no oaths/swearings for them, maybe/perhaps they terminate/stop
Bijan Moeinian
Now if these idol worshipers break their promises and make fun of your faith, then you have My permission to fight with these leaders of the disbelief as there will be no treaty left to be respected. May the use of force can bring them to their senses
Munir Mezyed
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and openly revile your Faith in an abusive manner, then fight the ‘Leaders of Atheism’ for no oaths are binding with them- so that they may refrain (from disbelief & hostility toward Islam and the Muslims).
Muhammad Asad
But if they break their solemn pledges after having concluded a covenant, and revile your religion, then fight against these archetypes of faithlessness who, behold, have no [regard for their own] pledges, so that they might desist [from aggression]
Hilali - Khan
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbelief (chiefs of Quraish - pagans of Makkah) - for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions)
Dr. Kamal Omar
And if they violated their oaths after their covenant and brought bad remarks regarding your Religion then perform Qital with the Imams of Kufr — surely they: (their) oaths (have) no (meaning) to them — so that they may cease (their evil actions)
MunirMezyed2023
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant and openly revile your Faith in an abusive manner, then fight the Masters of the Spiritual darkness for no oaths are binding with them- so that they may refrain (from promoting Spiritual Blindness & hostility toward those who adhere to Absolute Monotheism).
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And if after making a promise (for peaceful bilateral relations), they break their oaths, (and restore the state of war,) and taunt you with sarcasm in your Din (Religion), then wage (defensive) war against (those) chieftains of disbelief (to eliminate any chance of mischief, violence and revolt). Surely, their oaths are not worth any regard, so that they may desist (from their mischief-mongering)