Quran 9 : 43

(May) forgive Allah you! Why (did) you grant leave to them until (became) evident to you those who were truthful, and you knew the liars?
عَفَا
ʿAfā
ٱللَّهُ
Allahu
عَنكَ
ʿAnka
لِمَ
Lima
أَذِنتَ
Aadhinta
لَهُمْ
Lahum
حَتَّىٰ
Ḥattaāā
يَتَبَيَّنَ
Yatabayyana
لَكَ
Laka
ٱلَّذِينَ
Alladhīna
صَدَقُوا۟
Ṣadaqūa
وَتَعْلَمَ
Wataʿlama
ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Alkaādhibīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

God pardons you; why did you give them leave before it became clear to you who are truthful, and who are lying?

N J Dawood 2014

God pardon you! Why did you give them leave before you discovered who was speaking the truth, and knew who was lying

Ahmed Ali

May God forgive you. Why did you allow them (to stay behind) without ascertaining who spoke the truth and who were liars

The Study Quran

God pardon thee! Why didst thou grant them leave before it became clear to thee who spoke the truth and who the liars were

Mustaqim

Allah lets you off, but why did you excuse them before those who were truthful were apparent to you and you knew the liars?

Linda "iLham" Barto

May Allah forgive you! Why did you excuse them before it became evident to you who was telling the truth and who was lying?

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

God would pardon you! Why did you give them leave before it became clear to you those who were truthful and you knew the liars?

Arthur John Arberry

God pardon thee! Why gavest thou them leave, till it was clear to thee which of them spoke the truth, and thou knewest the liars

Muhammad Sarwar

May God forgive you! (Muhammad), why did you not let them join the army so that you could discern the liars from the truthful ones

Talal Itani (2012)

May God pardon you! Why did you give them permission before it became clear to you who are the truthful ones, and who are the liars

Samy Mahdy

May Allah pardon you! Why should you permit them, until it was demonstrated to you those who truthed, and you would know the liars?

Shakir

Allah pardon you! Why did you give them leave until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to you and you had known the liars

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Allah forgive you, why did you then permit them, till the true one had not become manifest to you and the liars had not become clear?

Safi Kaskas

God forgives you [Prophet] for permitting them to stay behind before it was obvious which of them were truthful and which were liars.

Aisha Bewley

Allah pardon you! Why did you excuse them until it was clear to you which of them were telling the truth and until you knew the liars?

The Wise Quran

God pardon you; why did you give permission to them until it was made manifest to you those who were truthful, and you knew the liars?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Allah pardon thee! Why didst thou permit them until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to thee and thou hadst known the liars

Fode Drame

Allah pardons you for giving permission to them until it becomes distinct for you those who are sincere and until you distinguish the liars.

Rashad Khalifa

GOD has pardoned you: why did you give them permission (to stay behind), before you could distinguish those who are truthful from the liars?

Mir Aneesuddin

Allah pardon you ! why did you give them permission, until those who spoke the truth were manifest to you and you had (also) known the liars?

T.B.Irving

May God pardon you! Why did you permit them to do so before it was explained to you which ones were truthful so you might recognize the liars?

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Allah pardon thee! why didst thou give them leave before it was manifest unto thee as to whosoever told the truth and thou hadst known the liars

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Allah has forgiven you! Why did you give them leave (to stay behind) until it was clear to you which of them was truthful and knew those who lied

Bakhtiari Nejad

(Muhammad,) God excused you, why did you allow them (to stay behind) before it was clear to you who were telling the truth and you knew the liars?

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Allah give thee grace! why didst thou grant them until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars

Musharraf Hussain

Allah pardons you! Why did you allow them to remain behind before it became clear who was telling the truth, and you had identified the liars

Edward Henry Palmer

God forgive thee; why didst thou give them leave (to stay) until it was made manifest to thee who spake the truth - until thou mightest know the liars

Irving/Hegab

May Allah (God) pardon you! Why did you permit them to do so before it was explained to you which ones were truthful so you might recognize the liars?

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Allah forgive thee (O Muhammad)! Wherefor didst thou grant them leave ere those who told the truth were manifest to thee and thou didst know the liars

Wahiduddin Khan

May God pardon you! Why did you permit them to do so before it had become clear to you which ones were truthful, so that you might recognize the liars

Maududi

(O Prophet), may Allah forgive you! Why did you give them leave to stay behind before it became clear to you as to who were truthful and who were liars

Bilal Muhammad 2018

God forgives you, but why did you not grant leave to them until it became evident to you those who were truthful, and you knew indeed who the liars were

Hamid S. Aziz

Allah forgives you (O Muhammad); why did you give them leave (to stay) until it was made manifest to you who spoke the truth, and you did know the liars

John Medows Rodwell

God forgive thee! Why didst thou give them leave to stay behind, ere they who make true excuses had become known to thee, and thou hadst known the liars

Ali Ünal

May God give you grace! Why did you give them leave to stay behind until it became clear to you who was speaking the truth and you came to know the liars

Corpus.Quran

(May) Allah forgive (May) Allah forgive you Why (did) you grant leave to them until (became) evident to you those who were truthful and you knew the liars

Mohammad Shafi

May Allah pardon you (the Prophet)! Why did you exempt them before it became clear to you as to who were speaking the truth and you knew who the liars were

Dr. Munir Munshey

May Allah forgive you! Why did you grant them permission (to stay behind)? Otherwise, it would have become evident to you who is sincere and who is the liar

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

God forgave/pardoned from you/for what you permitted/allowed for them, until those who were truthful become clear/shown to you, and you know the liars/deniers

Sher Ali

ALLAH remove the ill consequences of thy mistake. Why didst thou permit them to stay behind till it had become clear to thee and thou hadst also known the liars

Ali Quli Qara'i

May Allah excuse you! Why did you grant them leave [to stay behind] before those who told the truth were evident to you and you had ascertained the liars

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

God pardon thee! Why hadst thou given permission to them before it becomes clear to thee those who were sincere and thou hast known who are the ones who lie?

Abdel Haleem

God forgive you [Prophet]! Why did you give them permission to stay at home before it had become clear to you which of them spoke the truth and which were liars

Abdul Hye

May Allah forgive you (O Muhammad). Why did you grant permission to them (to stay behind), until those who told the truth become clear to you, and you had known the liars?

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

(O Prophet,) Allah has forgiven you; why did you permit them (to stay in Madinah) before the truthful ones could become distinct to you, and you could be sure of the liars

Dr. Kamal Omar

Allah has forgiven you, (but) why did you grant them permission until it had become clear to you (as to who were) those who spoke the truth and you had (also clearly) known the liars

Mustafa Khattab 2018

May Allah pardon you ˹O Prophet˺! Why did you give them permission ˹to stay behind˺ before those who told the truth were distinguished from those who were lying?

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Allah safeguard (protect and exalt) you! Why did you permit them (not to participate in war), till those who were speaking the truth would be known to you and you would (also) know the liars

George Sale

God forgive thee! Why didst thou give them leave to stay at home, until they who speak the truth, when they excuse themselves, had become manifested unto thee, and thou hadst known the liars

Shabbir Ahmed

Allah pardons you (O Messenger)! Why did you give them permission to stay behind, before you could distinguish the truthful from the liars? (The granting of permission gave the hypocrites an excuse)

Syed Vickar Ahamed

May Allah forgive you, (and give you grace)! Why did you grant them exemption (from fighting the holy war) until those who told the truth could be clearly seen by you, and you had (also) known the liars

Munir Mezyed

Allâh has already forgiven you, (O’ Muhammad). Why did you give them permission (to stay at home)? (You should have waited) until it became obvious to you who were truthful; and you knew who were the liars.

MunirMezyed2023

Allâh has already forgiven you, (O’ Muhammad). Why did you give them permission (to stay at home)? (You should have waited) until it became obvious to you who were truthful; and you knew who were the liars.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Allah be clement towards you! (i.e., the prophet) Why did you give them permission, (i.e., permission to be excused form fighting) till it was evident to you the ones of them who (strive) sincerely, and you know the liars?

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

May Allah pardon you, [O Muhammad]; why did you give them permission [to remain behind]? [You should not have] until it was evident to you who were truthful and you knew [who were] the liars

Ahmed Hulusi

Allah has pardoned you (from living any discomfort due to this)! Why did you give them permission to remain (behind from the Battle of Tabuk) when you had not yet distinguished with certainty the truthful ones from the liars?

Muhammad Asad

May God pardon thee [O Prophet]! Why didst thou grant them permission [to stay at home] ere it had become obvious to thee as to who was speaking the truth, and [ere] thou camest to know. [who were] the liars

Bijan Moeinian

May God forgive you (Mohammad); why did you give them (the hypocrites who came with all kind of excuses in order not to march forward) permission to stay behind? How will then the truthful and hypocrite can be distinguished from each other now

Hilali - Khan

May Allah forgive you (O Muhammad SAW). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind, you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihad), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars

Faridul Haque

May Allah forgive you *; why did you permit them ** until the truthful ones had been manifested to you and the liars been exposed? (* This is an expression of love for the Holy Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him. ** The hypocrites had been permitted to stay back from the holy war.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Allah set your affairs aright (and brought honour and glory to you since you pardoned the hypocrites). Why did you give them leave (to stay behind)? (You should not have given them leave) until you had clearly known those who spoke the truth (and offered genuine excuses) and you had come to know the liars