Quran 9 : 56

And they swear by Allah indeed, they surely (are) of you, while not they (are) of you, but they (are) a people (who) are afraid.
وَيَحْلِفُونَ
Wayaḥlifūna
بِٱللَّهِ
Biallahi
إِنَّهُمْ
Iinnahum
لَمِنكُمْ
Laminkum
وَمَا
Wamā
هُم
Hum
مِّنكُمْ
Mminkum
وَلَٰكِنَّهُمْ
Walaākinnahum
قَوْمٌ
Qawmun
يَفْرَقُونَ
Yafraqūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And they swear by God that they are with you, while they are not with you; but they are a people who are indecisive.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours)

Wahiduddin Khan

They swear by God that they are believers like you; but they are not. They are afraid [to appear in their true colours]

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And they swear by Allah that they are from among you while they are not from among you; but they are a people who are afraid

The Wise Quran

And they swear by God, indeed, they surely are of you; while they are not of you, but they are a divisive people.

The Study Quran

And they swear by God that truly they are of you, but they are not of you. Rather, they are a fearful people

Talal Itani (2012)

They swear by God that they are of you. But they are not of you. They are divisive people

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

They swear by God that they are of you, but they are not of you. They are people who cause discord.

T.B.Irving

They swear by God that they are with you while they do not stand with you, but are a folk who are easily scared off.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

They swear by Allah that they are truly of you; While (in reality) they are not of you: But they are people (hypocrites) afraid (that you may kill them)

Sher Ali

And they swear by ALLAH that they are indeed of you, while they are not of you, but they are a cowardly people

Shakir

And they swear by Allah that they are most surely of you, and they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid (of you)

Shabbir Ahmed

And they swear by Allah that they are of you. In fact, they are not of you, but they are people ridden with fear

Samy Mahdy

And they are swearing by Allah that they are from you. And they are not from you. But they are kinfolk who are frightened.

Safi Kaskas

They swear to God that they are part of you, but they are not. They are petrified,

Rashad Khalifa

They swear by GOD that they belong with you, while they do not belong with you; they are divisive people.

N J Dawood 2014

They swear by God that they are believers with you, and they are not with you. But they are afraid

Mustaqim

And they swear by Allah that they are from amongst you when they are not from amongst you, but they are people who cause division.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

They swear by Allah that they are part of you, but they are not. They only say so out of fear.

Musharraf Hussain

They swear by Allah: they are with you all the way, but they aren’t with you; they are cowardly people

MunirMezyed2023

And these who indulge in hypocrisy swear by Allâh (to you, O’ Monotheistic Believers) that they are indeed of you. But actually they are not. Yet they are a people who fear (your outrage).

Munir Mezyed

And these ‘Hypocrites’ swear by Allâh (unto you, O’ Monotheistic Believers) that they are indeed of you; but actually they are not. Yet they are a people who fear (your outrage ).

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

They swear by Allah that they are from among you, whereas they are not from among you, but they are a people in fear

Muhammad Sarwar

They swear by God that they are believers like you but they are not believers. They are a people who only cause differences

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And they swear by Allah that they are in truth of you, when they are not of you, but they are folk who are afraid

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And they swear by Allah that surely they are indeed of you, and in no way are they of you; but they are a people who are terrified.

Muhammad Asad

And they swear by God that they do indeed belong to you -the while they do not belong to you, but are [only] people ridden by fear

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And they swear/take oath by God, that they truly are from you (E), and they are not from you, and however they are a nation afraid/separating

Mohammad Shafi

And they swear by Allah that they are indeed with you. And they are not with you, but they are a people who are scared.

Mir Aneesuddin

And they swear by Allah that they are with you while they are not with you, but they are people who are afraid,

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they swear by Allah that they are truly of you. And they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid

Maududi

They swear by Allah that they are part of you whereas they are certainly not part of you. They are merely a people who dread you

Linda "iLham" Barto

They swear by Allah that they are truly of you, but they are not of you. They are intimidated.

John Medows Rodwell

And they swear by God that they are indeed of you, yet they are not of you, but they are people who are afraid of you

Irving/Hegab

They swear by Allah (God) that they are with you while they do not stand with you, but are a folk who are in fear.

Hilali - Khan

They swear by Allah that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites) who are afraid (that you may kill them)

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

They swear by Allah that they belong with you, yet they are not of you. They are a nation that are afraid

Hamid S. Aziz

They swear by Allah that, in truth, they are of you; but they are not of you, and they are a people who do stand aside in fear

George Sale

They swear by God that they are of you; yet they are not of you, but are people who stand in fear

Fode Drame

And they swear by Allah that they surely are of you but they are not of you rather they are a people who are stricken with fear.

Faridul Haque

And they (the hypocrites) swear by Allah that they are from among you (Muslims); and they are not from among you - however those people are afraid

Edward Henry Palmer

They swear by God that, verily, they are of you; but they are not of you, and they are a people who do stand aside in fear

Dr. Munir Munshey

They swear by Allah that they certainly belong to you (and are with you). But they are not part of you. Rather, they are a people ridden with fear

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And (they are so cowardly that) they swear by Allah that they are from you whilst they are not from you. But they are those who fear (the disclosure and outcome of their hypocrisy. So they appear to be Muslims outawardly)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And they swear by God that they are, truly, of you while they are not of you. They are but a folk who are in fear.

Dr. Kamal Omar

And they swear by Allah: surely they (are) without doubt, of you. And they are not of you but they are a nation who create dissensions and sects

Corpus.Quran

And they swear by Allah indeed, they surely (are) of you while not they (are) of you but they (are) a people (who) are afraid

Bilal Muhammad 2018

They swear by God that they are indeed with you, but they are not with you. So they are afraid

Bijan Moeinian

They swear by God that they are your followers. However, they are not your people. They are people who [resent you and] would do their best to divide your followers

Bakhtiari Nejad

And they swear by God that indeed they are of you while they are not of you, but they are scared people.

Arthur John Arberry

They swear by God that they belong with you, but they are not of you they are a people that are afraid

Amatul Rahman Omar

And they swear by Allah that they indeed belong to you, but they do not belong to you, on the other hand they are too timid a people (to appear in their true colours)

Ali Ünal

They swear by God that they are indeed of you (belonging with the believers), yet they are not of you. They are only a people ridden by fear (and thereby pretending to be of you)

Ali Quli Qara'i

They swear by Allah that they belong to you, but they do not belong to you. Rather they are a frightened lot

Aisha Bewley

They swear by Allah that they are of your number, but they are not of your number. Rather, they are people who are scared.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

They swear by Allah that they are from amongst you and they are not from amongst you, yes they are afraid.

Ahmed Hulusi

They swear by Allah that they are certainly from among you! While they are not from among you! But they are people who are very afraid.

Ahmed Ali

They swear by God they are with you, though in fact they are not. They are only a frightened lot

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And they swear by Allah that they are surely of you, whereas they are not of you; but they are a people who dread

Abdul Hye

They swear by Allah that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are people (hypocrites) who are afraid of you.

Abdel Haleem

They swear by God that they belong with you [believers], but they do not. They are cowardly