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Quran 60:9Al-Mumtahana, verse 9

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

But God forbids you to take as allies those who have fought against you for your faith, driven you out of your homes, and helped others to drive you out: any of you who take them as allies will truly be wrongdoers.

إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَىٰ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَنْ تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

innamā yanhākumu l-lahu ʿani alladhīna qātalūkum fī l-dīni wa-akhrajūkum min diyārikum waẓāharū ʿalā ikh'rājikum an tawallawhum waman yatawallahum fa-ulāika humu l-ẓālimūna

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Word-by-word analysis of Al-Mumtahana verse 9
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1إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
2يَنْهَىٰكُمُyanhākumuforbids youنهي
3ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllahأله
4عَنِʿanifrom
5ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
6قَـٰتَلُوكُمْqātalūkumfight youقتل
7فِىin
8ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religionدين
9وَأَخْرَجُوكُمwa-akhrajūkumand drive you outخرج
10مِّنminof
11دِيَـٰرِكُمْdiyārikumyour homesدور
12وَظَـٰهَرُوا۟waẓāharūand supportظهر
13عَلَىٰٓʿalāin
14إِخْرَاجِكُمْikh'rājikumyour expulsionخرج
15أَنanthat
16تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚtawallawhumyou make them alliesولي
17وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
18يَتَوَلَّهُمْyatawallahummakes them alliesولي
19فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
20هُمُhumu[they]
21ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَl-ẓālimūna(are) the wrongdoersظلم