Quran 9:13 — At-Tawba, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
How could you not fight a people who have broken their oaths, who tried to drive the Messenger out, who attacked you first? Do you fear them? It is God you should fear if you are true believers.
أَلَا تُقَاتِلُونَ قَوْمًا نَكَثُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ وَهَمُّوا بِإِخْرَاجِ الرَّسُولِ وَهُمْ بَدَءُوكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَوْهُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
alā tuqātilūna qawman nakathū aymānahum wahammū bi-ikh'rāji l-rasūli wahum badaūkum awwala marratin atakhshawnahum fal-lahu aḥaqqu an takhshawhu in kuntum mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and purposed to expel the Messenger, beginning the first time against you? Are you afraid of them? You would do better to be afraid of God, if you are believers.
- Muhammad Asad
- Would you, perchance, fail to fight against people who have broken their solemn pledges, and have done all that they could to drive the Apostle away, and have been first to attack you? Do you hold them in awe? Nay, it is God alone of whom you ought to stand in awe, if you are [truly] believers!
- Sahih International
- Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَاalā | Will not | — |
| 2 | تُقَـٰتِلُونَtuqātilūna | you fight | قتل |
| 3 | قَوْمًۭاqawman | a people | قوم |
| 4 | نَّكَثُوٓا۟nakathū | who broke | نكث |
| 5 | أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْaymānahum | their oaths | يمن |
| 6 | وَهَمُّوا۟wahammū | and determined | همم |
| 7 | بِإِخْرَاجِbi-ikh'rāji | to drive out | خرج |
| 8 | ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūli | the Messenger | رسل |
| 9 | وَهُمwahum | and they | — |
| 10 | بَدَءُوكُمْbadaūkum | began (to attack) you | بدأ |
| 11 | أَوَّلَawwala | first | أول |
| 12 | مَرَّةٍ ۚmarratin | time | مرر |
| 13 | أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚatakhshawnahum | Do you fear them | خشي |
| 14 | فَٱللَّهُfal-lahu | But Allah | أله |
| 15 | أَحَقُّaḥaqqu | (has) more right | حقق |
| 16 | أَنan | that | — |
| 17 | تَخْشَوْهُtakhshawhu | you should fear Him | خشي |
| 18 | إِنin | if | — |
| 19 | كُنتُمkuntum | you are | كون |
| 20 | مُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīna | believers | أمن |