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9:7

Howcan (there) befor the polytheistsa covenantwithAllahand withHis Messengerexceptthose (with) whomyou made a covenantnearAl-MasjidﱎﱏAl-HaraamSo long asthey are uprightto youthen you be uprightﱔﱕto themIndeedAllahlovesthe righteous(7)

How can such polytheists have a treaty with Allah and His Messenger, except those you have made a treaty with at the Sacred Mosque?1 So, as long as they are true to you, be true to them. Indeed Allah loves those who are mindful ˹of Him˺.

9:8

Howwhile, ifthey gain dominanceover youthey do not regard (the ties)they do not regard (the ties)with you(of) kinshipand notﱤﱥcovenant of protectionThey satisfy youwith their mouthsbut refusetheir heartsand most of them(are) defiantly disobedient(8)

How ˹can they have a treaty˺? If they were to have the upper hand over you, they would have no respect for kinship or treaty. They only flatter you with their tongues, but their hearts are in denial, and most of them are rebellious.

9:9

They exchange[with] the Verses of Allah[with] the Verses of Allah(for) a little price(for) a little priceand they hinder (people)fromﱴﱵHis wayIndeedevil(is) whatthey used todo(9)

They chose a fleeting gain over Allah’s revelations, hindering ˹others˺ from His Way. Evil indeed is what they have done!

9:10

Notthey respect (the ties)towardsﱿa believer(of) kinshipand notﲂﲃcovenant of protectionAnd those[they](are) the transgressors(10)

They do not honour the bonds of kinship or treaties with the believers. It is they who are the transgressors.

9:11

But ifthey repentand establishthe prayerand givethe zakahthen (they are) your brothersinﲐﲑ[the] religionAnd We explain in detailthe Versesfor a people(who) know(11)

But if they repent, perform prayer, and pay alms-tax, then they are your brothers in faith. This is how We make the revelations clear for people of knowledge.

9:12

And ifthey breaktheir oathsafteraftertheir treatyand defame[in]your religionthen fightthe leaders(of) [the] disbeliefindeed, they nooathsfor themso that they maycease(12)

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.

9:13

Will notyou fighta peoplewho broketheir oathsand determinedto drive outthe Messengerand theybegan (to attack) youfirstﲵﲶtimeﲷﲸDo you fear themBut Allah(has) more rightthatyou should fear Himifyou areﲿbelievers(13)

Will you not fight those who have broken their oaths, conspired to expel the Messenger ˹from Mecca˺, and attacked you first? Do you fear them? Allah is more deserving of your fear, if you are ˹true˺ believers.