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9:14

Fight them Allah will punish themAllah will punish themby your handsand disgrace themand give you victoryover themand will heal(the) breasts(of) a people(who are) believers(14)

˹So˺ fight them and Allah will punish them at your hands, put them to shame, help you overcome them, and soothe the hearts of the believers—

9:15

And remove(the) angerﱏﱐ(of) their heartsAnd Allah accepts repentanceAnd Allah accepts repentanceofwhomﱕﱖHe willsAnd Allah(is) All-KnowerAll-Wise(15)

removing rage from their hearts. And Allah pardons whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

9:16

Or(do) you thinkthatyou would be leftwhile notAllah made evidentAllah made evidentthose whostriveamong youand nottakebesides Allahbesides Allahbesides Allahand notHis Messengerand notthe believersﱮﱯ(as) intimatesAnd Allah(is) All-Awareof whatyou do(16)

Do you ˹believers˺ think that you will be left without Allah proving who among you ˹truly˺ struggles ˹in His cause˺ and never takes trusted allies other than Allah, His Messenger, or the believers? And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

9:17

(It) is not(It) is notfor the polytheiststhatthey maintain(the) masajid of Allah(the) masajid of Allah(while) witnessingagainstthemselvesﱿﲀ[with] disbelief(For) thoseworthless(are) their deedsand inthe Firethey(will) abide forever(17)

It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah while they openly profess disbelief. Their deeds are void, and they will be in the Fire forever.

9:18

Onlywill maintain(the) masajid of Allah(the) masajid of Allah(the one) whobelievesin Allahand the Daythe Lastand establishesthe prayerand givesthe zakahand notfearexceptﲙﲚAllahThen perhapsthose[that]they areofthe guided ones(18)

The mosques of Allah should only be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and fear none but Allah. It is right to hope that they will be among the ˹truly˺ guided.

9:19

ﲢ ﲣDo you makethe providing of water(to) the pilgrimsand (the) maintenance(of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraam(of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraamlike (the one) whobelievesin Allahand the Daythe Lastand strivesin(the) wayﲱﲲ(of) AllahThey are not equalThey are not equalnearﲶﲷAllahAnd Allah(does) notguidethe people the wrongdoers(19)

Do you ˹pagans˺ consider providing the pilgrims with water and maintaining the Sacred Mosque as equal to believing in Allah and the Last Day and struggling in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in Allah’s sight. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

9:20

Those whoﲿbelievedand emigratedand strovein(the) way(of) Allahwith their wealthand their lives(are) greater(in) ranknearﳊﳋAllahAnd those they(are) the successful(20)

Those who have believed, emigrated, and strived in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. It is they who will triumph.