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9:21

Their Lord gives them glad tidingsTheir Lord gives them glad tidingsof Mercyfrom Himand Pleasureand Gardensfor them in it(is) blissenduring(21)

Their Lord gives them good news of His mercy, pleasure, and Gardens with everlasting bliss,

9:22

(They will) abidein itﱎﱏforeverIndeedAllah with Him(is) a rewardgreat(22)

to stay there for ever and ever. Surely with Allah is a great reward.

9:23

O youwhobelieve(Do) nottakeyour fathersand your brothers(as) alliesifthey prefer[the] disbeliefoverﱢﱣ[the] beliefAnd whoevertakes them as alliesamong youthen those[they](are) the wrongdoers(23)

O believers! Do not take your parents and siblings as trusted allies if they choose disbelief over belief. And whoever of you does so, they are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

9:24

SayIfareyour fathersand your sonsand your brothersand your spousesand your relativesand wealththat you have acquiredand the commerceyou feara decline (in) itand the dwellingsyou delight (in) it(are) more belovedto youthanAllahand His Messengerﱿand strivinginHis waythen waituntilAllah bringsAllah bringsﲆﲇHis CommandAnd Allah(does) notguidethe people the defiantly disobedient(24)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If your parents and children and siblings and spouses and extended family and the wealth you have acquired and the trade you fear will decline and the homes you cherish—˹if all these˺ are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and struggling in His Way, then wait until Allah brings about His Will. Allah does not guide the rebellious people.”

9:25

VerilyAllah helped youAllah helped youinregionsmanyand (on the) day(of) Hunainwhenpleased youyour multitudebut notavailedyouanythingand (was) straitenedfor youthe earth(in spite) of its vastness(in spite) of its vastnessthenyou turned backfleeing(25)

Indeed Allah has given you ˹believers˺ victory on many battlefields, even at the Battle of Ḥunain1 when you took pride in your great numbers, but they proved of no advantage to you. The earth, despite its vastness, seemed to close in on you, then you turned back in retreat.

9:26

ThenAllah sent downAllah sent downHis tranquilityonHis Messengerand onthe believersand sent downforceswhich you did not seewhich you did not seeand He punishedthose whoﲴﲵdisbelievedAnd that(is) the recompense(of) the disbelievers(26)

Then Allah sent down His reassurance1 upon His Messenger and the believers, and sent down forces2 you could not see, and punished those who disbelieved. Such was the reward of the disbelievers.