The Quran

سورة الکهف

Surah Al-Kahf 18:20

The Place of Refuge · Verse 20 of 110

إِنَّهُمْ إِنْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِي مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَنْ تُفْلِحُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

`(For) if they come to know of you they will condemn you or make you revert to their faith (by force) and in that case (that you revert to their faith), you will never attain your goal and prosper ever.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity.

Ahmed Ali

If they come to know of you they will stone you to death, or force you to go back to their creed; then you will never succeed."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"Indeed, if they should find you out, they will stone you to death or turn you back to their way of belief and life by force, then you will never attain prosperity ever hereafter."

Daryabadi

Verily they, if they come to know of you, would stone you or make you revert to their faith, and lo! then ye will never fare well.

Faridul Haque

"Indeed if they come to know about you, they will stone you or turn you back to their religion - and if so, you will never prosper."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

For if they prevail against you, they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion, and then you would never succeed.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`For, if they should prevail against you, they would stone you or force you to return to their religion and then you will never prosper.'

Muhammad Asad

for, behold, if they should come to know of you, they might stone you to death or force you back to their faith - in which case you would never attain to any good!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

For if they come to know of you, they will stone you (to death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their religion, and in that case you will never be successful.

Muhammad Pickthall

For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper.

Muhammad Sarwar

they would certainly stone us to death or force us to follow their religion. Then we shall never be able to have everlasting happiness."

Muhammed ali Shakir

For surely if they prevail against you they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion, and then you will never succeed.

Rashad Khalifa

If they discover you, they will stone you, or force you to revert to their religion, then you can never succeed.

Shabbir Ahmed

“If they discover you, they will stone you to death or force you to revert to their religion. Then you will never succeed.”