The Quran

سورة آل عِمرَان

Surah Al-i-‘Imrân 3:111

Family of Amran · Verse 111 of 200

لَنْ يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّا أَذًى ۖ وَإِنْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They shall do you no harm except a trifling hurt, and if they fight you, they will show you their backs (and flee), they shall never be helped then.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get.

Ahmed Ali

They will do you no harm but annoyance; and if they fight you they will only turn their backs, then no help will reach them.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

They will never be able to harm you except hurting a little (mostly with their tongues). If they fight against you, they will turn their backs in flight; then they will not be helped (to victory over you).

Daryabadi

They shall not be able to harm you save with small hurt, and if they fight you, they shall turn upon you their backs; then they shall be succoured not.

Faridul Haque

They cannot harm you except cause some trouble; and if they fight against you, they will turn their backs on you; then they will not be helped.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They will not harm you save a slight hurt. And if they fight you, they will turn (their) backs to you. Then they will not be helped.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They cannot harm you save that they may cause you slight hurt; and if they fight you, they will turn their backs to you. Then they shall not be helped.

Muhammad Asad

[but] these can never inflict more than a passing hurt on you; and if they fight against you, they will turn their backs upon you [in flight], and will not be succoured.

Muhammad Musin Khan

They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs, and they will not be helped.

Muhammad Pickthall

They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped.

Muhammad Sarwar

They can never harm you beyond annoyance. In a fight, they will turn back in defeat and they will not be helped.

Muhammed ali Shakir

They shall by no means harm you but with a slight evil; and if they fight with you they shall turn (their) backs to you, then shall they not be helped.

Rashad Khalifa

They can never harm you, beyond insulting you. If they fight you, they will turn around and flee. They can never win.

Shabbir Ahmed

But they will do you no harm except for a trifling inconvenience. And if they fight against you, they will turn their backs to you and then, they will find no helpers.