The Quran

سورة التّوبَة

Surah Al-Taubah 9:56

The Repentance · Verse 56 of 129

وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنْكُمْ وَمَا هُمْ مِنْكُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And they swear by Allâh that they indeed belong to you, but they do not belong to you, on the other hand they are too timid a people (to appear in their true colours).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They swear by Allah that they are indeed of you; but they are not of you: yet they are afraid (to appear in their true colours).

Ahmed Ali

They swear by God they are with you, though in fact they are not. They are only a frightened lot.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

They swear by God that they are indeed of you (belonging with the believers), yet they are not of you. They are only a people ridden by fear (and thereby pretending to be of you).

Daryabadi

And they swear by Allah that they are surely of you, whereas they are not of you; but they are a people who dread.

Faridul Haque

And they (the hypocrites) swear by Allah that they are from among you (Muslims); and they are not from among you - however those people are afraid.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they swear by Allah that they are truly of you. And they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they swear by ALLAH that they are indeed of you, while they are not of you, but they are a cowardly people.

Muhammad Asad

And they swear by God that they do indeed belong to you - the while they do not belong to you, but are [only] people ridden by fear:

Muhammad Musin Khan

They swear by Allah that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites) who are afraid (that you may kill them).

Muhammad Pickthall

And they swear by Allah that they are in truth of you, when they are not of you, but they are folk who are afraid.

Muhammad Sarwar

They swear by God that they are believers like you but they are not believers. They are a people who only cause differences.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they swear by Allah that they are most surely of you, and they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid (of you).

Rashad Khalifa

They swear by GOD that they belong with you, while they do not belong with you; they are divisive people.

Shabbir Ahmed

And they swear by God that they are of you. In fact, they are not of you, they are people ridden with fear.