The Quran

سورة التّوبَة

Surah Al-Taubah 9:96

The Repentance · Verse 96 of 129

يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ ۖ فَإِنْ تَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَىٰ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them; but even if you are pleased with them (they should know that) Allâh will not be pleased with the disobedient people.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They will swear unto you, that ye may be pleased with them but if ye are pleased with them, Allah is not pleased with those who disobey.

Ahmed Ali

They will plead on oath that you accept them. Even if you accept them, remember God does not accept people who are disobedient.

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Ali Unal

They will swear to you so that you may be pleased with them. But even should you be pleased with them, God will not be pleased with the transgressing people.

Daryabadi

They will swear unto you in order that ye may be well- pleased with them. Then if ye are well-pleased with them, verily Allah will not be well-pleased with an ungodly people.

Faridul Haque

They swear before you that you may be pleased with them; so if you become pleased with them, then indeed Allah will never be pleased with the sinful.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them. But if you are pleased with them, yet surely Allah is not pleased with the transgressing people.

Maulvi Sher Ali

They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them. But even if you be pleased with them, ALLAH will not be pleased with the rebellious people.

Muhammad Asad

They will swear to you with a view to making you pleased with them: but [even] should you be pleased with them, verily, God shall never be pleased with iniquitous folk.

Muhammad Musin Khan

They (the hypocrites) swear to you (Muslims) that you may be pleased with them, but if you are pleased with them, certainly Allah is not pleased with the people who are Al-Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).

Muhammad Pickthall

They swear unto you, that ye may accept them. Though ye accept them. Allah verily accepteth not wrongdoing folk.

Muhammad Sarwar

They swear in the Name of God to please you. Even if you were to be pleased with them, God is not pleased with evil-doing people.

Muhammed ali Shakir

They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them; but if you are pleased with them, yet surely Allah is not pleased with the transgressing people.

Rashad Khalifa

They swear to you, that you may pardon them. Even if you pardon them, GOD does not pardon such wicked people.

Shabbir Ahmed

They swear that you believers may be pleased with them. Even if you accept them, God does not accept those who drift away from His commands