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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [2:216] | Kutiba AAalaykumu alqitalu wahuwakurhun lakum waAAasa an takrahoo shay-an wahuwa khayrunlakum waAAasa an tuhibboo shay-an wahuwa sharrunlakum waAllahu yaAAlamu waantum lataAAlamoona |  كتب عليكم القتال وهو كره لكم وعسى أن تكرهوا شيئا وهو خير لكم وعسى أن تحبوا شيئا وهو شر لكم والله يعلم وأنتم لا تعلمونكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ وَاللّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | (اﷲ کی راہ میں) قتال تم پر فرض کر دیا گیا ہے حالانکہ وہ تمہیں طبعاً ناگوار ہے، اور ممکن ہے تم کسی چیز کو ناپسند کرو اور وہ (حقیقتاً) تمہارے لئے بہتر ہو، اور (یہ بھی) ممکن ہے کہ تم کسی چیز کو پسند کرو اور وہ (حقیقتاً) تمہارے لئے بری ہو، اور اﷲ خوب جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.
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| Ahmed Ali | تم پر جہاد فرض کیا گیا ہے اور وہ تمہیں ناگوار ہے اور ممکن ہے تم کسی چیز کو ناگوار سمجھو اور وہ تمہارے لیے بہتر ہو اور ممکن ہے کہ تم کسی چیز کو پسند کرو اور وہ تمہارے لیے مضر ہو اور الله ہی جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تم پر فرض ہوا خدا کی راہ میں لڑنا اور وہ تمہیں ناگوار ہے اور قریب ہے کہ کوئی بات تمہیں بری لگے اور وہ تمہارے حق میں بہتر ہو اور قریب ہے کہ کوئی بات تمہیں پسند آئے اور وہ تمہارے حق میں بری ہو اور اللہ جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | فرض کیا گیا تم پر جنگ کرنا اور وہ ناگوار ہے تمہیں اور ہوسکتا ہے کہ ناپسند کرو تم کسی چیز کو جبکہ ہو وہ بہتر تمہارے حق میں اور ہوسکتا ہے کہ پسند کرو تم کسی چیز کو جبکہ ہو وہ بُری تمہارے حق میں۔ اللہ جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | (مسلمانو) تم پر (خدا کے رستے میں) لڑنا فرض کردیا گیا ہے وہ تمہیں ناگوار تو ہوگا مگر عجب نہیں کہ ایک چیز تم کو بری لگے اور وہ تمہارے حق میں بھلی ہو اور عجب نہیں کہ ایک چیز تم کو بھلی لگے اور وہ تمہارے لئے مضر ہو۔ اور ان باتوں کو) خدا ہی بہتر جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | فرض ہوئی تم پر لڑائی اور وہ بری لگتی ہے تم کو اور شاید کہ تم کو بری لگے ایک چیز اور وہ بہتر ہو تمہارے حق میں اور شاید تم کو بھلی لگے ایک چیز اور وہ بری ہو تمہارے حق میں اور اللہ جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | تمہیں جنگ کا حکم دیا گیا ہے اور وہ تمہیں ناگوار ہے ہوسکتا ہے کہ ایک چیز تمہیں ناگوار ہو اور وہی تمہارے لیے بہتر ہو اور ہوسکتا ہے کہ ایک چیز تمہیں پسند ہو اور وہی تمہارے لیے بری ہو اللہ جانتا ہے، تم نہیں جانتے | ||||||
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| Literal | It is written/ordered on you the fighting/killing, and it is hated to you and maybe/perhaps you hate a thing and it is best/good to you, and maybe/perhaps you like/love a thing and it is bad/evil to you, and God knows, and you do not know. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not. | ||||||
| Arberry | Prescribed for you is fighting, though it be hateful to you. Yet it may happen that you will hate a thing which is better for you; and it may happen that you will love a thing which is worse for you; God knows, and you know not. | ||||||
| Shakir | Fighting is enjoined on you, and h is an object of dislike to you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Fighting is made mandatory for you, but you dislike it. You may not like something which, in fact, is for your good and something that you may love, in fact, may be evil. God knows, but you do not know. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. | ||||||
| Malik | Fighting has been made obligatory for you, much to your dislike. It is quite possible that something which you don | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Fighting is enjoined on you, though it is disliked by you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you; and Allah knows while you know not. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Warfare has been decreed for you while you hate it; and perhaps you may hate something while it is good for you, and perhaps you may love something while it is bad for you; God knows while you do not know. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | (Offensive) fighting is obligatory for you, though it is hateful to you. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and may love a thing although it is evil for you. Allah knows, and you do not. | ||||||
| George Sale | War is injoined you against the infidels; but this is hateful unto you: Yet perchance ye hate a thing which is better for you, and perchance ye love a thing which is worse for you: But God knoweth and ye know not. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | War is prescribed to you: but from this ye are averse. Yet haply ye are averse from a thing, though it be good for you, and haply ye love a thing though it be bad for you: And God knoweth; but ye, ye know not. | ||||||
| Asad | FIGHTING is ordained for you, even though it be hateful to you; but it may well be that you hate a thing the while it is good for you, and it may well be that you love a thing the while it is bad for you: and God knows, whereas you do not know. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Fighting may be imposed on you, even though you dislike it. But you may dislike something which is good for you, and you may like something which is bad for you. GOD knows while you do not know. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Jihad (holy fighting in Allahs Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | When establishing the Divine Order, you will meet aggression from those who wish to maintain the status quo for their vested interests. Therefore, fighting in the Cause of Allah is ordained for you, even though you dislike it. It may happen that you hate a thing that is good for you, and it may happen that you love a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows and you know not. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
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