Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | AND FIGHT in God's cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression-for, verily, God does not love aggressors. |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors. | |
Shakir | | And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors. | |
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors. | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And fight in the Way of God those who fight you, but exceed not the limits. Truly, God loves not the ones who exceed the limits. | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | And fight in Gods cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggressionfor surely, God does not love aggressors. | |
| T.B.Irving | | Fight those who fight against you along God´s way, yet do not initiate hostilities; God does not love aggressors. | |
[Al-Muntakhab] | | And make the heart of your purpose to fight those who wage war against you in Allah’s cause, but do not initiate transgression; Allah dislikes those who go beyond the limits prescribed by Him. | |
[Progressive Muslims] | | And fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress, God does not like the aggressors. | |
Abdel Haleem | | Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits: God does not love those who overstep the limits. | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, and transgress not; verily Allah loveth not the transgressors | |
Ahmed Ali | | Fight those in the way of God who fight you, but do not be aggressive: God does not like aggressors. | |
Aisha Bewley | | Fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight you, but do not go beyond the limits. Allah does not love those who go beyond the limits. | |
Ali Ünal | | Fight in God’s cause (in order to exalt His Name) against those who fight against you, but do not exceed the bounds (set by God), for surely God loves not those who exceed the bounds. | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress. Indeed Allah does not like transgressors. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | And fight in the cause of Allah those who fight and persecute you, but commit no aggression. Surely, Allah does not love the aggressors. | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Fight in the Cause of Allah with those who fight you, but transgress not the limits (or begin not hostilities); verily, Allah loves not those who transgress (or the aggressors). | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And fight in the way of Allah the ones who fight you, but do not transgress; surely Allah does not love the transgressors. | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Fight for the cause of God, those who fight you, but do not transgress, for God does not love the transgressors. | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight you, and do not transgress. Verily, Allah does not like the transgressors. | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Fight in the Cause of Allah those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression. Behold, Allah loves not aggressors. (22:39). | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | And fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits: For Allah does not love those who exceed their rightful limits. | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors. | |
Farook Malik | | Fight in the cause of Allah with those who fight against you, but do not exceed the limits. Allah does not like transgressors. | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | In the path of Allah, fight those who wage a war against you. But do not exceed the limit. Indeed, Allah does not like the transgressors. | |
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you. (Yes,) but do not exceed limits. Surely Allah does not like those who exceed limits. | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | And fight to kill, in the Cause of Allah, those who fight you to kill and do not transgress the limits (of justice and retribution). Certainly Allah does not like those who cross the limits. | |
| Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | Fight in the cause of God, those who fight you, but do not transgress limits, for God does not love transgressors. | |
Maududi | | And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight against you but do not commit aggression because AIIah does not like aggressors. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | [Today, finally, you are given the permission to] fight in the cause of God against those who wage a war against. However, [as a peaceful nation that you are supposed to be by your very title,] do not begin the hostilities, for God does not like the aggressors. | |
| Faridul Haque | | And fight in Allah's cause against those who fight you and do not exceed the limits; and Allah does not like the transgressors. | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | Fight in the way of Allah those who fight against you, but do not aggress. Allah does not love the aggressors. | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you but be not aggressive. Surely Allah loves not the aggressors. | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And kill/fight in God's way/sake those who kill/fight you , and do not transgress/violate , that God does not love/like the transgressors/violators . | |
Sher Ali | | And fight in the way of ALLAH against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, ALLAH loves not the transgressors. | |
Rashad Khalifa | | You may fight in the cause of GOD against those who attack you, but do not aggress. GOD does not love the aggressors. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And fight in Allah's cause against those who fight you and do not exceed the limits; and Allah does not like the transgressors. | |
Hilali & Khan | | And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors. (This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihad, but it was supplemented by another (V.9:36)). | |
