Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said: “Kill the sons of those who heed warning with him, and spare their women.” But the plan of the false claimers of guidance is only in error.

فَلَمَّا جَٓاءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوا اقْتُلُٓوا اَبْنَٓاءَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مَعَهُ وَاسْتَحْيُوا نِسَٓاءَهُمْۜ وَمَا كَيْدُ الْكَافِر۪ينَ اِلَّا ف۪ي ضَلَالٍ
Falamma jaahum bilhaqqimin AAindina qaloo oqtuloo abnaa allatheenaamanoo maAAahu wastahyoo nisaahumwama kaydu alkafireena illa fee dalal
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1falammāThen when
2jāahumhe brought to themجيا
3bil-ḥaqithe truthحقق
4minfrom
5ʿindināUsعند
6qālūthey saidقول
7uq'tulūKillقتل
8abnāa(the) sonsبني
9alladhīna(of) those who
10āmanūbelieveامن
11maʿahuwith him
12wa-is'taḥyūand let liveحيي
13nisāahumtheir womenنسو
14wamāAnd not
15kaydu(is the) plotكيد
16l-kāfirīna(of) the disbelieversكفر
17illābut
18in
19ḍalālinerrorضلل
  • Aisha Bewley

    When he brought them the truth from Us they said, ‘Slaughter the sons of those who have iman with him but let their women live. ’ The stratagems of the kafirun are nothing but errors.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Then, when the truth came to them from Us, they said: "Kill the children of those who believed with him, and rape their women. " But the scheming of the rejecters is always in error.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Now when he brought them the Truth from Our Presence, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have come to believe with him and spare their women!" But the scheme of the rejecters came to naught. (2:49), (7:127).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said: “Kill the sons of those who heed warning with him, and spare their women.” But the plan of the false claimers of guidance is only in error.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Then, when the truth came to them from Us, they said: "Kill the children of those who believed with him, and rape their women." But the planning of the rejecters is always in error.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Then, when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Kill the children of those who acknowledged with him, and shame their women." But the scheming of the ingrates is always in error.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    And when he showed them the truth from us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who believed with him, and spare their daughters." Thus, the scheming of the disbelievers is always wicked.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And when he brought the truth to them from Us, they said: "Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. " But the unbelievers' stratagem is bound to fail.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have believed with him and keep their women alive. " But the plan of the disbelievers is not except in error.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Now when he came to them, setting forth the truth from Us, they said, "Slay the sons of those who share his beliefs, and spare their women!" - but the guile of those deniers of the truth could not lead to aught but failure.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And when he brought them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. But the plot of disbelievers is in naught but error.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    When Moses brought them the Truth from Us they said: "Kill the sons of all the believers who have joined him, but spare the women."* The guile of the unbelievers always ends in vain.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And when he presented them with tile truth from heaven's realm, the truth evincing both the truth of his mission and that of his message, they decided to take vengeance on those whom they considered deluded wretches, and so they proclaimed: "Slay the progeny of those who fell with him into line and spare their women". But the plan devised by those who refuse to acknowledge Allah attains no end.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    When Moses presented his Divine message, they said: "Kill Moses along with the sons of all believers and spare their daughters for our pleasure. " The most horrible scheme of the disbelievers, however, is too weak to cover the message of God .

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Then, when he brought them the Truth from Us, they said: "Kill the sons of those who believe with him and let their women live"; but the plots of disbelievers are nothing but in vain!

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Now, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said, "Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," but the plots of Unbelievers (end) in nothing but errors (and delusions)!...

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Then, when he came to them with the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women." But the plotting of the disbelievers was only in vain.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have accepted faith with him, and spare the lives of their women." But the plot of the disbelievers is nothing but a failure.

  • Abdul Haleem

    When he brought the truth to them from Us, they said, ‘Kill the sons of those who believe with him; spare only their women’- the scheming of those who reject the truth can only go wrong-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, 'Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. ' But the guile of the unbelievers is ever in error.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and when they came to them with truth from us, they said, 'Kill the sons of those who believe with him, and let their women live!' but the stratagem of the misbelievers is only in error!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    So when he brought to them the truth from Us, they said, "Slay the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women alive. " But the plots of unbelievers come to nothing but errors (and delusions).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Then as soon as he came to them with the Truth from Our Providence, they said, "Kill the sons of the ones who have believed with him, and (spare) alive their women. " And in no way can the plotting of the disbelievers (end) except in error.

  • George Sale

    And when he came unto them with the truth from Us, they said, slay the sons of those who have believed with him, and save their daughters alive: But the stratagem of the infidels was no other than vain.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Then, when he came to them in Truth, from Us, they said: "Kill the sons of those who believe with him, and keep alive their females," but the plans of the unbelievers (end) in nothing but mistakes (and delusions)!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    So when he brought them the truth from Us they said, `Go on slaying the sons of those who have believed and joined with him, and go on sparing their womenfolk to make them immodest. ' But futile are the schemes of the disbelievers (and ever bound to fail).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    So when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, ‘Kill the sons of the faithful who are with him, and spare their women. ’ But the stratagems of the faithless only go awry.