Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“And when you lay hold, lay you hold as tyrants?

وَاِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّار۪ينَۚ
Wa-itha batashtum batashtumjabbareen
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-idhāAnd when
2baṭashtumyou seizeبطش
3baṭashtumyou seizeبطش
4jabbārīna(as) tyrantsجبر
  • Aisha Bewley

    and when you attack, attack as tyrants do?

  • Progressive Muslims

    "And if you attack, you strike ruthlessly"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And you seize people cruelly, without any restraint. (Oppressing people into slavery to build these gorgeous buildings for you).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “And when you lay hold, lay you hold as tyrants?

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "Andif you attack, you strike ruthlessly?"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "If you attack, you strike ruthlessly?"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "And when you strike, you strike mercilessly.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And whenever you apply force become tyrannical.

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

    And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And will you , whenever you lay hand , lay hand cruelly, without any restraint?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    and when you strike you strike like tyrants?

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "And when you strike, justly or unjustly, you strike at the root".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    "And when you fight, you do not show any mercy. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "And when you seize (somebody), seize you (him) as tyrants?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    "And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?

  • Taqi Usmani

    and when you seize (someone) you seize as tyrants?

  • Abdul Haleem

    Why do you act like tyrants whenever you attack someone?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    When you assault, you assault like tyrants!

  • E. Henry Palmer

    'And when ye assault ye assault like tyrants;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    "And build you fine strong buildings that per chance (or possibly) you may be immortal?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And when you assault, you assault as potentates.

  • George Sale

    And when ye exercise your power, do ye exercise it with cruelty and rigour?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "And when you play your strong hand (with force), do you act like cruel men with absolute power ?

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `And when you lay hold (on anyone), you do it like tyrants.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    and when you seize , you seize like tyrants.