8:34
وَمَا
wama
But what
لَهُمۡ
lahum
(is) for them
أَلَّا
alla
that not
يُعَذِّبَهُمُ
yu'adhibahumu
(should) punish them
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
وَهُمۡ
wahum
while they
يَصُدُّونَ
yasudduna
hinder (people)
عَنِ
ani
from
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
al-masjidi
Al-Masjid
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
al-harami
Al-Haraam
وَمَا
wama
while not
كَانُوٓاْ
kanu
they are
أَوۡلِيَآءَهُۥٓۚ
awliyaahu
its guardians
إِنۡ
in
Not (can be)
أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُۥٓ
awliyauhu
its guardians
إِلَّا
illa
except
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ
al-mutaquna
the ones who fear Allah
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٣٤

yet why should God not punish them when they debar people from the Sacred Mosque, although they are not its [rightful] guardians? Only those mindful of God are its rightful guardians, but most of the disbelievers do not realize this

Translation 1260

8:35
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
was
صَلَاتُهُمۡ
salatuhum
their prayer
عِندَ
inda
at
ٱلۡبَيۡتِ
al-bayti
the House
إِلَّا
illa
except
مُكَآءٗ
mukaan
whistling
وَتَصۡدِيَةٗۚ
watasdiyatan
and clapping
فَذُوقُواْ
fadhuqu
So taste
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
the punishment
بِمَا
bima
because
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you used to
تَكۡفُرُونَ
takfuruna
disbelieve
٣٥

Their prayers before the House are nothing but whistling and clapping. ‘So taste the punishment for your disbelief.’

Translation 1260

8:36
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiquna
they spend
أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ
amwalahum
their wealth
لِيَصُدُّواْ
liyasuddu
to hinder (people)
عَن
an
from
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا
fasayunfiqunaha
So they will spend it
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَكُونُ
takunu
it will be
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
for them
حَسۡرَةٗ
hasratan
a regret
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُغۡلَبُونَۗ
yugh'labuna
they will be overcome
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieve
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
يُحۡشَرُونَ
yuh'sharuna
they will be gathered
٣٦

They use their wealth to bar people from the path of God, and they will go on doing so. In the end this will be a source of intense regret for them: they will be overcome and herded towards Hell

Translation 1260

8:37
لِيَمِيزَ
liyamiza
That may distinguish
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلۡخَبِيثَ
al-khabitha
the wicked
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلطَّيِّبِ
al-tayibi
the good
وَيَجۡعَلَ
wayaj'ala
and place
ٱلۡخَبِيثَ
al-khabitha
the wicked
بَعۡضَهُۥ
ba'dahu
some of them
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
بَعۡضٖ
ba'din
others
فَيَرۡكُمَهُۥ
fayarkumahu
and heap them
جَمِيعٗا
jami'an
all together
فَيَجۡعَلَهُۥ
fayaj'alahu
and put them
فِي
fi
in
جَهَنَّمَۚ
jahannama
Hell
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
Those
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ
al-khasiruna
(are) the losers
٣٧

God will separate the bad from the good, place the bad on top of one another- heaping them all up together- and put them in Hell. They will be the losers

Translation 1260

8:38
قُل
qul
Say
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieve
إِن
in
if
يَنتَهُواْ
yantahu
they cease
يُغۡفَرۡ
yugh'far
will be forgiven
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مَّا
ma
what
قَدۡ
qad
[verily]
سَلَفَ
salafa
(is) past
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يَعُودُواْ
ya'udu
they return
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then verily
مَضَتۡ
madat
preceded
سُنَّتُ
sunnatu
(the) practice
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the former (people)
٣٨

[Prophet], tell the disbelievers that if they desist their past will be forgiven, but if they persist, they have an example in the fate of those who went before

Translation 1260

8:39
وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ
waqatiluhum
And fight them
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
لَا
la
not
تَكُونَ
takuna
there is
فِتۡنَةٞ
fit'natun
oppression
وَيَكُونَ
wayakuna
and is
ٱلدِّينُ
al-dinu
the religion
كُلُّهُۥ
kulluhu
all of it
لِلَّهِۚ
lillahi
for Allah
فَإِنِ
fa-ini
But if
ٱنتَهَوۡاْ
intahaw
they cease
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
بِمَا
bima
of what
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
they do
بَصِيرٞ
basirun
(is) All-Seer
٣٩

[Believers], fight them until there is no more persecution, and all worship is devoted to God alone: if they desist, then God sees all that they do

Translation 1260

8:40
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَوَلَّوۡاْ
tawallaw
they turn away
فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
fa-i'lamu
then know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۚ
mawlakum
(is) your Protector
نِعۡمَ
ni'ma
Excellent
ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ
al-mawla
(is) the Protector
وَنِعۡمَ
wani'ma
and Excellent
ٱلنَّصِيرُ
al-nasiru
(is) the Helper
٤٠

but if they pay no heed, be sure that God is your protector, the best protector and the best helper

Translation 1260