فَإِذا لَقيتُمُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا فَضَربَ الرِّقابِ حَتّىٰ إِذا أَثخَنتُموهُم فَشُدُّوا الوَثاقَ فَإِمّا مَنًّا بَعدُ وَإِمّا فِداءً حَتّىٰ تَضَعَ الحَربُ أَوزارَها ۚ ذٰلِكَ وَلَو يَشاءُ اللَّهُ لَانتَصَرَ مِنهُم وَلـٰكِن لِيَبلُوَ بَعضَكُم بِبَعضٍ ۗ وَالَّذينَ قُتِلوا في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعمالَهُم

When you confront the unbelievers, strike the necks. Once you’ve thoroughly subdued them, tighten their bonds. Then, release them graciously or after obtaining a ransom—until the war lays down its burdens. If God had willed, He could’ve taken vengeance on them Himself, but He tests some of you through others. Those who are killed in God’s cause, He won’t let their deeds be wasted.

سَيَهديهِم وَيُصلِحُ بالَهُم

He will guide them and heal their minds.

وَيُدخِلُهُمُ الجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَها لَهُم

And He will admit them into Paradise, which He made known to them.

يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا إِن تَنصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنصُركُم وَيُثَبِّت أَقدامَكُم

O you who believe, if you support God, He will help you and solidify your foothold.

وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا فَتَعسًا لَهُم وَأَضَلَّ أَعمالَهُم

But those who disbelieve, for them is ruin, and He will invalidate their actions.

أَفَلَم يَسيروا فِي الأَرضِ فَيَنظُروا كَيفَ كانَ عاقِبَةُ الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم ۚ دَمَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِم ۖ وَلِلكافِرينَ أَمثالُها

Didn’t they travel through the earth and observe the fate of those before them? God poured destruction upon them, and for the unbelievers is a similar fate.

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَولَى الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَأَنَّ الكافِرينَ لا مَولىٰ لَهُم

This is because God is the Protector of those who believe, while the unbelievers have no protector.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدخِلُ الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ جَنّاتٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ ۖ وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا يَتَمَتَّعونَ وَيَأكُلونَ كَما تَأكُلُ الأَنعامُ وَالنّارُ مَثوًى لَهُم

God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds into Gardens through which rivers flow. But those who disbelieve, they enjoy themselves and eat as animals eat. Their final dwelling is the Fire.

وَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِن قَريَتِكَ الَّتي أَخرَجَتكَ أَهلَكناهُم فَلا ناصِرَ لَهُم

How many a city, stronger than your city which expelled you, did We demolish? And there was no helper for them.

أَفَمَن كانَ عَلىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِن رَبِّهِ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَاتَّبَعوا أَهواءَهُم

Is he who stands on clear proof from his Lord, like those whose evil deeds are made attractive to them, and they follow their desires?