They will do you no harm but annoyance; and if they fight you they will only turn their backs, then no help will reach them.
They cannot harm you except cause some trouble; and if they fight against you, they will turn their backs on you; then they will not be helped.
They will not harm you, except a little hurt; and if they fight with you, they will turn on you their backs; then they will not be helped.
[but] these can never inflict more than a passing hurt on you; and if they fight against you, they will turn their backs upon you [in flight], and will not be succoured.
They shall not be able to harm you save with small hurt, and if they fight you, they shall turn upon you their backs; then they shall be succoured not.
They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs, and they will not be helped.
They will do you no harm, beyond insulting you. And if they fight you, they will turn around and flee, then they will not be helped.
They will not be able to harm you except for a little hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn their backs (in flight), and then they will not be succoured.
They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs, and they will not be helped.
They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped.
They will never do you any harm, except for some hurt; and if they fight you, they will turn their backs [to flee], then they will not be helped.
They will not harm you except a little hurt. And if they fight against you, they will turn their backs. Then they will not be victorious.
They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance. And if they fight you, they will show you their backs; then they will not be aided.
They can never harm you beyond annoyance. In a fight, they will turn back in defeat and they will not be helped.
They shall by no means harm you but with a slight evil; and if they fight with you they shall turn (their) backs to you, then shall they not be helped.
Lan ya<u>d</u>urrookum ill<u>a</u> a<u>th</u>an wain yuq<u>a</u>tilookum yuwallookumu aladb<u>a</u>ra thumma l<u>a</u> yun<u>s</u>aroon<b>a</b>
They can do you very little harm; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs; then they shall not be helped --
They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get.
لَن يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّآ أَذًى وَإِن يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ
If they are against you they will not harm you, O believers, in your belief, or in yourselves, except through their words: criticising your faith and making fun of you and so on. Also, if they fight you they will flee from you in defeat, and will never be victorious over you.
If they are against you they will not harm you, O believers, in your belief, or in yourselves, except through their words: criticising your faith and making fun of you and so on. Also, if they fight you they will flee from you in defeat, and will never be victorious over you.
<p>Commentary</p><p>In previous verses (98-101), it was shown how hostile to Muslims the people of the Book were and how they planned to bring religious harm to them. Mentioned in the present verse are their plans to harm Muslims materially. The last sentence carries the prophecy that they shall not succeed.</p><p>This prophecy of the Holy Qur'an was proved true when, during the entire period of prophethood, the people of the Book were unable to overcome the noble Companions ؓ who are the primary addressees here. This applies particularly to the Jewish tribes who had tried to sow seeds of discord among the Companions ؓ . The outcome was that these people were disgraced; some paid jizya, some were killed while others were exiled.</p><p>The next verse (112) makes the description complete.</p>
CommentaryIn previous verses (98-101), it was shown how hostile to Muslims the people of the Book were and how they planned to bring religious harm to them. Mentioned in the present verse are their plans to harm Muslims materially. The last sentence carries the prophecy that they shall not succeed.This prophecy of the Holy Qur'an was proved true when, during the entire period of prophethood, the people of the Book were unable to overcome the noble Companions ؓ who are the primary addressees here. This applies particularly to the Jewish tribes who had tried to sow seeds of discord among the Companions ؓ . The outcome was that these people were disgraced; some paid jizya, some were killed while others were exiled.The next verse (112) makes the description complete.