P:  Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first?  What!  Fear ye them?  Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers.

S:  What! will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and aimed at the expulsion of the Messenger, and they attacked you first; do you fear them?  But Allah is most deserving that you should fear Him, if you are believers.

009.014 Y:  Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers,

P:  Fight them!  Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers.

S:  Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them and heal the hearts of a believing people.

009.015 Y:  And still the indignation of their hearts.  For Allah will turn (in mercy) to whom He will; and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

P:  And He will remove the anger of their hearts.  Allah relenteth toward whom He will.  Allah is Knower, Wise.

S:  And remove the rage of their hearts; and Allah turns (mercifully) to whom He pleases, and Allah is Knowing, Wise.

009.016 Y:  Or think ye that ye shall be abandoned, as though Allah did not know those among you who strive with might and main, and take none for friends and protectors except Allah, His Messenger, and the (community of) Believers?  But Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

P:  Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenger and the believers?  Allah is Informed of what ye do.

S:  What! do you think that you will be left alone while Allah has not yet known those of you who have struggled hard and have not taken any one as an adherent besides Allah and His Messenger and the believers; and Allah is aware of what you do.

009.017 Y:  It is not for such as join gods with Allah, to visit or maintain the mosques of Allah while they witness against their own souls to infidelity.  The works of such bear no fruit:  In Fire shall they dwell.

P:  It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah’s sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of disbelief.  As for such, their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide.

S:  The idolaters have no right to visit the mosques of Allah while bearing witness to unbelief against themselves, these it is whose doings are null, and in the fire shall they abide.

009.018 Y:  The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all) except Allah.  It is they who are expected to be on true guidance.