S:  Say to those of the dwellers of the desert who were left behind:  You shall soon be invited (to fight) against a people possessing mighty prowess; you will fight against them until they submit; then if you obey, Allah will grant you a good reward; and if you turn back as you turned back before, He will punish you with a painful punishment.

048.017 Y:  No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war):  But he that obeys Allah and his Messenger,- (Allah) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who turns back, (Allah) will punish him with a grievous Penalty.

P:  There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war).  And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom.

S:  There is no harm in the blind, nor is there any harm in the lame, nor is there any harm in the sick (if they do not go forth); and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, and whoever turns back, He will punish him with a painful punishment.

048.018 Y:  Allah’s Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree:  He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory;

P:  Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down peace of reassurance on them, and hath rewarded them with a near victory;

S:  Certainly Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you under the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquillity on them and rewarded them with a near victory,

048.019 Y:  And many gains will they acquire (besides):  and Allah is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.

P:  And much booty that they will capture.  Allah is ever Mighty, Wise.

S:  And many acquisitions which they will take; and Allah is Mighty, Wise.

048.020 Y:  Allah has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and He has given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men from you; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path;

P:  Allah promiseth you much booty that ye will capture, and hath given you this in advance, and hath withheld men’s hands from you, that it may be a token for the believers, and that He may guide you on a right path.

S:  Allah promised you many acquisitions which you will take, then He hastened on this one for you and held back the hands of men from you, and that it may be a sign for the believers and that He may guide you on a right path.