Surah Al-Fath — Verse 22

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وَلَوْ قَـٰتَلَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوَلَّوُا۟ ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

Walaw qatalakumu allatheenakafaroo lawallawoo al-adbara thumma la yajidoonawaliyyan wala naseera

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And if those [Makkans] who disbelieve had fought you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]. Then they would not find a protector or a helper.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

If the disbelievers had fought against you, they would have taken flight and found no one to protect or support them:

Marmaduke Pickthall

And if those who disbelieve join battle with you they will take to flight, and afterward they will find no protecting friend nor helper.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Had the disbelievers fought you, they would have certainly turned their backs, then they would have found neither a supporter nor a helper-

Al-Hilali & Khan

And if those who disbelieve fight against you, they certainly would have turned their backs; then they would have found neither a Walî (protector, guardian) nor a helper.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Had the unbelievers fought against you at that time, they would have turned their backs (in flight), and would have found none to protect or help them.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And [now,] if they who are bent on denying the truth should fight against you, they will indeed turn their backs [in flight], and will find none to protect them and none to bring them succour: