47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 21

Obedience and to speak righteousness until the matter is decided, then if they trust God it would be better for them.

Obedience and a righteous word. For, once a matter has been determined, it would be best for them if they were true to Allah.

Obedience and fitting speech; then when the matter was determined, had they been true to God it would have been better for them.

Obedience and to speak righteousness until the matter is decided, then if they trust God it would be better for them.

Obedience and to speak righteousness until the matter is decided, then if they trust God it would be better for them.

would be obedience and honourable words. Once the matter is resolved upon, being true to Allah would be better for them.

Obedience and righteous utterances are expected of them. If only they showed confidence in GOD, when mobilization was called for, it would have been better for them.

Obedience and modest speech (would have been more becoming). And when the matter has been determined it is best for them to be true to God.

Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.

obedience [to God’s call] and a word that could win [His] approval: for, since the matter has been resolved [by His revelation], it would be but for their own good to remain true to God.

Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they are loyal to Allah it will be well for them.

Willing obedience coupled with words expressing desire for action should have been their response and when Allah's command comes about, then if their actions to their words accord, it would be more advantageous to them.

Obedient and righteous by word! If they knew how beneficial it would have been for them to fight when God asked them to do so.

Obedience (to Allâh) and good words (were better for them). And when the matter (preparation for Jihâd ) is resolved on, then if they had been true to Allâh, it would have been better for them.

Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah.

to obey and speak rightly. Then when fighting was ordained, it surely would have been better for them if they were true to Allah.

The (reality of their) obedience and (truthfulness of their) speech is fully known (as being mere deception). So, had they been truthful to Allah when the matter had become serious, it would have been much better for them.

would be obedience and fitting words; it would also be better for them to be true to God when the decision to fight has been made.

obedience, and words honourable. Then, when the matter is resolved, if they were true to God, it would be better for them.

Preferable for them were obedience and a reasonable speech! But when the matter is determined on, then if they believed God it were better for them.

Obedience and just (or civil, appropriate) words would be proper; but when the affair becomes settled, then if they remain true to Allah it would certainly be better for them.

Obedience and beneficent saying. Then, when the Command is resolved, then if they were sincere to Allah, indeed it would be more charitable (i.e., better) for them.

But obedience would be more eligible for them, and to speak that which is convenient. And when the command is firmly established, if they give credit unto God, it will be better for them.

Were they to obey (Allah) and say good word what are just, when a matter (of holy war) is resolved (by Allah’s Will), it would be best for them, if they were true to Allah.

(More fitting and proper for them was) to obey and to say what is just and good. And when the matter (of fighting) is (once) resolved upon (and war breaks out) it is better for them if they remain true to Allâh (and fulfill the covenant they made with Him).

Obedience and upright speech. . . . So when the matter has been resolved upon, if they remain true to Allah that will surely be better for them.