9. Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 86
وَاِذَٓا اُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ اَنْ اٰمِنُوا بِاللّٰهِ وَجَاهِدُوا مَعَ رَسُولِهِ اسْتَأْذَنَكَ اُو۬لُوا الطَّوْلِ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالُوا ذَرْنَا نَكُنْ مَعَ الْقَاعِد۪ينَ
Wa-itha onzilat sooratun an aminoobillahi wajahidoo maAAa rasoolihi ista/thanakaoloo attawli minhum waqaloo tharnanakun maAAa alqaAAideen
When a sura is sent down saying: ‘Have iman in Allah and do jihad together with His Messenger, ’ those among them with wealth will ask you to excuse them, saying, ‘Let us remain with those who stay behind. ’
- Progressive Muslims
And if a chapter is sent down: "That you shall believe in God and strive with His messenger, " those with wealth and influence ask your permission and they Say: "Let us be with those who remain behind. "
- Shabbir Ahmed
When a Surah is revealed saying, "Attain belief in Allah, and strive along with His Messenger", the able-bodied men of wealth ask your leave and say, "Allow us to stay behind with those who remain at home. "
- Sam Gerrans
And when a sūrah is sent down to believe in God and strive alongside His messenger, the affluent among them ask leave of thee, saying: “Leave thou us to be with those who sit.”
- The Monotheist Group
And if a chapter is sent down: "That you shall believe in God and strive with His messenger," those with wealth and influence ask your leave and they say: "Let us be with those who remain behind."
- Edip-Layth
If a chapter is sent down: "That you shall acknowledge God and strive with His messenger," those with wealth and influence ask your permission and they say, "Let us be with those who remain behind."
- Aisha Bewley
When a sura is sent down saying: ‘Have iman in Allah and do jihad together with His Messenger, ’ those among them with wealth will ask you to excuse them, saying, ‘Let us remain with those who stay behind. ’
- Rashad Khalifa
When a sura is revealed, stating: "Believe in GOD, and strive with His messenger," even the strong among them say, "Let us stay behind!"
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Whenever a Surah is revealed (which says): "Believe in God and fight along with His Prophet, " the well-to-do among them ask for leave to stay at home, and say: "Leave us with those who are left behind. "
- Sahih International
And when a surah was revealed [enjoining them] to believe in Allah and to fight with His Messenger, those of wealth among them asked your permission [to stay back] and said, "Leave us to be with them who sit [at home]. "
- Muhammad Asad
[They are indeed denying it:] for, when they were called upon through revelation, "Believe in God, and strive hard [in His cause] together with His Apostle," [even] such of them as were well able [to go to war] asked thee for exemption, saying, "Allow us to stay behind with those who remain at home!"
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And when a surah is revealed (which saith): Believe in Allah and strive along with His messenger, the men of wealth among them still ask leave of thee and say: Suffer us to be with those who sit (at home).
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And when a Surah is revealed from Heaven enjoining the belief in Allah and commanding action together with His Messenger in His cause you see the able and the affluent among them requesting exemption, saying to you: "Permit us to remain with those remaining behind. The stay-at-home".
- Bijan Moeinian
Any time a verse is revealed saying: "Believe in God and strive hard with the Lord’s Messenger", you might have noticed that even the most capable ones of them start to beg asking to be excused from the fight for the cause of God and say: “Please give us permission [for such and such reason] so that we stay behind, like those (handicaps, children and women) who stay at home. ”
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And when a Sûrah (chapter from the Qur’ân) is revealed, enjoining them to believe in Allâh and to strive hard and fight along with His Messenger, the wealthy among them ask your leave to exempt them (from Jihâd) and say, "Leave us (behind), we would be with those who sit (at home)."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)."
- Mustafa Khattab
Whenever a sûrah is revealed stating, "Believe in Allah and struggle along with His Messenger," the rich among them would ask to be exempt, saying, “Leave us with those who remain behind.”
- Taqi Usmani
When a Sūrah is revealed (saying), "Believe in Allah and carry out Jihād in the company of His Messenger" the capable ones from them seek your permission and say, “Let us remain with those sitting back.”
- Abdul Haleem
When a sura is revealed [saying], ‘Believe in God and strive hard alongside His Messenger,’ their wealthy ask your permission [to be exempt], saying, ‘Allow us to stay behind with the others’:
- Arthur John Arberry
And when a sura is sent down, saying, 'Believe in God, and struggle with His Messenger,' the affluent among them ask leave of thee, saying, 'Let us be with the tarriers. '
- E. Henry Palmer
Whenever a surah is sent down to them, 'Believe ye in God, and fight strenuously together with His Apostle,' those of them who have the means will ask thee for leave to stay at home and say, 'Let us be amongst those who stay behind. '
- Hamid S. Aziz
Whenever a verse is sent down to them, saying "Believe you in Allah, and strive along with His Messenger," the men of wealth will ask you for leave to stay at home and say, "Let us be amongst those who stay behind. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
And when a s?rah is sent down (saying), "Believe in Allah and strive with His Messenger, " those endowed with ampleness among them ask you permission (i. e., permission to stay behind and not fight) and say, "Leave us (behind) with the ones sitting back."
- George Sale
When a sura is sent down, wherein it is said, believe in God, and go forth to war with his apostle; those who are in plentiful circumstances among them ask leave of thee to stay behind, and say, suffer us to be of the number of those who sit at home.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And when a Sura comes down, (strongly) guiding them to believe in Allah and to work and fight along with His Messenger (Muhammad), those with wealth and power (over others) from them ask you to excuse (them), and say: "Leave us (behind): We will be with those who sit (at home). "
- Amatul Rahman Omar
And when a Sûrah (- Qur'ânic chapter) is revealed (enjoining), `Believe in Allâh and strive along with His Messenger (in the cause of Allâh) even the well-to-do among them ask leave of you and say, `Leave us alone to be with those who stay (at home). '
- Ali Quli Qarai
When a sūrah is sent down [declaring]: ‘Have faith in Allah, and wage jihād along with His Apostle, the affluent among them ask you for leave, and say, ‘Let us remain with those who sit back. ’