( እነርሱ ) እንደ ካዱ ብትክዱና እኩል ብትኾኑ ተመኙ ! በአላህም ሃይማኖት እስከሚሰደዱ ድረስ ከነሱ ወዳጆችን አትያዙ ፡ ፡ ( ከእምነት ) ቢያፈገፍጉም ያዙዋቸው ፤ ( ማርኩዋቸው ) ፡ ፡ ባገኛችሁበትም ስፍራ ግደሉዋቸው ፡ ፡ ከእነሱም ወዳጅንና ረዳትን አትያዙ ፡ ፡
They but wish that ye should reject Faith , as they do , and thus be on the same footing ( as they ) : But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah ( From what is forbidden ) . But if they turn renegades , seize them and slay them wherever ye find them ; and ( in any case ) take no friends or helpers from their ranks ; -