Muhammad 47:21
Muhammad · ayah 21 of 38
طَاعَةٌۭ وَقَوْلٌۭ مَّعْرُوفٌۭ ۚ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًۭا لَّهُمْ
TaAAatun waqawlun maAAroofun fa-ithaAAazama al-amru falaw sadaqoo Allaha lakanakhayran lahum
"Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allāh, it would have been better for them."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"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."
Pickthall (classic)+
"Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they are loyal to Allah it will be well for them."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"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."