Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Ahzab Verse 61

Mufti Taqi Usmani

(and that too in a state of being) accursed. Wherever they are found, they shall be seized, and shall be killed thoroughly

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹They deserve to be˺ condemned. ˹If they were to persist,˺ they would get themselves seized and killed relentlessly wherever they are found![[ This verse is intended to deter the hypocrites. The Prophet (ﷺ) never killed any hypocrite as long as they did not join the enemy to attack and kill Muslims. ]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

They are cursed; wherever they are found they should be seized and killed outright.

A. J. Arberry

cursed they shalt be, and wheresoever they are come upon they shall be seized and slaughtered all --

Abdul Haleem

They will be rejected. Wherever they are found, they will be arrested and put to death.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Accursed; wherever found they shall be laid hold of and slain with a relentless slaughter.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They shall have a curse on them; whenever they are found, they shall be seized and slain (without mercy).

Abul Ala Maududi

They shall be cursed from all around and they shall be ruthlessly killed wherever they are seized.

Ahmed Ali

Accursed, they would be seized wherever found, and slain mercilessly.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Accursed – to be caught wherever found and to be slain thoroughly.

Ali Quli Qarai

Accursed, they will be seized wherever they are confronted and slain violently:

Ali Ünal

Excluded from God’s Mercy for ever, and wherever they may be found they will be seized, and killed one and all.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(They are) bereft of Allâh´s grace, and will be held wherever they are found and put to death.

English Literal

Cursed/humiliated wherever they were defeated/caught up with , they were taken/punished ,and they were killed killingly.

Faridul Haque

Accursed – to be caught wherever found and to be slain thoroughly.

Hamid S. Aziz

If the hypocrites and those in whose heart is a disease and the agitators in the city do not desist, We shall most certainly set you over them, then they shall not be your neighbours in it but for a little while;

Hilali & Khan

Accursed, wherever found, they shall be seized and killed with a (terrible) slaughter.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease and the agitators in Madinah desist not, We shall certainly urge thee on against them, then they shall not be thy neighbours in it but for a little while --

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Cursed: wherever they are found they shall be seized and murdered, a (horrible) murdering.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter.

Muhammad Sarwar

They will be condemned wherever they are and will be sized and done away with for good.

Qaribullah & Darwish

cursed wherever they are found, they will be seized and put to death.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Accursed, they shall be seized wherever found, and killed with a (terrible) slaughter.

Wahiduddin Khan

Accursed, wherever they are found, they will be seized and killed.

Talal Itani

They are cursed; wherever they are found, they should be captured and killed outright.

Tafsir jalalayn

Accursed, banished from mercy, [shall they be], wherever they are found they shall be seized and slain violently, that is to say, that is the ruling concerning them -- meant as a command [for the Prophet].

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

مَلْعُونِينَ

but a little while. Accursed...

`this describes their state while they are in Al-Madinah for this short time before they are expelled and sent far away.'

أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوا أُخِذُوا

they shall be seized wherever found,

means, `they will be attacked, because they are so weak and so few,'

وَقُتِّلُوا تَقْتِيلً



and killed with a (terrible) slaughter.

Then Allah says