← Surah 3

3:111

لَن يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّآ أَذًى ۖ وَإِن يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ

Word by word

لَن
Never
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَنPreposition — negative
يَضُرُّوكُمْ
will they harm you
Verb
Root: ضرر
Grammar (i'rab)
يَضُرُّVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
إِلَّآ
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّآPreposition — exceptive
أَذًى
a hurt
Noun
Root: أذي
Grammar (i'rab)
أَذًىNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
وَإِن
And if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
إِنPreposition — conditional
يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ
they fight you
Verb
Root: قتل
Grammar (i'rab)
يُقَٰتِلُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
يُوَلُّوكُمُ
they will turn (towards) you
Verb
Root: ولي
Grammar (i'rab)
يُوَلُّVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
كُمُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
ٱلْأَدْبَارَ
the backs
Noun
Root: دبر
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَدْبَارَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
ثُمَّ
then
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
ثُمَّPreposition — conjunction
لَا
not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — negative
يُنصَرُونَ
they will be helped
Verb
Root: نصر
Grammar (i'rab)
يُنصَرُVerb — imperfect، passive، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; if they come out to fight you, they will show you their backs, and no help shall they get.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

they will not do you much harm: even if they come out to fight you, they will soon turn tail; they will get no help-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance. And if they fight you, they will show you their backs [i.e., retreat]; then they will not be aided.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onlar incitmekten başka size bir zarar veremezler. Sizinle savaşa koyulurlarsa, geri dönüp kaçarlar. Sonra kendilerine yardım da edilmez.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Onlar size eziyetten başka bir zarar veremezler. Eğer sizinle savaşmaya kalkışsalar, size arkalarını dönüp kaçarlar. Sonra kendilerine yardım da edilmez.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Onlar (kitap ehli), size (sözlü) eziyetten başka hiçbir zarar veremezler. Sizinle savaşsalar, size arkalarını dönüp (kaçar)lar. Sonra onlara yardım da edilmez.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

لن يضركم هؤلاء الفاسقون من أهل الكتاب إلا ما يؤذي أسماعكم من ألفاظ الشرك والكفر وغير ذلك، فإن يقاتلوكم يُهْزَموا، ويهربوا مولِّين الأدبار، ثم لا ينصرون عليكم بأي حال.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution