Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) • Family of Imran

Quran 3:28

3:28

لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

lā yattakhidhi l-mu'minūna l-kāfirīna awliyāa min dūni l-mu'minīna waman yafʿal dhālika falaysa mina l-lahi fī shayin illā an tattaqū min'hum tuqātan wayuḥadhirukumu l-lahu nafsahu wa-ilā l-lahi l-maṣīru

Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.

— Saheeh International

The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers- anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from God- except when you need to protect yourselves from them. God warns you to beware of Him: the Final Return is to God.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliyâ (supporters, helpers) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allâh in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allâh warns you against Himself (His punishment), and to Allâh is the final return.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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لَّاlā(Let) not
يَتَّخِذِyattakhidhitake
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāa(as) allies
مِنminfrom
دُونِdūniinstead of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَۖl-mu'minīnathe believers
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَفْعَلْyafʿaldoes
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not he (has)
مِنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
فِىfīin
شَىْءٍshayinanything
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنanthat
تَتَّقُوا۟tattaqūyou fear
مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
تُقَىٰةًۭۗtuqātan(as) a precaution
وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُwayuḥadhirukumuAnd warns you
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
نَفْسَهُۥۗnafsahu(of) Himself
وَإِلَىwa-ilāand to
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the final return