فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءً حَتَّىٰ تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَانتَصَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَ بَعْضَكُم بِبَعْضٍ ۗ وَالَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٤

So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islam), until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allah to continue in carrying out Jihad against the disbelievers till they embrace Islam (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection], but if it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost,

فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا

So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve

فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ

smite at their necks

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ

till when you have killed and wounded many of them

فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ

then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives)

فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءً

Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islam)

حَتَّىٰ تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا ۚ

until the war lays down its burden

ذَٰلِكَ وَلَوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَانتَصَرَ مِنْهُمْ

Thus [you are ordered by Allah to continue in carrying out Jihad against the disbelievers till they embrace Islam (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection]

وَلَٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَ بَعْضَكُم بِبَعْضٍ ۗ

but if it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others

وَالَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

But those who are killed in the Way of Allah

فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

He will never let their deeds be lost

سَيَهْدِيهِمْ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَهُمْ ٥

He will guide them and set right their state.

سَيَهْدِيهِمْ

He will guide them

وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَهُمْ

and set right their state

وَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَهَا لَهُمْ ٦

And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them (i.e. they will know their places in Paradise more than they used to know their houses in the world).

وَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ

And admit them to Paradise

عَرَّفَهَا لَهُمْ

which He has made known to them

(i.e. they will know their places in Paradise more than they used to know their houses in the world)