ٱلْأَنْفَال : ١٦

  • وَمَن And whoever
  • يُوَلِّهِمۡ turns to them
  • يَوۡمَئِذٖ that day
  • دُبُرَهُۥٓ his back
  • إِلَّا except
  • مُتَحَرِّفٗا (as) a strategy
  • لِّقِتَالٍ of war
  • أَوۡ or
  • مُتَحَيِّزًا (to) join
  • إِلَىٰ to
  • فِئَةٖ a group
  • فَقَدۡ certainly
  • بَآءَ (he has) incurred
  • بِغَضَبٖ wrath
  • مِّنَ of
  • ٱللَّهِ Allah
  • وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ and his abode
  • جَهَنَّمُۖ (is) Hell
  • وَبِئۡسَ a wretched
  • ٱلۡمَصِيرُ destination
And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allāh, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination.
Whoever turns his back to them on that day, the day of the encounter with them, unless manoeuvring, turning around, for battle - by pretending to be in flight, as a trick, while actually intending to relaunch an attack - or joining another detachment, a company of Muslims, calling on it for assistance, he has truly incurred the wrath of God, and his abode will be Hell - an evil journey's end!, [an evil] return it is. This [threat] applies so long as the [numbers of] disbelievers do not surpass twice [that of the believers].