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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يُبَايِعُوْنَكَ اِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُوْنَ اللّٰهَ ۗيَدُ اللّٰهِ فَوْقَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ ۚ فَمَنْ نَّكَثَ فَاِنَّمَا يَنْكُثُ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ اَوْفٰى بِمَا عٰهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللّٰهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيْهِ اَجْرًا عَظِيْمًا ࣖ   ( الفتح: ١٠ )

inna
إِنَّ
Indeed
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
yubāyiʿūnaka
يُبَايِعُونَكَ
pledge allegiance to you
innamā
إِنَّمَا
only
yubāyiʿūna
يُبَايِعُونَ
they pledge allegiance
l-laha
ٱللَّهَ
(to) Allah
yadu
يَدُ
(The) Hand
l-lahi
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
fawqa
فَوْقَ
(is) over
aydīhim
أَيْدِيهِمْۚ
their hands
faman
فَمَن
Then whoever
nakatha
نَّكَثَ
breaks (his oath)
fa-innamā
فَإِنَّمَا
then only
yankuthu
يَنكُثُ
he breaks
ʿalā
عَلَىٰ
against
nafsihi
نَفْسِهِۦۖ
himself
waman
وَمَنْ
and whoever
awfā
أَوْفَىٰ
fulfils
bimā
بِمَا
what
ʿāhada
عَٰهَدَ
he has covenanted
ʿalayhu
عَلَيْهُ
(with)
l-laha
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
fasayu'tīhi
فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ
soon He will give him
ajran
أَجْرًا
a reward
ʿaẓīman
عَظِيمًا
great

Innal lazeena yubaayi'oonaka innamaa yubaayi'oonal laaha yadul laahi fawqa aydehim; faman nakasa fainnamaa yuankusu 'alaa nafsihee wa man awfaa bimaa 'aahada 'alihul laaha fasa yu'teehi ajran 'azeemaa (al-Fatḥ 48:10)

Sahih International:

Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] – they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only breaks it to the detriment of himself. And he who fulfills that which he has promised Allah – He will give him a great reward. (Al-Fath [48] : 10)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

Those who pledge allegiance with you (by placing their hands in your hand)- they, in fact, pledge allegiance with Allah. Allah’s hand is over their hands. Then, whoever breaks his pledge breaks it to his own detriment, and whoever fulfils the covenant he has made with Allah, He will give him a great reward.