Al-Anfal Verse 15

O believers! When you face the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs to them.

O you who believe, when you confront the disbelievers in battle, do not turn your backs to them.

O believers, when you encounter the unbelievers marching to battle, turn not your backs to them.

Believers, when you meet the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs on them:

O Ye who believe! whenever ye those who disbelieve matching meet slowly turn to them not your backs.

O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them.

Believers, whenever you encounter a hostile force of unbelievers, do not turn your backs to them in flight.

O believers, when you meet unbelievers on the field of battle, do not turn your backs to them.

O People who Believe! When you confront a large army of disbelievers in battle, do not turn your backs to them.

O you who have faith! When you encounter the faithless advancing [for battle], do not turn your backs [to flee] from them.

O you who believe! When you encounter in battle those who disbelieve, do not turn your backs on them in flight.

O you who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve in battle array, do not show them your backs.

You, you those who believed, if you met/found those who disbelieved marching slowly/creeping, so do not turn away your back/ends from them.

O People who Believe! When you confront a large army of disbelievers in battle, do not turn your backs to them.

O you who believe! When you meet the disbelievers in hostile swarms, turn not to them your backs;

O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them.

This -- taste it, and (know) that for the disbelievers is the chastisement of the Fire.

O you who believe! when you meet those who disbelieve marching for war, then turn not your backs to them.

O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them.

Believers, do not retreat when facing the marching army of the unbelievers, for no believer will turn back at that time except for strategic reasons or to join another band.

Believers, when you encounter unbelievers on the march do not turn your backs to them in flight.

O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battlefield, never turn your backs to them.

Believers, when you meet in battle those who deny the truth, never turn your backs on them:

O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve on the march, never turn your backs on them.

O you who believe, when you encounter the disbelievers inching forward, that is, amassed, advancing slowly because of their large numbers, do not turn your backs to them, fleeing.

Fleeing from Battle is prohibited, and its Punishment

Allah said, while warning against fleeing from the battlefield and threatening those who do it with the Fire,

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ زَحْفاً

O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battlefield,

when you get near the enemy and march towards them,

فَلَ تُوَلُّوهُمُ الَادْبَارَ



never turn your backs to them.

do not run away from battle and leave your fellow Muslims behind