O you who believe! Do not befriend disbelievers rather than believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear case against you?
An-Nisa' 4:144
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَانًا مُبِينًا
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O you who believe! Do not befriend disbelievers rather than believers. Do you want to give God a clear case against you?
Believers, don't choose disbelievers as friends instead of believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear reason against you?
Believers, don't take disbelievers as your close friends instead of believers. Do you want to give Allah clear proof against yourselves?
O you who believe, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you want to give God a clear case against you?
O you who believe! Do not take the disbelievers as protectors instead of believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear case against you?
O you who believe! Do not take the disbelievers as protectors instead of believers. Do you want to give God a clear case against you?
O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allāh against yourselves a clear case?
O you who believe! Take not for Auliyâ’ (protectors or helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of believers. Do you wish to offer Allâh a manifest proof against yourselves?
O you who believe, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you want to give Allah a clear proof against yourselves?
O ye who believe! Take not for friends unbelievers rather than believers: Do ye wish to offer Allah an open proof against yourselves?
O ye who believe! Choose not disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would ye give Allah a clear warrant against you?
Do not take deniers of the truth [who are at war with you] for your allies in preference to believers. Would you give God a clear proof against yourselves?
Believers! Do not take the unbelievers as your allies in preference to the believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a clear proof of guilt against yourselves?
O you who have faith! Do not take the faithless for friends instead of the faithful. Do you wish to give Allah a clear sanction against yourselves?
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tattakhithoo alkafireena awliyaa min dooni almumineena atureedoona an tajAAaloo lillahi AAalaykum sultanan mubeenan