They swear to you by Allah to please you. But it is more proper for them to please Allah and His Messenger, if they are believers.
At-Tawbah 9:62
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يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ لِيُرْضُوكُمْ وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُرْضُوهُ إِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
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They swear to you by God to please you. But it is more proper for them to please God and His Messenger, if they are believers.
They promise by Allah to please you, but Allah and His Messenger deserve to be pleased more than anyone else, if they're believers.
They swear by Allah to you, hoping to please you. But if they were true believers, Allah and His Messenger deserve more that they should please Him.
They swear by God to you to please you, but God and His Messenger are more deserving that they should please Him, if they are believers.
They swear by Allah to you, to please you. But Allah and His Messenger are worthier of being pleased by them: if they are believers.
They swear by God to you, to please you. But God and His Messenger are worthier of being pleased by them: if they are believers.
They swear by Allāh to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allāh and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they were to be believers.
They swear by Allâh to you (Muslims) in order to please you, but it is more fitting that they should please Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), if they are believers.
They swear by Allah to you [O Muslims] to please you, but it is Allah and His Messenger whose pleasure they should seek, if they are true believers.
To you they swear by Allah. In order to please you: But it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger, if they are Believers.
They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) to please you, but Allah, with His messenger, hath more right that they should please Him if they are believers.
They swear by God in order to please you [believers]: but it would be more fitting for them to please God and His Messenger, if they are believers.
They swear by Allah to please you, while it is Allah and His Messenger whose pleasure they should seek if they truly believe.
They swear to you by Allah, to please you; but Allah and His Apostle are worthier that they should please Him, should they be faithful.
Yahlifoona biAllahi lakum liyurdookum waAllahu warasooluhu ahaqqu an yurdoohu in kanoo mumineena