وَإِن يُرِيدُوا۟ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدْ خَانُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَمْكَنَ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
Wa iny-yureedoo khiyaa nataka faqad khaanullaaha min qablu fa amkana minhum; wallaahu 'aleemum Hakeem
But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allah before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
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And if they the captives desire to betray you through words which they speak to you they have betrayed God before before Badr through unbelief; but He has given you power over them at Badr through slaying and capture so let them anticipate the like if they return to betrayal; and God is Knower of His creatures Wise in His actions.
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