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فَقَاتِلْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۚ لَا تُكَلَّفُ اِلَّا نَفْسَكَ وَحَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ۚ عَسَى اللّٰهُ اَنْ يَّكُفَّ بَأْسَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا ۗوَاللّٰهُ اَشَدُّ بَأْسًا وَّاَشَدُّ تَنْكِيْلًا   ( النساء: ٨٤ )

faqātil
فَقَٰتِلْ
So fight
فِى
in
sabīli
سَبِيلِ
(the) way
l-lahi
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
لَا
not
tukallafu
تُكَلَّفُ
are you responsible
illā
إِلَّا
except
nafsaka
نَفْسَكَۚ
(for) yourself
waḥarriḍi
وَحَرِّضِ
And encourage
l-mu'minīna
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَۖ
the believers
ʿasā
عَسَى
perhaps
l-lahu
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
an
أَن
will
yakuffa
يَكُفَّ
restrain
basa
بَأْسَ
(the) might
alladhīna
ٱلَّذِينَ
(of) those who
kafarū
كَفَرُوا۟ۚ
disbelieved
wal-lahu
وَٱللَّهُ
And Allah
ashaddu
أَشَدُّ
(is) Stronger
basan
بَأْسًا
(in) Might
wa-ashaddu
وَأَشَدُّ
and Stronger
tankīlan
تَنكِيلًا
(in) punishment

Faqaatil fee sabeelil laahi laa tukallafu illa nafsaka wa harridil mu'mineena 'asallaahu ai yakuffa baasallazeena kafaroo; wallaahu ashaddu baasanw wa ashaaddu tanakeelaa (an-Nisāʾ 4:84)

Sahih International:

So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment. (An-Nisa [4] : 84)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, fight in the way of Allah. You are not responsible but for yourself, and persuade the believers (to fight in Allah’s way). It is likely that Allah will prevent the mischief of those who disbelieve. Allah is the strongest in power and the mightiest in punishing.