Hypocrites, if they turn back, kill them wherever you find them

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وَدُّواْلَوۡتَكۡفُرُونَكَمَاكَفَرُواْفَتَكُونُونَسَوَآءٗۖفَلَاتَتَّخِذُواْمِنۡهُمۡأَوۡلِيَآءَحَتَّىٰيُهَاجِرُواْفِيسَبِيلِٱللَّهِۚفَإِنتَوَلَّوۡاْفَخُذُوهُمۡوَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡحَيۡثُوَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡۖوَلَاتَتَّخِذُواْمِنۡهُمۡوَلِيّٗاوَلَانَصِيرًا٨٩
Saheeh International

They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allāh. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper,

وَدُّوا۟Waddoo
لَوْlaw
تَكْفُرُونَtakfuroona
كَمَاkama
كَفَرُوا۟kafaroo
فَتَكُونُونَfatakoonoona
سَوَآءًۭ ۖsawaan
فَلَاfala
تَتَّخِذُوا۟tattakhithoo
مِنْهُمْminhum
أَوْلِيَآءَawliyaa
حَتَّىٰhatta
يُهَاجِرُوا۟yuhajiroo
فِىfee
سَبِيلِsabeeli
ٱللَّهِ ۚAllahi
فَإِنfain
تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallaw
فَخُذُوهُمْfakhuthoohum
وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْwaoqtuloohum
حَيْثُhaythu
وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ ۖwajadtumoohum
وَلَاwala
تَتَّخِذُوا۟tattakhithoo
مِنْهُمْminhum
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyan
وَلَاwala
نَصِيرًاnaseeran