إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۭ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٌ أَوْ جَآءُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَن يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَٰتِلُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَٰتَلُوكُمْ ۚ فَإِنِ ٱعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْا۟ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلًۭا
How to read it
'Illā -lladhīna yaṣilūna 'ilā qaw'min bay'nakum' wabay'nahum mmīthāqun 'aw' jā'ūkum' ḥaṣirat' ṣudūruhum' 'an yuqātilūkum' 'aw' yuqātilū qaw'mahum' . walaw' shā'a -llahu lassallaṭahum' ʻalay'kum' falaqātalūkum' . fa'ini (i)ʻ'tazalūkum' falam' yuqātilūkum' wa'al'qaw' 'ilay'kumu ssalama famā jaʻala -llahu lakum' ʻalay'him' sabīlan
Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
