Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
So when you confront the disbelievers,
strike at their necks; until when you have slain them in plenty, tie them
up firmly; then after that, you may either release them as a favour or
take ransom, until the war lays down its ordeal; this is it; and had Allah
willed He Himself could have taken revenge from them, but this is to test
some of you with others; and Allah will surely never waste the deeds of
those who were killed in His way.