Translation of the meanings Ayah 28 Surah Āl-‘Imrān - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 28

لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيۡسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي شَيۡءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ تُقَىٰةٗۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسَهُۥۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

28. The believers should not take the deniers as intimates and allies instead of the believers. Whoever does so has nothing to hope for from Allāh - unless you are seeking to protect your selves from them out of prudence8. And Allāh warns you about Himself. To Allāh is the final return.

8. Believers are given permission here to appease the deniers with their tongues, yet their hearts are to remain firm in Faith.