مِّنَ Of ٱلَّذِينَ those who هَادُوا۟ are Jews يُحَرِّفُونَ they distort ٱلْكَلِمَ the words عَن from مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ their places وَيَقُولُونَ and they say سَمِعْنَا We hear[d] وَعَصَيْنَا and we disobey[ed] وَٱسْمَعْ and "Hear غَيْرَ not مُسْمَعٍۢ to be heard وَرَٰعِنَا and "Raina لَيًّۢا twisting بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ [with] their tongues وَطَعْنًۭا and defaming فِى [in] ٱلدِّينِ ۚ the religion وَلَوْ And if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they قَالُوا۟ (had) said سَمِعْنَا We hear[d] وَأَطَعْنَا and we obey[ed] وَٱسْمَعْ and "Hear وَٱنظُرْنَا and look (at) us لَكَانَ surely it (would) have been خَيْرًۭا better لَّهُمْ for them وَأَقْوَمَ and more suitable وَلَـٰكِن [And] but لَّعَنَهُمُ cursed them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِكُفْرِهِمْ for their disbelief فَلَا so not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few ٤٦
Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Rāʿinā," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
— Come To Light