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Surah Al-Ma'idah
Verse 70–86

لَقَدْ Certainly أَخَذْنَا We took مِيثَـٰقَ a Covenant بَنِىٓ (from the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel وَأَرْسَلْنَآ and We sent إِلَيْهِمْ to them رُسُلًۭا ۖ Messengers كُلَّمَا Whenever جَآءَهُمْ came to them رَسُولٌۢ any Messenger بِمَا with what لَا not تَهْوَىٰٓ desired أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls فَرِيقًۭا a group كَذَّبُوا۟ they denied وَفَرِيقًۭا and a group يَقْتُلُونَ they kill ٧٠

We had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party [of messengers] they denied, and another party they killed.

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وَحَسِبُوٓا۟ And they thought أَلَّا that not تَكُونَ will be (for them) فِتْنَةٌۭ a trial فَعَمُوا۟ so they became blind وَصَمُّوا۟ and they became deaf ثُمَّ Then تَابَ turned ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِمْ to them ثُمَّ then (again) عَمُوا۟ they became blind وَصَمُّوا۟ and they became deaf كَثِيرٌۭ many مِّنْهُمْ ۚ of them وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بَصِيرٌۢ (is) All-Seer بِمَا of what يَعْمَلُونَ they do ٧١

And they thought there would be no [resulting] punishment, so they became blind and deaf. Then Allāh turned to them in forgiveness; then [again] many of them became blind and deaf. And Allāh is Seeing of what they do.

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لَقَدْ Certainly كَفَرَ disbelieved ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوٓا۟ say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He ٱلْمَسِيحُ (is) the Messiah ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ ۖ (of) Maryam وَقَالَ While said ٱلْمَسِيحُ the Messiah يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel ٱعْبُدُوا۟ Worship ٱللَّهَ Allah رَبِّى my Lord وَرَبَّكُمْ ۖ and your Lord إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he مَن who يُشْرِكْ associates partners بِٱللَّهِ with Allah فَقَدْ then surely حَرَّمَ (has) forbidden ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِ for him ٱلْجَنَّةَ Paradise وَمَأْوَىٰهُ and his abode ٱلنَّارُ ۖ (will be) the Fire وَمَا And not لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers مِنْ any أَنصَارٍۢ helpers ٧٢

They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allāh is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allāh, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allāh - Allāh has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.

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لَّقَدْ Certainly كَفَرَ disbelieved ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوٓا۟ say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ثَالِثُ (is the) third ثَلَـٰثَةٍۢ ۘ (of) three وَمَا And (there is) no مِنْ [of] إِلَـٰهٍ god إِلَّآ except إِلَـٰهٌۭ (the) God وَٰحِدٌۭ ۚ (the) One وَإِن And if لَّمْ not يَنتَهُوا۟ they desist عَمَّا from what يَقُولُونَ they are saying لَيَمَسَّنَّ surely will afflict ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِنْهُمْ among them عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful ٧٣

They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allāh is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.

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أَفَلَا So will not يَتُوبُونَ they turn in repentance إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ ۚ and seek His forgiveness وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٧٤

So will they not repent to Allāh and seek His forgiveness? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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مَّا Not ٱلْمَسِيحُ (is) the Messiah ٱبْنُ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam إِلَّا but رَسُولٌۭ a Messenger قَدْ certainly خَلَتْ had passed مِن from قَبْلِهِ before him ٱلرُّسُلُ the Messengers وَأُمُّهُۥ And his mother صِدِّيقَةٌۭ ۖ (was) truthful كَانَا They both used to يَأْكُلَانِ eat ٱلطَّعَامَ ۗ [the] food ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how نُبَيِّنُ We make clear لَهُمُ to them ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs ثُمَّ then ٱنظُرْ see أَنَّىٰ how يُؤْفَكُونَ they are deluded ٧٥

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.

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قُلْ Say أَتَعْبُدُونَ Do you worship مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not يَمْلِكُ has power لَكُمْ to (cause) you ضَرًّۭا any harm وَلَا and not نَفْعًۭا ۚ any benefit وَٱللَّهُ while Allah هُوَ He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearing ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing ٧٦

Say, "Do you worship besides Allāh that which holds for you no [power of] harm or benefit while it is Allāh who is the Hearing, the Knowing?"

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قُلْ Say يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book لَا (Do) not تَغْلُوا۟ exceed فِى in دِينِكُمْ your religion غَيْرَ other than ٱلْحَقِّ the truth وَلَا and (do) not تَتَّبِعُوٓا۟ follow أَهْوَآءَ (vain) desires قَوْمٍۢ (of) a people قَدْ certainly ضَلُّوا۟ who went astray مِن from قَبْلُ before وَأَضَلُّوا۟ and they misled كَثِيرًۭا many وَضَلُّوا۟ and they have strayed عَن from سَوَآءِ (the) right ٱلسَّبِيلِ [the] way ٧٧

Say, "O People of the Scripture, do not exceed limits in your religion beyond the truth and do not follow the inclinations of a people who had gone astray before and misled many and have strayed from the soundness of the way."

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لُعِنَ Were cursed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِنۢ from بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel عَلَىٰ by لِسَانِ (the) tongue دَاوُۥدَ (of) Dawood وَعِيسَى and Isa ٱبْنِ son مَرْيَمَ ۚ (of) Maryam ذَٰلِكَ that (was) بِمَا because عَصَوا۟ they disobeyed وَّكَانُوا۟ and they were يَعْتَدُونَ transgressing ٧٨

Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.

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كَانُوا۟ They had been لَا not يَتَنَاهَوْنَ forbidding each other عَن from مُّنكَرٍۢ wrongdoing فَعَلُوهُ ۚ they did [it] لَبِئْسَ Surely, evil مَا (was) what كَانُوا۟ they were يَفْعَلُونَ doing ٧٩

They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing.

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تَرَىٰ You see كَثِيرًۭا many مِّنْهُمْ of them يَتَوَلَّوْنَ taking as allies ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ disbelieved لَبِئْسَ Surely evil مَا (is) what قَدَّمَتْ sent forth لَهُمْ for them أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls أَن that سَخِطَ became angry ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِمْ with them وَفِى and in ٱلْعَذَابِ the punishment هُمْ they خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ٨٠

You see many of them becoming allies of those who disbelieved [i.e., the polytheists]. How wretched is that which they have put forth for themselves in that Allāh has become angry with them, and in the punishment they will abide eternally.

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وَلَوْ And if كَانُوا۟ they had يُؤْمِنُونَ believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلنَّبِىِّ and the Prophet وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ has been revealed إِلَيْهِ to him مَا not ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ they (would have) taken them أَوْلِيَآءَ (as) allies وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but كَثِيرًۭا many مِّنْهُمْ of them فَـٰسِقُونَ (are) defiantly disobedient ٨١

And if they had believed in Allāh and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

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۞ لَتَجِدَنَّ Surely you will find أَشَدَّ strongest ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people عَدَٰوَةًۭ (in) enmity لِّلَّذِينَ to those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱلْيَهُودَ the Jews وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۖ (are) polytheists وَلَتَجِدَنَّ and surely you will find أَقْرَبَهُم nearest of them مَّوَدَّةًۭ (in) affection لِّلَّذِينَ to those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوٓا۟ say إِنَّا We نَصَـٰرَىٰ ۚ (are) Christians ذَٰلِكَ That (is) بِأَنَّ because مِنْهُمْ among them قِسِّيسِينَ (are) priests وَرُهْبَانًۭا and monks وَأَنَّهُمْ and that they لَا (are) not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ arrogant ٨٢

You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allāh; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.

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وَإِذَا And when سَمِعُوا۟ they listen مَآ (to) what أُنزِلَ has been revealed إِلَى to ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger تَرَىٰٓ you see أَعْيُنَهُمْ their eyes تَفِيضُ overflowing مِنَ with ٱلدَّمْعِ the tears مِمَّا for what عَرَفُوا۟ they recognized مِنَ of ٱلْحَقِّ ۖ the truth يَقُولُونَ They say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord ءَامَنَّا we have believed فَٱكْتُبْنَا so write us مَعَ with ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses ٨٣

And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.

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وَمَا And what لَنَا for us (that) لَا not نُؤْمِنُ we believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَمَا and what جَآءَنَا came (to) us مِنَ from ٱلْحَقِّ the truth وَنَطْمَعُ And we hope أَن that يُدْخِلَنَا will admit us رَبُّنَا our Lord مَعَ with ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous ٨٤

And why should we not believe in Allāh and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people."

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فَأَثَـٰبَهُمُ So rewarded them ٱللَّهُ Allah بِمَا for what قَالُوا۟ they said جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (with) Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ will abide forever فِيهَا ۚ in it وَذَٰلِكَ And that جَزَآءُ (is the) reward ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ (of) the good-doers ٨٥

So Allāh rewarded them for what they said with gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of doers of good.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved وَكَذَّبُوا۟ and denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Our Signs أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the Hellfire ٨٦

But those who disbelieved and denied Our signs - they are the companions of Hellfire.

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