وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad We gave ātaynā Musa mūsā the Book l-kitāba but differences arose fa-ukh'tulifa therein fīhi And if not walawlā (for) a Word kalimatun (that) preceded sabaqat from min your Lord rabbika surely would have been judged laquḍiya between them baynahum And indeed, they wa-innahum surely (are) in lafī doubt shakkin concerning it min'hu suspicious murībin
And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word1 that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them. And indeed they are, concerning it [i.e., the Qur’ān], in disquieting doubt.