وَدَّت Wished waddat a group ṭāifatun from min (the) People ahli (of) the Book l-kitābi if law they could lead you astray yuḍillūnakum and not wamā they lead astray yuḍillūna except illā themselves anfusahum and not wamā they perceive yashʿurūna
A faction of the People of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People yāahla (of) the Book l-kitābi Why do lima you deny takfurūna [in] the Signs biāyāti (of) Allah l-lahi while you wa-antum bear witness tashhadūna
O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allāh while you witness [to their truth]?
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ O People yāahla (of) the Book l-kitābi Why lima do you mix talbisūna the truth l-ḥaqa with the falsehood bil-bāṭili and conceal wataktumūna the truth l-ḥaqa while you wa-antum know taʿlamūna
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
وَقَالَت And said waqālat a group ṭāifatun of min (the) People ahli (of) the Book l-kitābi Believe āminū in what bi-alladhī was revealed unzila on ʿalā those who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū (at the) beginning wajha (of) the day l-nahāri and reject wa-uk'furū (at) its end ākhirahu perhaps they may laʿallahum return yarjiʿūna
And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will return [i.e., abandon their religion],
وَلَا And (do) not walā believe tu'minū except illā (the one) who liman follows tabiʿa your religion dīnakum Say qul Indeed inna the (true) guidance l-hudā (is the) Guidance hudā (of) Allah l-lahi lest an is given yu'tā (to) one aḥadun (the) like mith'la (of) what mā was given to you ūtītum or aw they may argue with you yuḥājjūkum near ʿinda your Lord rabbikum Say qul Indeed inna the Bounty l-faḍla (is) in the Hand biyadi (of) Allah l-lahi He gives it yu'tīhi (to) whom man He wills yashāu and Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Encompassing wāsiʿun All-Knowing ʿalīmun
And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allāh. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand of Allāh - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Wise."
يَخْتَصُّ He chooses yakhtaṣṣu for His Mercy biraḥmatihi whom man He wills yashāu And Allah wal-lahu (is) the Possessor dhū (of) Bounty l-faḍli [the] great l-ʿaẓīmi
He selects for His mercy whom He wills. And Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.