۞ شَرَعَ He has ordained sharaʿa for you lakum of mina the religion l-dīni what mā He enjoined waṣṣā upon bihi Nuh nūḥan and that which wa-alladhī We have revealed awḥaynā to you ilayka and what wamā We enjoined waṣṣaynā upon bihi Ibrahim ib'rāhīma and Musa wamūsā and Isa waʿīsā To an establish aqīmū the religion l-dīna and not walā be divided tatafarraqū therein fīhi Is difficult kabura on ʿalā the polytheists l-mush'rikīna what mā you call them tadʿūhum to it ilayhi Allah l-lahu chooses yajtabī for Himself ilayhi whom man He wills yashāu and guides wayahdī to Himself ilayhi whoever man turns yunību
He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with Allāh is that to which you invite them. Allāh chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him].
وَمَا And not wamā they became divided tafarraqū until illā after min after baʿdi [what] mā came to them jāahumu the knowledge l-ʿil'mu (out of) rivalry baghyan among them baynahum And if not walawlā (for) a word kalimatun (that) preceded sabaqat from min your Lord rabbika for ilā a term ajalin specified musamman surely, it (would have) been settled laquḍiya between them baynahum And indeed wa-inna those who alladhīna were made to inherit ūrithū the Book l-kitāba after them min after them baʿdihim (are) surely in lafī doubt shakkin concerning it min'hu disquieting murībin
And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are, concerning it, in disquieting doubt.