۞ قَالَتِ Say qālati the Bedouins l-aʿrābu We believe āmannā Say qul Not lam you believe tu'minū but walākin say qūlū We have submitted aslamnā and has not yet walammā entered yadkhuli the faith l-īmānu in fī your hearts qulūbikum But if wa-in you obey tuṭīʿū Allah l-laha and His Messenger warasūlahu not lā He will deprive you yalit'kum of min your deeds aʿmālikum anything shayan Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allāh and His Messenger, He will not deprive you from your deeds1 of anything. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."