۞ وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad took akhadha Allah l-lahu a Covenant mīthāqa (from the) Children banī (of) Israel is'rāīla and We appointed wabaʿathnā among them min'humu two ith'nay (and) ten ʿashara leaders naqīban And said waqāla Allah l-lahu Indeed, I (am) innī with you maʿakum if la-in you establish aqamtumu the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātaytumu the zakah l-zakata and you believe waāmantum in My Messengers birusulī and you assist them waʿazzartumūhum and you loan wa-aqraḍtumu (to) Allah l-laha a loan qarḍan goodly ḥasanan surely I will remove la-ukaffiranna from you ʿankum your evil deeds sayyiātikum and I will surely admit you wala-ud'khilannakum (to) gardens jannātin flow tajrī from min underneath them taḥtihā the rivers l-anhāru But whoever faman disbelieved kafara after baʿda that dhālika among you minkum then certainly faqad he strayed ḍalla (from) the way sawāa the right l-sabīli
And Allāh had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allāh said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakāh and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allāh a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way."
فَبِمَا So for fabimā their breaking naqḍihim (of) their covenant mīthāqahum We cursed them laʿannāhum and We made wajaʿalnā their hearts qulūbahum hard qāsiyatan They distort yuḥarrifūna the words l-kalima from ʿan their places mawāḍiʿihi and forgot wanasū a part ḥaẓẓan of what mimmā they were reminded dhukkirū of [it] bihi And not walā will you cease tazālu to discover taṭṭaliʿu of ʿalā treachery khāinatin from them min'hum except illā a few qalīlan of them min'hum But forgive fa-uʿ'fu them ʿanhum and overlook wa-iṣ'faḥ Indeed inna Allah l-laha loves yuḥibbu the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna
So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hardened. They distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.
وَمِنَ And from wamina those who alladhīna said qālū Indeed we innā (are) Christians naṣārā We took akhadhnā their covenant mīthāqahum but they forgot fanasū a part ḥaẓẓan of what mimmā they were reminded dhukkirū of [it] bihi So We aroused fa-aghraynā between them baynahumu [the] enmity l-ʿadāwata and [the] hatred wal-baghḍāa till ilā (the) Day yawmi (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati And soon wasawfa will inform them yunabbi-uhumu Allah l-lahu of what bimā they used to kānū do yaṣnaʿūna
And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allāh is going to inform them about what they used to do.