قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Pray ud'ʿu for us lanā (to) your Lord rabbaka to make clear yubayyin to us lanā what mā it (is) hiya Indeed inna [the] cows l-baqara look alike tashābaha to us ʿalaynā And indeed we wa-innā if in wills shāa Allah l-lahu (will) surely be those who are guided lamuh'tadūna
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allāh wills, will be guided."
قَالَ He said qāla Indeed, He innahu says yaqūlu [Indeed] it innahā (is) a cow baqaratun not lā trained dhalūlun to plough tuthīru the earth l-arḍa and not walā water tasqī the field l-ḥartha sound musallamatun no lā blemish shiyata in it fīhā They said qālū Now l-āna you have come ji'ta with the truth bil-ḥaqi So they slaughtered it fadhabaḥūhā and not wamā they were near kādū (to) doing (it) yafʿalūna
He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.'" They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh you killed qataltum a man nafsan then you disputed fa-iddāratum concerning it fīhā but Allah wal-lahu (is) the One Who brought forth mukh'rijun what mā you were kuntum concealing taktumūna
And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed1 over it, but Allāh was to bring out that which you were concealing.
فَقُلْنَا So We said faqul'nā Strike him iḍ'ribūhu with a part of it bibaʿḍihā Like this kadhālika revives yuḥ'yī Allah l-lahu the dead l-mawtā and shows you wayurīkum His Signs āyātihi perhaps you may laʿallakum use your intellect taʿqilūna
So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it."1 Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.
ثُمَّ Then thumma hardened qasat your hearts qulūbukum from min after baʿdi that dhālika so they fahiya (became) like [the] stones kal-ḥijārati or aw stronger ashaddu (in) hardness qaswatan And indeed wa-inna from mina the stones l-ḥijārati certainly (there are some) which lamā gush forth yatafajjaru from it min'hu [the] rivers l-anhāru and indeed wa-inna from them min'hā certainly (there are some) which lamā split yashaqqaqu so comes out fayakhruju from it min'hu [the] water l-māu and indeed wa-inna from them min'hā certainly (there are some) which lamā fall down yahbiṭu from min fear khashyati (of) Allah l-lahi And not wamā (is) Allah l-lahu unaware bighāfilin of what ʿammā you do taʿmalūna
Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allāh. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.
۞ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ Do you hope afataṭmaʿūna that an they will believe yu'minū [for] you lakum while indeed waqad (there) has been kāna a party farīqun of them min'hum (who used to) hear yasmaʿūna (the) words kalāma (of) Allah l-lahi then thumma they distort it yuḥarrifūnahu from min after baʿdi [what] mā they understood it ʿaqalūhu while they wahum know yaʿlamūna
Do you covet [the hope, O believers], that they would believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of Allāh and then distort it [i.e., the Torah] after they had understood it while they were knowing?
وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā they meet laqū those who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū they say qālū We have believed āmannā But when wa-idhā meet in private khalā some of them baʿḍuhum with ilā some (others) baʿḍin they say qālū Do you tell them atuḥaddithūnahum what bimā has fataḥa Allah l-lahu to you ʿalaykum so that they argue with you liyuḥājjūkum therewith bihi before ʿinda your Lord rabbikum Then do (you) not afalā understand taʿqilūna
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed"; but when they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allāh has revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will you not reason?