وَقَالُوا۟ And they said waqālū Be kūnū Jews hūdan or aw Christians naṣārā (then) you will be guided tahtadū Say qul Nay bal (the) religion millata (of) Ibrahim ib'rāhīma (the) upright ḥanīfan and not wamā he was kāna of mina those who associated partners (with Allah) l-mush'rikīna
They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."1
قُولُوٓا۟ Say qūlū We have believed āmannā in Allah bil-lahi and what wamā (is) revealed unzila to us ilaynā and what wamā was revealed unzila to ilā Ibrahim ib'rāhīma and Ishmael wa-is'māʿīla and Isaac wa-is'ḥāqa and Yaqub wayaʿqūba and the descendants wal-asbāṭi and what wamā was given ūtiya (to) Musa mūsā and Isa waʿīsā and what wamā was given ūtiya (to) the Prophets l-nabiyūna from min their Lord rabbihim Not lā we make distinction nufarriqu between bayna any aḥadin of them min'hum And we wanaḥnu to Him lahu (are) submissive mus'limūna
Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allāh and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants [al-Asbāṭ]1 and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
فَإِنْ So if fa-in they believe[d] āmanū in (the) like bimith'li (of) what mā you have believed āmantum in [it] bihi then indeed faqadi they are (rightly) guided ih'tadaw But if wa-in they turn away tawallaw then only fa-innamā they hum (are) in fī dissension shiqāqin So will suffice you against them fasayakfīkahumu Allah l-lahu and He wahuwa (is) the All-Hearing l-samīʿu the All-Knowing l-ʿalīmu
So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allāh will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
صِبْغَةَ (The) color (religion) ṣib'ghata (of) Allah l-lahi And who waman (is) better aḥsanu than mina Allah l-lahi at coloring ṣib'ghatan And we wanaḥnu to Him lahu (are) worshippers ʿābidūna
[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allāh. And who is better than Allāh in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."
قُلْ Say qul Do you argue with us atuḥājjūnanā about fī Allah l-lahi while He wahuwa (is) our Lord rabbunā and your Lord warabbukum And for us walanā (are) our deeds aʿmālunā and for you walakum (are) your deeds aʿmālukum and we wanaḥnu to Him lahu (are) sincere mukh'liṣūna
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Do you argue with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."
أَمْ Or am (do) you say taqūlūna that inna Ibrahim ib'rāhīma and Ishmael wa-is'māʿīla and Isaac wa-is'ḥāqa and Yaqub wayaʿqūba and the descendants wal-asbāṭa were kānū Jews hūdan or aw Christians naṣārā Say qul Are you a-antum better knowing aʿlamu or ami (is) Allah l-lahu And who waman (is) more unjust aẓlamu than (the one) who mimman concealed katama a testimony shahādatan (that) he has ʿindahu from mina Allah l-lahi And not wamā (is) Allah l-lahu unaware bighāfilin of what ʿammā you do taʿmalūna
Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allāh?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony1 he has from Allāh? And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.
تِلْكَ This til'ka (was) a community ummatun (which) qad has passed away khalat for it lahā what mā it earned kasabat and for you walakum what mā you have earned kasabtum And not walā you will be asked tus'alūna about what ʿammā they used to kānū do yaʿmalūna
That is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.