يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe yāayyuhā O you who believe alladhīna O you who believe āmanū Avoid ij'tanibū much kathīran of mina the assumption l-ẓani Indeed inna some baʿḍa assumption l-ẓani (is) sin ith'mun And (do) not walā spy tajassasū and (do) not walā backbite yaghtab some of you baʿḍukum (to) others baʿḍan Would like ayuḥibbu one of you aḥadukum to an eat yakula (the) flesh laḥma (of) his brother akhīhi dead maytan Nay, you would hate it fakarih'tumūhu And fear Allah wa-ittaqū And fear Allah l-laha indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Returning tawwābun Most Merciful raḥīmun
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O mankind yāayyuhā O mankind l-nāsu Indeed, We innā created you khalaqnākum from min a male dhakarin and a female wa-unthā and We made you wajaʿalnākum nations shuʿūban and tribes waqabāila that you may know one another litaʿārafū Indeed inna (the) most noble of you akramakum near ʿinda Allah l-lahi (is the) most righteous of you atqākum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun All-Aware khabīrun
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allāh is the most righteous1 of you. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.
۞ 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."
إِنَّمَا Only innamā the believers l-mu'minūna (are) those who alladhīna believe āmanū in Allah bil-lahi and His Messenger warasūlihi then thumma (do) not lam doubt yartābū but strive wajāhadū with their wealth bi-amwālihim and their lives wa-anfusihim in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi Those ulāika [they] humu (are) the truthful l-ṣādiqūna
The believers are only the ones who have believed in Allāh and His Messenger and then doubt not but strive with their properties and their lives in the cause of Allāh. It is those who are the truthful.
قُلْ Say qul Will you acquaint atuʿallimūna Allah l-laha with your religion bidīnikum while Allah wal-lahu knows yaʿlamu what mā (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and what wamā (is) in fī the earth l-arḍi And Allah wal-lahu of every bikulli thing shayin (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun
Say, "Would you acquaint Allāh with your religion while Allāh knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and Allāh is Knowing of all things?"
يَمُنُّونَ They consider (it) a favor yamunnūna to you ʿalayka that an they have accepted Islam aslamū Say qul (Do) not lā consider a favor tamunnū on me ʿalayya your Islam is'lāmakum Nay bali Allah l-lahu has conferred a favor yamunnu upon you ʿalaykum that an He has guided you hadākum to the faith lil'īmāni if in you are kuntum truthful ṣādiqīna
They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islām. Say, "Do not consider your Islām a favor to me. Rather, Allāh has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful."
إِنَّ Indeed inna Allah l-laha knows yaʿlamu (the) unseen ghayba (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Seer baṣīrun of what bimā you do taʿmalūna
Indeed, Allāh knows the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh is Seeing of what you do.