Hast thou not considered those given a portion of the Writ, purchasing error and desiring to make you stray from the path?
Do you not see those who were given a portion of the Book trading in misguidance and wanting you to be misguided from the way?
Did you not see those who have been given a portion of the Scripture They purchased straying, and they want you to stray from the path.
Have you noted those who were given a portion of the Scripture but they purchased error for petty gains. (They fell for man-made books). They desire that you do the same and thus stray from the Right Path.
Hast thou not considered those given a portion of the Writ, purchasing error and desiring to make you stray from the path?
Did you not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? They purchased straying, and they want you to stray from the path.
Did you not see those who have been given a portion of the book? They purchased straying, and they want you to stray from the path.
Have you noted those who received a portion of the scripture, and how they choose to stray, and wish that you stray from the path?
Have you not seen the people who were given a share of the Book, but who purchased only error, and wish that you also go astray?
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error and wishing you would lose the way?
ART THOU NOT aware of those who, having been granted their share of the divine writ, now barter it away for error, and want you to lose your way?
Seest thou not those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been given, how they purchase error, and seek to make you (Muslims) err from the right way?
Have you not seen those to whom a portion of the Book was given?* They purchased error for themselves, and wish that you too lose the right way?
Have you not seen O Muhammad into the irreverent disposition of those who had their share of the Book and of divine Knowledge, (Ahl al-Kitab), how they exchange the guidance of Providence to the path of righteousness for the perplexed path in the maze of error and wish you would alienate you from the purpose of Allah and err and stray from the path of righteousness!
Have you ever noticed how those who have received only a portion of the Lord’s Book have chosen the darkness and wish you were following them too? {This verse clearly applies to our modern time where the Western societies have tossed the Scriptures away, chosen a "secular" way of life and wish the Muslim follow them too. }
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the book (the Jews), purchasing the wrong path, and wish that you should go astray from the Right Path.
Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book? they traffic in error, and wish that ye should lose the right path.
Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures yet trade it for misguidance and wish to see you deviate from the ˹Right˺ Path?
Have you not observed those who have been given a share from the Book? They buy misguidance and wish that you (too) lose the way.
, have you not considered how those who were given a share of the Scripture purchase misguidance and want you , too, to lose the right path?
Hast thou not regarded those who were given a share of the Book purchasing error, and desiring that you should also err from the way?
Do ye not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? they buy error, and they wish that ye may err from the way!
Do you not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? They buy error, and they wish that you may stray from the way!
Have you not regarded (the ones) who were brought an assignment of the Book trading errancy, and would (like) you (also) to err from the way?
Hast thou not observed those unto whom part of the scripture was delivered? They sell error, and desire that ye may wander from the right way;
Have you not taken a look at those who were given a portion of the Book? They deal in error, and wish that you should lose the right path.
Have you not considered (the case of) those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They prefer to go astray and desire that you too should go astray from the right path.
Have you not regarded those who were given a share of the Book, who purchase error and desire that you should lose the way?