Say thou: “O doctors of the Law: why turn you away from the path of God him who believes, seeking its deviation when you are witnesses? And God is not unmindful of what you do.”
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qul | Say | قول |
| 2 | yāahla | O People | اهل |
| 3 | l-kitābi | (of) the Book | كتب |
| 4 | lima | Why | |
| 5 | taṣuddūna | (do) you hinder | صدد |
| 6 | ʿan | from | |
| 7 | sabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 8 | l-lahi | (of) Allah | |
| 9 | man | (those) who | |
| 10 | āmana | believe[d] | امن |
| 11 | tabghūnahā | seeking (to make) it | بغي |
| 12 | ʿiwajan | (seem) crooked | عوج |
| 13 | wa-antum | while you | |
| 14 | shuhadāu | (are) witnesses | شهد |
| 15 | wamā | And not | |
| 16 | l-lahu | Allah | |
| 17 | bighāfilin | (is) unaware | غفل |
| 18 | ʿammā | of what | |
| 19 | taʿmalūna | you do | عمل |
Say, ‘People of the Book, why do you bar those who have iman from the Way of Allah, desiring to make it crooked, when you yourselves are witnesses to it? Allah is not unaware of what you do. ’
Say: "O people of the Scripture, why do you repel from the path of God those who believe You wish to twist it while you were witness. And God is not unaware of what you do."
Say, "O People of the Book! Why do you repel believers from the Path of God, seeking to make it crooked, even though you are witnesses to the Divine Guidance?" Allah is not unaware of what you do.
Say thou: “O doctors of the Law: why turn you away from the path of God him who believes, seeking its deviation when you are witnesses? And God is not unmindful of what you do.”
Say: "O people of the Book, why do you repel from the path of God those who believe? You wish to twist it while you are witnesses. And God is not unaware of what you do."
Say, "O people of the book, why do you repel from the path of God those who acknowledge? You wish to twist it while you were witness. God is not oblivious to what you do."
Say, "O followers of the scripture, why do you repel from the path of GOD those who wish to believe, and seek to distort it, even though you are witnesses?" GOD is never unaware of anything you do.
Then say: "O people of the Book, why do you turn the believers away from the path of God, looking for obliquities in the way when you are witness to it? And God is aware of all that you do. "
Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allah those who believe, seeking to make it deviant, while you are witnesses ? And Allah is not unaware of what you do. "
Say: "O followers of earlier revelation! Why do you bar those who have come to believe from the path of God by trying to make it appear crooked, when you yourselves bear witness ? For, God is not unaware of what you do. "
Say: O People of the Scripture! Why drive ye back believers from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, when ye are witnesses (to Allah's guidance)? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
Say: 'People of the Book! Why do you hinder one who believes from the way of Allah, seeking that he follow a crooked way, even though you yourselves are witness to its being the right way?' Allah is not heedless of what you do.
And ask them: "Why do you stand in the way, preventing Allah’s spirit of truth from guiding people into all truth? Why do you make it your aim to pervert the truth and crook the path of righteousness to your own ends when you bear witness to the fact that this is the path where Providence is the Guide? Allah is not unmindful of all that you do. "
Say to those who believe in the Scripture: "Why do you stand in the way of the people who seek the revelations of God and want them to follow your crooked way while you know the truth (about the authenticity of Qur’an and the fabrication of the existing Scriptures)? Know that God is never unaware of what you are doing.
Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you stop those who have believed, from the Path of Allâh, seeking to make it seem crooked, while you (yourselves) are witnesses ? And Allâh is not unaware of what you do."
Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do."
Say, "O People of the Book! Why do you turn the believers away from the Way of Allah—striving to make it ˹appear˺ crooked, while you are witnesses ˹to its truth˺? And Allah is never unaware of what you do."
Say, "O people of the Book, why do you hinder the believers from the way of Allah, trying to create crookedness in it, while you yourselves are witnesses (to its being the right way)? Allah is not oblivious of what you do."
Say, ‘People of the Book, why do you turn the believers away from God’s path and try to make it crooked, when you yourselves witnesses to the ? God is not heedless of anything you do.’
Say: 'People of the Book, why do you bar from God's way the believer, desiring to make it crooked, yourselves being witnesses? God is not heedless of the things you do. '
Say, 'O people of the Book! why do ye turn from the way of God him who believes, craving to make it crooked, while ye are witnesses? But God is not careless of what ye do. '
Say, "O people of the Book! Why do you turn from the way of Allah him who believes, craving to make it crooked, when you are yourselves witnesses (of Allah's covenant)? But Allah is not unmindful of what you do. "
Say, "O Population of the Book, (Or: Family of the Book, i. e., the Jews and Christians) why do you bar from the way of Allah him who has believed (while you) inequitably seek to make it crooked, and you are witnesses?" And in no way is Allah ever heedless of whatever you do.
Say, O ye who have received the scriptures, why do ye keep back from the way of God, him who believeth? Ye seek to make it crooked, and yet are witnesses that it is the right: But God will not be unmindful of what ye do.
Say: "O you People of the Book! Why do you obstruct those who believe, from the Path of Allah trying to make it crooked, when you were yourselves witness (to Allah’s Promise)? But Allah is not unmindful of all that you do. "
Say, `O people of the Scripture! Why do you hinder him who believes, from (following) the path of Allâh? You try to seek crookedness in it, while you yourselves are witnesses (to its truth). And Allâh is not at all unmindful of what you do.'
Say, ‘O People of the Book! why do you bar the faithful from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, while you are witnesses ? And Allah is not oblivious of what you do. ’