وَقَالُوا۟
And they said,
كُونُوا۟
"Be
هُودًا
Jews
أَوْ
or
نَصَٰرَىٰ
Christians,
تَهْتَدُوا۟
(then) you will be guided."
قُلْ
Say,
بَلْ
"Nay,
مِلَّةَ
(the) religion
إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ
(of) Ibrahim,
حَنِيفًا (the) upright; وَمَا and not كَانَ he was مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ those who associated partners (with Allah)." قُولُوٓا۟ Say, ءَامَنَّا "We have believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَمَآ and what
أُنزِلَ (is) revealed إِلَيْنَا to us وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was revealed إِلَىٰٓ to إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ and the descendants, وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given مُوسَىٰ (to) Musa وَعِيسَىٰ and Isa وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ (to) the Prophets مِن from
رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord. لَا Not نُفَرِّقُ we make distinction بَيْنَ between أَحَدٍ any مِّنْهُمْ of them. وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him مُسْلِمُونَ (are) submissive."
فَإِنْ So if ءَامَنُوا۟ they believe[d] بِمِثْلِ in (the) like مَآ (of) what ءَامَنتُم you have believed بِهِۦ in [it], فَقَدِ then indeed, ٱهْتَدَوا۟ they are (rightly) guided. وَّإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away,
فَإِنَّمَا then only هُمْ they فِى (are) in شِقَاقٍ dissension. فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ So will suffice you against them ٱللَّهُ Allah, وَهُوَ and He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearing, ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing.
صِبْغَةَ (The) color (religion) ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah! وَمَنْ And who أَحْسَنُ (is) better مِنَ than ٱللَّهِ Allah صِبْغَةً at coloring? وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him
عَٰبِدُونَ (are) worshippers. قُلْ Say, أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا "Do you argue with us فِى about ٱللَّهِ Allah وَهُوَ while He رَبُّنَا (is) our Lord وَرَبُّكُمْ and your Lord?
وَلَنَآ And for us أَعْمَٰلُنَا (are) our deeds وَلَكُمْ and for you أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ (are) your deeds وَنَحْنُ and we لَهُۥ to Him مُخْلِصُونَ (are) sincere.
أَمْ Or تَقُولُونَ (do) you say إِنَّ that إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ and the descendants كَانُوا۟ were هُودًا Jews أَوْ or نَصَٰرَىٰ Christians?" قُلْ Say, ءَأَنتُمْ "Are you أَعْلَمُ better knowing أَمِ or
ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah?" وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّن than (the one) who كَتَمَ concealed شَهَٰدَةً a testimony عِندَهُۥ (that) he has مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah? وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah
بِغَٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do. تِلْكَ This أُمَّةٌ (was) a community قَدْ (which) خَلَتْ has passed away, لَهَا for it مَا what كَسَبَتْ it earned
وَلَكُم and for you مَّا what كَسَبْتُمْ you have earned. وَلَا And not تُسْـَٔلُونَ you will be asked عَمَّا about what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do.
حَنِيفًا (the) upright; وَمَا and not كَانَ he was مِنَ of ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ those who associated partners (with Allah)." قُولُوٓا۟ Say, ءَامَنَّا "We have believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَمَآ and what
أُنزِلَ (is) revealed إِلَيْنَا to us وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was revealed إِلَىٰٓ to إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ and the descendants, وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given مُوسَىٰ (to) Musa وَعِيسَىٰ and Isa وَمَآ and what أُوتِىَ was given ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ (to) the Prophets مِن from
رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord. لَا Not نُفَرِّقُ we make distinction بَيْنَ between أَحَدٍ any مِّنْهُمْ of them. وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him مُسْلِمُونَ (are) submissive."
فَإِنْ So if ءَامَنُوا۟ they believe[d] بِمِثْلِ in (the) like مَآ (of) what ءَامَنتُم you have believed بِهِۦ in [it], فَقَدِ then indeed, ٱهْتَدَوا۟ they are (rightly) guided. وَّإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away,
فَإِنَّمَا then only هُمْ they فِى (are) in شِقَاقٍ dissension. فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ So will suffice you against them ٱللَّهُ Allah, وَهُوَ and He ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearing, ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knowing.
صِبْغَةَ (The) color (religion) ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah! وَمَنْ And who أَحْسَنُ (is) better مِنَ than ٱللَّهِ Allah صِبْغَةً at coloring? وَنَحْنُ And we لَهُۥ to Him
عَٰبِدُونَ (are) worshippers. قُلْ Say, أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا "Do you argue with us فِى about ٱللَّهِ Allah وَهُوَ while He رَبُّنَا (is) our Lord وَرَبُّكُمْ and your Lord?
وَلَنَآ And for us أَعْمَٰلُنَا (are) our deeds وَلَكُمْ and for you أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ (are) your deeds وَنَحْنُ and we لَهُۥ to Him مُخْلِصُونَ (are) sincere.
أَمْ Or تَقُولُونَ (do) you say إِنَّ that إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ Ibrahim وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ and Ishmael وَإِسْحَٰقَ and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub
وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ and the descendants كَانُوا۟ were هُودًا Jews أَوْ or نَصَٰرَىٰ Christians?" قُلْ Say, ءَأَنتُمْ "Are you أَعْلَمُ better knowing أَمِ or
ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah?" وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّن than (the one) who كَتَمَ concealed شَهَٰدَةً a testimony عِندَهُۥ (that) he has مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah? وَمَا And not ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah
بِغَٰفِلٍ unaware عَمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do. تِلْكَ This أُمَّةٌ (was) a community قَدْ (which) خَلَتْ has passed away, لَهَا for it مَا what كَسَبَتْ it earned
وَلَكُم and for you مَّا what كَسَبْتُمْ you have earned. وَلَا And not تُسْـَٔلُونَ you will be asked عَمَّا about what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do.