Surah Ali Imran

Surah Ali Imran (Family of Imran) is Surah 3 of the Holy Quran, a Medinan Surah with 200 verses, available here in English.

Surah 3 Medinan 200 verses English

Verse 3:1

الٓمَّٓ ۟ۙ

ʹA-lif-Laaam-Meeem.

Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.

Verse 3:2

اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۙ الْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوْمُ ۟ؕ

ʹAllaahu laaa ʹilaaha ʹilla Huwal Ḥayyul Q̣ayyoom.

Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining.

Verse 3:3

نَزَّلَ عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ وَاَنْزَلَ التَّوْرٰىةَ وَالْاِنْجِیْلَ ۟ۙ

Nazzala ʻalaykal Kitaaba bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i muṣaddiq̣al limaa bayna yadayhi wa-ʹañzalat Tawraata wal-ʹIñjeel.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel

Verse 3:4

مِنْ قَبْلُ هُدًی لِّلنَّاسِ وَاَنْزَلَ الْفُرْقَانَ ؕ۬ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِیْدٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِیْزٌ ذُو انْتِقَامٍ 

Miñ q̣ablu Hudal linnaasi wa-ʹañzalal Furq̣aan. ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo biʹaayaatil laahi lahum ʻaẓaabuñ shadeed: wallaahu ʻAzeezuñ Ẓuñ tiq̣aam.

previously, as a guide for people, and ˹also˺ revealed the Standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺. Surely those who reject Allah’s revelations will suffer a severe torment. For Allah is Almighty, capable of punishment.

Verse 3:5

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَخْفٰی عَلَیْهِ شَیْءٌ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فِی السَّمَآءِ ۟ؕ

ʹInnal laaha laa- yakhfaa ʻalayhi shayʹuñ fil ʹarḍi wa-laa fis samaaa;

Surely nothing on earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah.

Verse 3:6

هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِی الْاَرْحَامِ كَیْفَ یَشَآءُ ؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Huwal laẓeee yuṣawwirukum fil ʹarḥaami kayfa yashaaaʹ. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Huwal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

He is the One Who shapes you in the wombs of your mothers as He wills. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 3:7

هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ مِنْهُ اٰیٰتٌ مُّحْكَمٰتٌ هُنَّ اُمُّ الْكِتٰبِ وَاُخَرُ مُتَشٰبِهٰتٌ ؕ فَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ زَیْغٌ فَیَتَّبِعُوْنَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَآءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَآءَ تَاْوِیْلِهٖ ؔۚ وَمَا یَعْلَمُ تَاْوِیْلَهٗۤ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ؔۘ وَالرّٰسِخُوْنَ فِی الْعِلْمِ یَقُوْلُوْنَ اٰمَنَّا بِهٖ ۙ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّنَا ۚ وَمَا یَذَّكَّرُ اِلَّاۤ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ ۟

Huwal laẓeeeʹ añzala ʻalaykal Kitaaba minhu ʹaayaatum Muḥ-kamaatun hunna ʹUmmul Kitaabi wa-ʹukharu Mutashaabihaat. Faʹammal laẓeena fee q̣uloobihim zayg̣uñ fayattabiʻoona maa- tashaabaha minhub tig̣aaa ʹalfitnati wabtig̣aaaʹa taʹweelih. Wa-maa yaʻlamu taʹweelahooo ʹillal lah. War-Raasi-khoona fil ʻilmi yaq̣ooloona ʹaamannaa bihee kullum min ʻiñdi Rabbinaa: wa-maa yaẓẓakkaru ʹillaaa ʹulul ʹalbaab.

He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise—they are the foundation of the Book—while others are elusive. Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations—but none grasps their ˹full˺ meaning except Allah. As for those well-grounded in knowledge, they say, “We believe in this ˹Quran˺—it is all from our Lord.” But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.

Verse 3:8

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوْبَنَا بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَیْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ ۟

Rabbanaa laa- tuzig̣ q̣uloobabana baʻda ʹiẓ hadaytanaa wa-hab lanaa milla duñka raḥmah: ʹinnaka ʹAñtal Wahhaab.

˹They say,˺ “Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.

Verse 3:9

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِیَوْمٍ لَّا رَیْبَ فِیْهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُخْلِفُ الْمِیْعَادَ ۟۠

Rabbanaaa ʹinnaka jaamiʻun naasi li-Yawmil laa rayba feeh: ʹinnal Laaha laa- yukhliful meeʻaad.

Our Lord! You will certainly gather all humanity for the ˹promised˺ Day—about which there is no doubt. Surely Allah does not break His promise.”

Verse 3:10

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ تُغْنِیَ عَنْهُمْ اَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَاۤ اَوْلَادُهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْـًٔا ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمْ وَقُوْدُ النَّارِ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo lañ tug̣niya ʻanhum ʹamwaaluhum wa-laaa ʹawlaaduhum minal laahi shayʹaa: wa-ʹulaaaʹika hum waq̣oodun Naar.

Indeed, neither the wealth nor children of the disbelievers will be of any benefit to them against Allah—and they will be the fuel for the Fire.

Verse 3:11

كَدَاْبِ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَالَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ؕ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا ۚ فَاَخَذَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِذُنُوْبِهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ شَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ ۟

Kadaʹabi ʹaali Firʻawna wallaẓeena miñ q̣ablihim. Kaẓẓaboo biʹaayaatinaa, faʹakhaẓahumul lahu biẓunoobihim: wallaahu Shadeedul ʻiq̣aab.

Their fate will be like that of the people of Pharaoh and those before them—they all rejected Our signs, so Allah seized them for their sins. And Allah is severe in punishment.

Verse 3:12

قُلْ لِّلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا سَتُغْلَبُوْنَ وَتُحْشَرُوْنَ اِلٰی جَهَنَّمَ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ۟

Q̣ul lillaẓeena kafaroo satug̣laboona wa-tuḥsharoona ʹilaa Jahannam: wa-biʹsal mihaad!

˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the disbelievers, “Soon you will be overpowered and driven to Hell—what an evil place to rest!”

Verse 3:13

قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ اٰیَةٌ فِیْ فِئَتَیْنِ الْتَقَتَا ؕ فِئَةٌ تُقَاتِلُ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَاُخْرٰی كَافِرَةٌ یَّرَوْنَهُمْ مِّثْلَیْهِمْ رَاْیَ الْعَیْنِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُؤَیِّدُ بِنَصْرِهٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّاُولِی الْاَبْصَارِ ۟

Q̣ad kaana lakum ʹAyatuñ fee fiʹataynil taq̣ataa: fiʹatuñ tuq̣aatilu fee Sabeelil laahi wa-ʹukhraa kaafiratuñy yarawnahum mis̤layhim raʹyal ʻayn. Wallaahu yuʹayyidu binaṣrihee mañy yashaaaʹ. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʻibratal liʹulil ʹabṣaar.

Indeed, there was a sign for you in the two armies that met in battle—one fighting for the cause of Allah and the other in denial. The believers saw their enemy twice their number. But Allah supports with His victory whoever He wills. Surely in this is a lesson for people of insight.

Verse 3:14

زُیِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوٰتِ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ وَالْبَنِیْنَ وَالْقَنَاطِیْرِ الْمُقَنْطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَیْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَاللّٰهُ عِنْدَهٗ حُسْنُ الْمَاٰبِ ۟

Zuyyina linnaasi ḥubbush shahawaati minan nisaaʹi wal-baneena wal-q̣anaa-ṭeeril muq̣añṭarati minaẓ ẓahabi wal-fiḍḍati wal-khaylil musawwamati wal-ʹanʻaami walḥars̤. Ẓaalika mataaʻul ḥayaatid dunyaa; wallaahu ʻiñdahoo ḥusnul maʹaab.

The enjoyment of ˹worldly˺ desires—women, children, treasures of gold and silver, fine horses, cattle, and fertile land—has been made appealing to people. These are the pleasures of this worldly life, but with Allah is the finest destination.

Verse 3:15

قُلْ اَؤُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَیْرٍ مِّنْ ذٰلِكُمْ ؕ لِلَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنّٰتٌ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا وَاَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَّرِضْوَانٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ۟ۚ

Q̣ul ʹaʹunabbiʹukum̃ bikhayrim miñ ẓaalikum? Lil-laẓeenat taq̣aw ʻiñda Rabbihim Jannaatuñ tajree miñ tah-tihal ʹanhaaru khaalideena feehaa wa-ʹazwaajum muṭahharatuñw wariḍwaanum minal laah. Wallaahu Baṣeerum bilʻibaad,

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall I inform you of what is better than ˹all of˺ this? Those mindful ˹of Allah˺ will have Gardens with their Lord under which rivers flow, to stay there forever, and pure spouses, along with Allah’s pleasure.” And Allah is All-Seeing of ˹His˺ servants,

Verse 3:16

اَلَّذِیْنَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّنَاۤ اٰمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ۟ۚ

ʹAllaẓeena yaq̣ooloona Rabbanaaa ʹinnanaaa ʹaamannaa fag̣hfir lanaa ẓunoobanaa waq̣inaa ʻaẓaaban Naar;

who pray, “Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive our sins and protect us from the torment of the Fire.”

Verse 3:17

اَلصّٰبِرِیْنَ وَالصّٰدِقِیْنَ وَالْقٰنِتِیْنَ وَالْمُنْفِقِیْنَ وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِیْنَ بِالْاَسْحَارِ ۟

ʹAṣ-Ṣaabireena waṣ-Ṣaadiq̣eena wal-Q̣aaniteena wal-Muñfiq̣eena wal-Mustag̣fireena bil-ʹas-ḥaar.

˹It is they˺ who are patient, sincere, obedient, and charitable, and who pray for forgiveness before dawn.

Verse 3:18

شَهِدَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۙ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ وَاُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَآىِٕمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟ؕ

Shahidal laahu ʹanna-Hoo laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Huwa wal-malaaaʹikatu wa-ʹulul ʻilmi q̣aaaʹimam bilq̣isṭ. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Huwal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

Allah ˹Himself˺ is a Witness that there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—and so are the angels and people of knowledge. He is the Maintainer of justice. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 3:19

اِنَّ الدِّیْنَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ ۫ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْیًا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّكْفُرْ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

ʹInnad Deena ʻiñdal laahil ʹIslaam. Wa-makh talafal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba ʹillaa mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹahumul ʻilmu bag̣hyam baynahum. Wa-mañy yakfur biʹAayaatil lahi faʹinnal laaha Sareeʻul ḥisaab.

Certainly, Allah’s only Way is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture did not dispute ˹among themselves˺ out of mutual envy until knowledge came to them. Whoever denies Allah’s signs, then surely Allah is swift in reckoning.

Verse 3:20

فَاِنْ حَآجُّوْكَ فَقُلْ اَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِیَ لِلّٰهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ ؕ وَقُلْ لِّلَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ وَالْاُمِّیّٖنَ ءَاَسْلَمْتُمْ ؕ فَاِنْ اَسْلَمُوْا فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَیْكَ الْبَلٰغُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ۟۠

Faʹin ḥaajjooka faq̣ul ʹaslamtu wajhiya lillaahi wa-manit tabaʻan. Wa-q̣ul lillaẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba wal-ʹummiyyeena ʹaʹaslamtum? Faʹin ʹaslamoo faq̣adih tadaw. Wa-ʹiñ tawallaw faʹinnamaa ʻalaykal balaag̣: wallaahu Baṣeerum bil-ʻibaad.

So if they argue with you ˹O Prophet˺, say, “I have submitted myself to Allah, and so have my followers.” And ask those who were given the Scripture and the illiterate ˹people˺, “Have you submitted yourselves ˹to Allah˺?” If they submit, they will be ˹rightly˺ guided. But if they turn away, then your duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. And Allah is All-Seeing of ˹His˺ servants.

Verse 3:21

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ ۙ وَّیَقْتُلُوْنَ الَّذِیْنَ یَاْمُرُوْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ مِنَ النَّاسِ ۙ فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِیْمٍ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena yakfuroona biʹAayaaatil laahi wa-yaq̣tuloonan nabiyyeena big̣ayri ḥaq̣q̣iñw wayaq̣tuloonal laẓeena yaʹmuroona bilq̣isṭi minan naasi fabashshirhum̃ biʻaẓaabin ʹaleem.

Indeed, those who deny Allah’s signs, kill the prophets unjustly, and kill people who stand up for justice—give them good news of a painful punishment.

Verse 3:22

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ حَبِطَتْ اَعْمَالُهُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ؗ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena ḥabiṭat ʹaʻmaaluhum fid dunyaa wal-ʹaakhirati wa-maa lahum min naṣireen.

They are the ones whose deeds are wasted in this world and the Hereafter. And they will have no helpers.

Verse 3:23

اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوْا نَصِیْبًا مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ یُدْعَوْنَ اِلٰی كِتٰبِ اللّٰهِ لِیَحْكُمَ بَیْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ یَتَوَلّٰی فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlam tara ʹilal laẓeena ʹootoo naṣeeban minal Kitaabi yudʻawna ʹilaa Kitaabil laahi liyaḥkuma bay-nahum s̤umma yatawallaa fareeq̣um minhum wahum muʻriḍoon.

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures? Yet when they are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their disputes, some of them turn away heedlessly.

Verse 3:24

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَالُوْا لَنْ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۤ اَیَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ ۪ وَغَرَّهُمْ فِیْ دِیْنِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَفْتَرُوْنَ ۟

Ẓaalika biʹannahum q̣aaloo lañ tamassanan Naaru ʹillaaa ʹayyaaman maʻdoodaat: wa-g̣arrahum fee deenihim maa kaanoo yaftaroon.

This is because they say, “The Fire will not touch us except for a few days.” They have been deceived in their faith by their wishful lying.

Verse 3:25

فَكَیْفَ اِذَا جَمَعْنٰهُمْ لِیَوْمٍ لَّا رَیْبَ فِیْهِ ۫ وَوُفِّیَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Fakayfa ʹiẓaa jamaʻnaahum liyawmil laa rayba feeh, wa-wuffiyat kullu nafsim maa kasabat wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon?

But how ˹horrible˺ will it be when We gather them together on the Day about which there is no doubt—when every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and none will be wronged!

Verse 3:26

قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ مٰلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِی الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَآءُ ؗ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ ؕ بِیَدِكَ الْخَیْرُ ؕ اِنَّكَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Q̣ulil laahumma Maalikal Mulki tuʹtil Mulka mañ tashaaʹu wa-tañẓiʻul Mulka mimmañ tashaaaʹ. Wa-tuʻizzu mañ tashaaaʹu wa-tuẓillu mañ tashaaaʹ: biyadikal Khayr. ʹInnaka ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Allah! Lord over all authorities! You give authority to whoever You please and remove it from who You please; You honour whoever You please and disgrace who You please—all good is in Your Hands. Surely You ˹alone˺ are Most Capable of everything.

Verse 3:27

تُوْلِجُ الَّیْلَ فِی النَّهَارِ وَتُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِی الَّیْلِ ؗ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَیَّ مِنَ الْمَیِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَیِّتَ مِنَ الْحَیِّ ؗ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ ۟

Toolijul layla fin nahaari wa-toolijun nahaara fil layl: wa-tukhrijul ḥayya minal mayyiti wa-tukhrijul mayyita minal ḥayyi wa-tarzuq̣u mañ tashaaʹu big̣ayri ḥisaab.

You cause the night to pass into the day and the day into the night. You bring forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And You provide for whoever You will without limit.”

Verse 3:28

لَا یَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ اَوْلِیَآءَ مِنْ دُوْنِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۚ وَمَنْ یَّفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فَلَیْسَ مِنَ اللّٰهِ فِیْ شَیْءٍ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَتَّقُوْا مِنْهُمْ تُقٰىةً ؕ وَیُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسَهٗ ؕ وَاِلَی اللّٰهِ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

Laa- yattakhiẓil Muʹminoonal kaafireena ʹawliyaaaʹa miñ doonil Muʹmineen. Wa-mañy yafʻal ẓaalika falaysa minal laahi fee shayʹin ʹillaaa ʹañ tat-taq̣oo minhum tuq̣aah. Wa-yuḥaẓẓi-rukumul laahu Nafsah; wa-ʹilal laahil maṣeer.

Believers should not take disbelievers as guardians instead of the believers—and whoever does so will have nothing to hope for from Allah—unless it is a precaution against their tyranny. And Allah warns you about Himself. And to Allah is the final return.

Verse 3:29

قُلْ اِنْ تُخْفُوْا مَا فِیْ صُدُوْرِكُمْ اَوْ تُبْدُوْهُ یَعْلَمْهُ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَیَعْلَمُ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Q̣ul ʹiñ tukhfoo maa- fee ṣudoorikum ʹaw tubdoohu yaʻlamhul laah. Wayaʻlamu maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ. Wallaahu ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or reveal it, it is known to Allah. For He knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.”

Verse 3:30

یَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَیْرٍ مُّحْضَرًا ۛۖۚ وَّمَا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ سُوْٓءٍ ۛۚ تَوَدُّ لَوْ اَنَّ بَیْنَهَا وَبَیْنَهٗۤ اَمَدًاۢ بَعِیْدًا ؕ وَیُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسَهٗ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ رَءُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ ۟۠

Yawma tajidu kullu nafsim maa ʻamilat min khayrim muḥ-ḍarañw wamaa ʻamilat miñ soooʹ. Tawaddu law ʹanna baynahaa wa-baynahooo ʹamadam baʻeedaa. Wa-yuhaẓẓi-rukumul lahu Nafsah. Wallaahu Raʹoofum bilʻibaad.

˹Watch for˺ the Day when every soul will be presented with whatever good it has done. And it will wish that its misdeeds were far off. And Allah warns you about Himself. And Allah is Ever Gracious to ˹His˺ servants.

Verse 3:31

قُلْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰهَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْ یُحْبِبْكُمُ اللّٰهُ وَیَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Q̣ul ʹiñ kuñtum tuḥibboonal laaha fattabiʻoonee yuḥbibkumul laahu wa-yag̣fir lakum ẓunoobakum: wallaahu G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If you ˹sincerely˺ love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Verse 3:32

قُلْ اَطِیْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَالرَّسُوْلَ ۚ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُحِبُّ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹaṭeeʻul laaha war-Rasool: faʹiñ tawallaw faʹinnal laaha laa- yuḥibbul Kaafireen.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Obey Allah and His Messenger.” If they still turn away, then truly Allah does not like the disbelievers.

Verse 3:33

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصْطَفٰۤی اٰدَمَ وَنُوْحًا وَّاٰلَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَاٰلَ عِمْرٰنَ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laahaṣ ṭafaaa ʹAadama wa-Nooḥañw waʹAala ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹAala ʻImraana ʻalal ʻaalameen,

Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of ’Imrân above all people ˹of their time˺.

Verse 3:34

ذُرِّیَّةً بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ۚ

Ẓurreeyyatam baʻḍuhaa mim baʻḍ: wallaahu Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

They are descendants of one another. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 3:35

اِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ عِمْرٰنَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِیْ بَطْنِیْ مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّیْ ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aalat imraʹatu ʻImraana Rabbi ʹinnee naẓartu laka maa- fee baṭnee muḥarrarañ fataq̣abbal minnee: ʹinnaka ʹAñtas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

˹Remember˺ when the wife of ’Imrân said, “My Lord! I dedicate what is in my womb entirely to Your service, so accept it from me. You ˹alone˺ are truly the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

Verse 3:36

فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ وَضَعْتُهَاۤ اُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ ؕ وَلَیْسَ الذَّكَرُ كَالْاُ ۚ وَاِنِّیْ سَمَّیْتُهَا مَرْیَمَ وَاِنِّیْۤ اُعِیْذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّیَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ ۟

Falammaa waḍaʻathaa q̣aalat Rabbi ʹinnee waḍaʻtuhaaa ʹuñs̤aa! Wallaahu ʹAʻlamu bimaa waḍaʻat wa-laysaẓ ẓakaru kalʹuñs̤aa. Waʹinnee sammaytuhaa Maryama waʹinneee ʹuʻeeẓuhaa bika waẓurriyatahaa minash Shayṭaanir Rajeem.

When she delivered, she said, “My Lord! I have given birth to a girl,”—and Allah fully knew what she had delivered—“and the male is not like the female. I have named her Mary, and I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.”

Verse 3:37

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُوْلٍ حَسَنٍ وَّاَنْۢبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا ۙ وَّكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِیَّا ؕۚ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَیْهَا زَكَرِیَّا الْمِحْرَابَ ۙ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا رِزْقًا ۚ قَالَ یٰمَرْیَمُ اَنّٰی لَكِ هٰذَا ؕ قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَرْزُقُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ ۟

Fataq̣abbalahaa Rabbuhaa biq̣aboolin ḥasaniñw waʹambatahaa nabaatan ḥasanañw wakaffalahaa Zakariyyaa. Kullamaa dakhala ʻalayhaa Zakariyyal Miḥraaba wajada ʻiñdahaa rizq̣aa. Q̣aala yaa-Maryamuʹ annaa laki haaẓaa? Q̣aalat huwa min ʻiñdil laah: ʹinnal laha yarzuq̣u mañy yashaaaʹu big̣ayri ḥisaab.

So her Lord accepted her graciously and blessed her with a pleasant upbringing—entrusting her to the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her supplied with provisions. He exclaimed, “O Mary! Where did this come from?” She replied, “It is from Allah. Surely Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.”

Verse 3:38

هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِیَّا رَبَّهٗ ۚ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِیْ مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ ذُرِّیَّةً طَیِّبَةً ۚ اِنَّكَ سَمِیْعُ الدُّعَآءِ ۟

Hunaalika daʻaa Zakariyyaa Rabbah: q̣aala Rabbi hab lee mil laduñka ẓurriyyatañ ṭayyibah: ʹinnaka Sameeʻud duʻaaaʹ.

Then and there Zachariah prayed to his Lord, saying, “My Lord! Grant me—by your grace—righteous offspring. You are certainly the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers.”

Verse 3:39

فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآىِٕمٌ یُّصَلِّیْ فِی الْمِحْرَابِ ۙ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یُبَشِّرُكَ بِیَحْیٰی مُصَدِّقًا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَسَیِّدًا وَّحَصُوْرًا وَّنَبِیًّا مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Fannaadathul malaaʹikatu wa-huwa q̣aaʹimuñy yuṣallee fil Miḥraabi ʹannal laaha yubashshiruka bi-Yaḥyaa muṣaddiq̣am bi-Kalimatim minal laahi wa-sayyidañw waḥaṣurañw wa-Nabiyyam minaṣ ṣaaliḥeen.

So the angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”

Verse 3:40

قَالَ رَبِّ اَنّٰی یَكُوْنُ لِیْ غُلٰمٌ وَّقَدْ بَلَغَنِیَ الْكِبَرُ وَامْرَاَتِیْ عَاقِرٌ ؕ قَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اللّٰهُ یَفْعَلُ مَا یَشَآءُ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbi ʹannaa yakoonu lee g̣ulaamuñw waq̣ad balag̣aniyal kibaru wam-raʹatee ʻaaq̣ir? Q̣aala kaẓaalikal laahu yafʻalu maa- yashaaʹ.

Zachariah exclaimed, “My Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old and my wife is barren?” He replied, “So will it be. Allah does what He wills.”

Verse 3:41

قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِّیْۤ اٰیَةً ؕ قَالَ اٰیَتُكَ اَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلٰثَةَ اَیَّامٍ اِلَّا رَمْزًا ؕ وَاذْكُرْ رَّبَّكَ كَثِیْرًا وَّسَبِّحْ بِالْعَشِیِّ وَالْاِبْكَارِ ۟۠

Q̣aala Rabbij ʻal Leee ʹAayah! Q̣aala ʹAayatuka ʹallaa tukalliman naasa s̤alaas̤ata ʹayyaamin ʹillaa ramzaa. Waẓkur Rabbaka kas̤eerañw wasabbiḥ bilʻashiyyi wal-ʹib-kaar.

Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three days except through gestures. Remember your Lord often and glorify ˹Him˺ morning and evening.”

Verse 3:42

وَاِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ یٰمَرْیَمُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصْطَفٰىكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَاصْطَفٰىكِ عَلٰی نِسَآءِ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aa-latil malaaaʹikatu yaa-Maryamu ʹinnal laahaṣ ṭafaaki waṭahharaki waṣṭafaaki ʻalaa nisaaʹil ʻaalameen.

And ˹remember˺ when the angels said, “O Mary! Surely Allah has selected you, purified you, and chosen you over all women of the world.

Verse 3:43

یٰمَرْیَمُ اقْنُتِیْ لِرَبِّكِ وَاسْجُدِیْ وَارْكَعِیْ مَعَ الرّٰكِعِیْنَ ۟

Yaa-Maryamu uq̣nutee li-Rabbiki wasjudee warkaʻee maʻar raakiʻeen.

O Mary! Be devout to your Lord, prostrate yourself ˹in prayer˺ and bow along with those who bow down.”

Verse 3:44

ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْغَیْبِ نُوْحِیْهِ اِلَیْكَ ؕ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ یُلْقُوْنَ اَقْلَامَهُمْ اَیُّهُمْ یَكْفُلُ مَرْیَمَ ۪ وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ یَخْتَصِمُوْنَ ۟

Ẓaalika min ʹambaaaʹil g̣aybi noo-ḥeehi ʹilayk. Wa-maa kuñta ladayhim ʹiẓ yulq̣oona ʹaq̣laamahum ʹayyuhum yak-fulu Maryam: wa-maa kuñta ladayhim ʹiẓ yakhtaṣimoon.

This is news of the unseen that We reveal to you ˹O Prophet˺. You were not with them when they cast lots to decide who would be Mary’s guardian, nor were you there when they argued ˹about it˺.

Verse 3:45

اِذْ قَالَتِ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ یٰمَرْیَمُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۖۗ اسْمُهُ الْمَسِیْحُ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ وَجِیْهًا فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ وَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹIẓ q̣aa-latil malaaaʹikatu yaa-Maryamu ʹinnal laaha yubashshiruki bi-Kalimatim minhus muhul Maseeḥu ʻEesab nu Maryama wajeehañ fid dunyaa wal-ʹAakhirati wa-minal Muq̣arrabeen.

˹Remember˺ when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allah gives you good news of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest ˹to Allah˺.

Verse 3:46

وَیُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِی الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَّمِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Wa-yukallimun naasa fil mahdi wa-kahlañw waminaṣ ṣaaliheen.

And he will speak to people in ˹his˺ infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.”

Verse 3:47

قَالَتْ رَبِّ اَنّٰی یَكُوْنُ لِیْ وَلَدٌ وَّلَمْ یَمْسَسْنِیْ بَشَرٌ ؕ قَالَ كَذٰلِكِ اللّٰهُ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟

Q̣aalat Rabbi ʹannaa yakoonu lee waladuñw wa-lam yamsasnee bashar. Q̣aala kaẓaalikil laahu yakhlaq̣u maa- yashaaaʹ: ʹiẓaa q̣aẓaaa ʹamrañ faʹinnamaa yaq̣oolu lahoo ʻKUÑʹ fayakoon!

Mary wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a child when no man has ever touched me?” An angel replied, “So will it be. Allah creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, ‘Be!’ And it is!

Verse 3:48

وَیُعَلِّمُهُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرٰىةَ وَالْاِنْجِیْلَ ۟ۚ

Wa-yuʻallimuhul Kitaaba wal-Ḥikmata wat-Tawraata wal-ʹIñjeel,

And Allah will teach him writing and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,

Verse 3:49

وَرَسُوْلًا اِلٰی بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۙ۬ اَنِّیْ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰیَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۙۚ اَنِّیْۤ اَخْلُقُ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الطِّیْنِ كَهَیْـَٔةِ الطَّیْرِ فَاَنْفُخُ فِیْهِ فَیَكُوْنُ طَیْرًا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُبْرِئُ الْاَكْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُوْنَ ۙ فِیْ بُیُوْتِكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-Rasoolanʹ ilaa Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel: ʹannee q̣ad jiʹtukum̃ biʹaayatim mir Rabbikum ʹanneee ʹakhulq̣u lakum minaṭ ṭeeni kahayʹatiṭ ṭayri faʹanñfukhu feehi fayakoonu ṭayram biʹiẓnil laaḥ. Waʹubriʹul ʹakmaha wal-ʹabraṣa waʹuḥyil mawtaa biʹiẓnil laah. Waʹunabbiʹukum̃ bimaa taʹkuloona wamaa taddakhi fee bayootikum. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹaayatal lakum ʹiñ kuñtum Muʹmineen;

and ˹make him˺ a messenger to the Children of Israel ˹to proclaim,˺ ‘I have come to you with a sign from your Lord: I will make for you a bird from clay, breathe into it, and it will become a ˹real˺ bird—by Allah’s Will. I will heal the blind and the leper and raise the dead to life—by Allah’s Will. And I will prophesize what you eat and store in your houses. Surely in this is a sign for you if you ˹truly˺ believe.

Verse 3:50

وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰىةِ وَلِاُحِلَّ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِیْ حُرِّمَ عَلَیْكُمْ وَجِئْتُكُمْ بِاٰیَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۫ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِیْعُوْنِ ۟

Wa-Muṣaddiq̣al limaa bayna yadayya minat Tawraati wa-liʹuḥilla lakum̃ baʻḍal laẓee ḥurrima ʻalaykum wa-jiʹtukum̃ biʹAayatim mir Rabbikum, fattaq̣ul laaha waʹaṭeeʻoon.

And I will confirm the Torah revealed before me and legalize some of what had been forbidden to you. I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so be mindful of Allah and obey me.

Verse 3:51

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laaha Rabbee wa-Rabbukum faʻbudooh. Haaẓaa Ṣiraṭum mustaq̣eem.

Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.’”

Verse 3:52

فَلَمَّاۤ اَحَسَّ عِیْسٰی مِنْهُمُ الْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ اَنْصَارِیْۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالَ الْحَوَارِیُّوْنَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ ۚ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ ۚ وَاشْهَدْ بِاَنَّا مُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Fa-lammaaa ʹaḥassa ʻEesaa min-humul Kufra q̣aala man ʹAñṣaareee ʹilal laah? Q̣aalal Ḥawaariyyoona naḥnu ʹAñṣaarul laah: ʹaamannaa billaahi washhad biʹannaa Muslimoon.

When Jesus sensed disbelief from his people, he asked, “Who will stand up with me for Allah?” The disciples replied, “We will stand up for Allah. We believe in Allah, so bear witness that we have submitted.”

Verse 3:53

رَبَّنَاۤ اٰمَنَّا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُوْلَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشّٰهِدِیْنَ ۟

Rabbanaaa ʹaamannaa bimaaa ʹañzalta wattabaʻnar Rasoola faktubnaa maʻash Shaahideen.

˹They prayed to Allah,˺ “Our Lord! We believe in Your revelations and follow the messenger, so count us among those who bear witness.”

Verse 3:54

وَمَكَرُوْا وَمَكَرَ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ خَیْرُ الْمٰكِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-makroo wa-makral laah: wallaahu Khayrul maakireen.

And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners.

Verse 3:55

اِذْ قَالَ اللّٰهُ یٰعِیْسٰۤی اِنِّیْ مُتَوَفِّیْكَ وَرَافِعُكَ اِلَیَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّبَعُوْكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ ۚ ثُمَّ اِلَیَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاَحْكُمُ بَیْنَكُمْ فِیْمَا كُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aalal laahu yaa-ʻEesaaa ʹinnee mutawaffika wa-raafiʻuka ʹilayya wa-muṭah-hiruka minal laẓeena kafaroo wa-jaaʻilul laẓeenat taabaʻooka fawq̣al laẓeena kafarooo ʹila Yawmil Q̣iyaamah. S̤umma ʹilayya marjiʻukum faʹaḥkumu baynakum feemaa kuñtum feehi takhtalifoon.

˹Remember˺ when Allah said, “O Jesus! I will take you and raise you up to Myself. I will deliver you from those who disbelieve, and elevate your followers above the disbelievers until the Day of Judgment. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and I will settle all your disputes.

Verse 3:56

فَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فَاُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِیْدًا فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ؗ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ ۟

Faʹammal aẓeena kafaroo faʹuʻaẓẓibuhum ʻaẓaabañ shadeedañ fid dunyaa wal-ʹAa wa-maa lahum min naaṣireen.

As for those who disbelieve, I will subject them to a severe punishment in this life and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.

Verse 3:57

وَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَیُوَفِّیْهِمْ اُجُوْرَهُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یُحِبُّ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Waʹammal laẓeena ʹaamanoo waʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati fayu ʹujoorahum: wallaahu laa- yuḥibbuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

And as for those who believe and do good, they will be rewarded in full. And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.”

Verse 3:58

ذٰلِكَ نَتْلُوْهُ عَلَیْكَ مِنَ الْاٰیٰتِ وَالذِّكْرِ الْحَكِیْمِ ۟

Ẓaalika natloohu ʻalayka minal ʹAayaati waẓ-Ẓikril Ḥakeem.

We recite ˹all˺ this to you ˹O Prophet˺ as one of the signs and ˹as˺ a wise reminder.

Verse 3:59

اِنَّ مَثَلَ عِیْسٰی عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ كَمَثَلِ اٰدَمَ ؕ خَلَقَهٗ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟

ʹInna mas̤ala ʻEesaa ʻiñdal laahi kamas̤ali ʹAadam; khalaq̣ahoo miñ turaabiñ s̤umma q̣aala lahoo ʻKUÑʹ fayakoon.

Indeed, the example of Jesus in the sight of Allah is like that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him, “Be!” And he was!

Verse 3:60

اَلْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُنْ مِّنَ الْمُمْتَرِیْنَ ۟

ʹAl-Ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbika falaa takun minal mumtareen.

This is the truth from your Lord, so do not be one of those who doubt.

Verse 3:61

فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِیْهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ اَبْنَآءَنَا وَاَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَاَنْفُسَنَا وَاَنْفُسَكُمْ ۫ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَلْ لَّعْنَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَی الْكٰذِبِیْنَ ۟

Faman ḥaajjaka feehi mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹaka minal ʻilmi faq̣ul taʻaalaw nadʻu ʹabnaaaʹanaa Waabnaaaʹakum Wanisaaaʹanaa wa-nisaaaʹakum waʹañfusanaa waʹañfusakum s̤umma nabtahil fanajʻal laʻnatal laahi ʻalal kaaẓibeen.

Now, whoever disputes with you ˹O Prophet˺ concerning Jesus after full knowledge has come to you, say, “Come! Let us gather our children and your children, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves—then let us sincerely invoke Allah’s curse upon the liars.”

Verse 3:62

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْقَصَصُ الْحَقُّ ۚ وَمَا مِنْ اِلٰهٍ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ؕ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

ʹInna haaẓaa lahuwal q̣aṣaṣul ḥaq̣q̣: wa-maa min ʹilaahin ʹillal laah: waʹinnal laaha la-Huwal ʻAzeezul Ḥakim.

Certainly, this is the true narrative, and there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah. And indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 3:63

فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِالْمُفْسِدِیْنَ ۟۠

Faʹiñ tawallaw faʹinnal laaha ʻAleemum bil-mufsideen.

If they turn away, then surely Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the corruptors.

Verse 3:64

قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ تَعَالَوْا اِلٰی كَلِمَةٍ سَوَآءٍۭ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَكُمْ اَلَّا نَعْبُدَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهٖ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا اَرْبَابًا مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُوْلُوا اشْهَدُوْا بِاَنَّا مُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul yaaa-ʹahlal Kitaabi taʻaalaw ʹilaa Kalimatiñ sawaaaʹim baynanaa wa-baynakum ʹallaa naʻbuda ʹilal laaha wa-laa nushrika bihee shayʹañw walaa yat-takhiẓa baʻḍunaa baʻḍan ʹarbaabam miñ doonil laah. Faʹiñ tawallaw faq̣oolush hadoo biʹannaa Muslimoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O People of the Book! Let us come to common terms: that we will worship none but Allah, associate none with Him, nor take one another as lords instead of Allah.” But if they turn away, then say, “Bear witness that we have submitted ˹to Allah alone˺.”

Verse 3:65

یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّوْنَ فِیْۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْرٰىةُ وَالْاِنْجِیْلُ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

YaaʹAhlal Kitaabi lima tuḥaajjoona feee ʹIbraaheema wa-maaa ʹunẓilatit Tawraatu wal-ʹIñjeelu ʹillaa mim baʻdih? Afalaa taʻq̣iloon.

O People of the Book! Why do you argue about Abraham, while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until long after him? Do you not understand?

Verse 3:66

هٰۤاَنْتُمْ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ حَاجَجْتُمْ فِیْمَا لَكُمْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّوْنَ فِیْمَا لَیْسَ لَكُمْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Haaaʹañtum haaaʹulaaaʹi ḥaa-jajtum feemaa lakum̃ bihee ʻilmuñ falima tuḥaajjoona feemaa laysa lakum̃ bihee ʻilm? Wal-laahu yaʻlamu waʹañtum laa- taʻlamoon!

Here you are! You disputed about what you have ˹little˺ knowledge of, but why do you now argue about what you have no knowledge of? Allah knows and you do not know.

Verse 3:67

مَا كَانَ اِبْرٰهِیْمُ یَهُوْدِیًّا وَّلَا نَصْرَانِیًّا وَّلٰكِنْ كَانَ حَنِیْفًا مُّسْلِمًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

Maa- kaana ʹIbraaheemu Yahududiyaañw walaa Naṣraaniyyañw Wa laakiñ kaana Ḥaneefam Muslimaa: wa-maa kaana minal Mushrikeen.

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he submitted in all uprightness and was not a polytheist.

Verse 3:68

اِنَّ اَوْلَی النَّاسِ بِاِبْرٰهِیْمَ لَلَّذِیْنَ اتَّبَعُوْهُ وَهٰذَا النَّبِیُّ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَلِیُّ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna ʹawlan naasi biʹIb lallaẓeenat tabaʻoohu wa-haaẓan Nabiyyu wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo: wallaahu Waliyyul Muʹmineen.

Indeed, those who have the best claim to Abraham are his followers, this Prophet, and the believers. And Allah is the Guardian of those who believe.

Verse 3:69

وَدَّتْ طَّآىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ لَوْ یُضِلُّوْنَكُمْ ؕ وَمَا یُضِلُّوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Waddaṭ ṭaaaʹifatum min ʹAhlil Kitaabi law yuḍilloonakum. Wa-maa yuḍilloona ʹillaaa ʹañfusahum wa-maa yashʻuroon.

Some of the People of the Book wish to mislead you ˹believers˺. They mislead none but themselves, yet they fail to perceive it.

Verse 3:70

یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَاَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُوْنَ ۟

YaaaʹAhlal Kitaabi lima takfuroona biʹAayaatil laahi waʹantum tashhadoon.

O People of the Book! Why do you reject the signs of Allah while you bear witness ˹to their truth˺?

Verse 3:71

یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُوْنَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوْنَ الْحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

YaaaʹAhlal Kitaabi lima talbisoonal ḥaq̣q̣a bilbaaṭili wa-taktumoonal ḥaq̣q̣a waʹañtum taʻlamoon?

O People of the Book! Why do you mix the truth with falsehood and hide the truth knowingly?

Verse 3:72

وَقَالَتْ طَّآىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ اٰمِنُوْا بِالَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَجْهَ النَّهَارِ وَاكْفُرُوْۤا اٰخِرَهٗ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-q̣aalaṭ ṭaaaʹifatum min ʹAhlil Kitaabi ʹaaminoo billaẓeee ʹaamanoo ʻalal laẓeena ʹaamanoo waj-han nahaari wak-furooo ʹaakhirahoo laʻallahum yarjiʻoon;

A group among the People of the Book said ˹to one another˺, “Believe in what has been revealed to the believers in the morning and reject it in the evening, so they may abandon their faith.

Verse 3:73

وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوْۤا اِلَّا لِمَنْ تَبِعَ دِیْنَكُمْ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ الْهُدٰی هُدَی اللّٰهِ ۙ اَنْ یُّؤْتٰۤی اَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُمْ اَوْ یُحَآجُّوْكُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِیَدِ اللّٰهِ ۚ یُؤْتِیْهِ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ۚۙ

Wa-laa tuʹminooo ʹillaa limañ tabiʻa Deenakum. Q̣ul ʹinnal hudaa hudal laahi ʹañy yuʹtaaa ʹaḥadum mis̤la maaa ʹooteetum ʹaw yuḥaaaj ʻiñda Rabbikum. Q̣ul ʹinnal faḍla biyadil lah: yuʹteehi mañy yashaaaʹ: wal-laahu Waasiʻun ʻAleem.

And only believe those who follow your religion.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely, ˹the only˺ true guidance is Allah’s guidance.” ˹They also said,˺ “Do not believe that someone will receive ˹revealed˺ knowledge similar to yours or argue against you before your Lord.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Indeed, all bounty is in the Hands of Allah—He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.”

Verse 3:74

یَّخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟

Yakhtaṣṣu biraḥmatihee mañy yashaaaʹ. Wal-laahu Ẓul faḍlil ʻAz̤̣eem.

He chooses whoever He wills to receive His mercy. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.

Verse 3:75

وَمِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ مَنْ اِنْ تَاْمَنْهُ بِقِنْطَارٍ یُّؤَدِّهٖۤ اِلَیْكَ ۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اِنْ تَاْمَنْهُ بِدِیْنَارٍ لَّا یُؤَدِّهٖۤ اِلَیْكَ اِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَیْهِ قَآىِٕمًا ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَالُوْا لَیْسَ عَلَیْنَا فِی الْاُمِّیّٖنَ سَبِیْلٌ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-min ʹAhlil Kitaabi man ʹiñ taʹmanhu biq̣iñṭaariñy yuʹaddiheee ʹilayk. Wa-minhum man ʹiñ taʹmanhu bideenaril laa yuʹaddiheee ʹilayka illaa maa- dumta ʻalayhi q̣aaaʹimaa. Ẓaalika biʹannahum q̣aaloo laysa ʻalaynaa fil ʹummiyyeena sabeel. Wa-yaq̣ooloona ʻalal laahil Kaẓiba wa-hum yaʻlamoon.

There are some among the People of the Book who, if entrusted with a stack of gold, will readily return it. Yet there are others who, if entrusted with a single coin, will not repay it unless you constantly demand it. This is because they say, “We are not accountable for ˹exploiting˺ the Gentiles.” And ˹so˺ they attribute lies to Allah knowingly.

Verse 3:76

بَلٰی مَنْ اَوْفٰی بِعَهْدِهٖ وَاتَّقٰی فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Balaa man ʹawfaa biʻahdihee wattaq̣aa faʹinnal laaha yuḥibbul Muttaq̣een.

Absolutely! Those who honour their trusts and shun evil—surely Allah loves those who are mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 3:77

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَشْتَرُوْنَ بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ وَاَیْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ وَلَا یُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلَا یَنْظُرُ اِلَیْهِمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَلَا یُزَكِّیْهِمْ ۪ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena yashtaroona biʻahdil laahi waʹaymaanihim s̤amanañ q̣aleelan ʹulaaaʹika laa- khalaaq̣a lahum fil ʹAakhirati wa-laa yukalimuhumul laahu wa-laa yañz̤̣ura ʹilayhim Yawmal Q̣iyaamati wa-laa yuzakkeehim: wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

Indeed, those who trade Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a fleeting gain will have no share in the Hereafter. Allah will neither speak to them, nor look at them, nor purify them on the Day of Judgment. And they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 3:78

وَاِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِیْقًا یَّلْوٗنَ اَلْسِنَتَهُمْ بِالْكِتٰبِ لِتَحْسَبُوْهُ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Waʹinna minhum lafareeq̣añy yalwoona ʹalsinatahum̃ bil-Kitaabi litaḥsaboohu minal Kitaabi wa-maa huwa minal Kitaab. Wa-yaq̣ooloona huwa miñ ʻiñdil laahi wa-maa huwa min ʻiñdil laah: wa-yaq̣ooloona ʻalal laaheel kaẓiba wa-hum yaʻlamoon.

There are some among them who distort the Book with their tongues to make you think this ˹distortion˺ is from the Book—but it is not what the Book says. They say, “It is from Allah”—but it is not from Allah. And ˹so˺ they attribute lies to Allah knowingly.

Verse 3:79

مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنْ یُّؤْتِیَهُ اللّٰهُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ یَقُوْلَ لِلنَّاسِ كُوْنُوْا عِبَادًا لِّیْ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَلٰكِنْ كُوْنُوْا رَبّٰنِیّٖنَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Maa- kaana libasharin ʹañy yuʹtiyahul laahul Kitaaba wal-Ḥukma wan-Nubuwwata s̤umma yaq̣oola linnaasi koonoo ʻibaadal lee miñ doonil laahi wa-laakiñ koonoo Rabbaaniyyeena bimaa kuñtum tuʻallimoonal Kitaaba wa-bimaa kuñtum tadrusoon.

It is not appropriate for someone who Allah has blessed with the Scripture, wisdom, and prophethood to say to people, “Worship me instead of Allah.” Rather, he would say, “Be devoted to the worship of your Lord ˹alone˺”—in accordance with what these prophets read in the Scripture and what they taught.

Verse 3:80

وَلَا یَاْمُرَكُمْ اَنْ تَتَّخِذُوا الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ وَالنَّبِیّٖنَ اَرْبَابًا ؕ اَیَاْمُرُكُمْ بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ اِذْ اَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laa yaʹmurakum ʻañ tat-takhiẓul malaaaʹikata wan-nabiyyeena ʹarbaabaa. ʹAyaʹmurukum̃ bilkufri baʻda ʹiẓ ʹañtum Muslimoon?

And he would never ask you to take angels and prophets as lords. Would he ask you to disbelieve after you have submitted?

Verse 3:81

وَاِذْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِیْثَاقَ النَّبِیّٖنَ لَمَاۤ اٰتَیْتُكُمْ مِّنْ كِتٰبٍ وَّحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهٖ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهٗ ؕ قَالَ ءَاَقْرَرْتُمْ وَاَخَذْتُمْ عَلٰی ذٰلِكُمْ اِصْرِیْ ؕ قَالُوْۤا اَقْرَرْنَا ؕ قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوْا وَاَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الشّٰهِدِیْنَ ۟

Waʹiẓ ʹakhaẓal laahu Mees̤aaq̣an Nabiyyeena lamaaa ʹaataytukum miñ Kitaabiñw wa-Ḥikmatiñ s̤umma jaaaʹakum Rasoolum Muṣaddiq̣ul limaa maʻakum latuʹminunna bihee wala-tañ-ṣuroonah. Q̣aala ʹaʹaq̣rartum waʹakhaẓtum ʹalaa ẓaalikum ʹIṣree? Q̣aalooo ʹaq̣rarnaa. Q̣aala fashhadoo waʹana maʻkum minash Shaahideen.

˹Remember˺ when Allah made a covenant with the prophets, ˹saying,˺ “Now that I have given you the Book and wisdom, if there comes to you a messenger confirming what you have, you must believe in him and support him.” He added, “Do you affirm this covenant and accept this commitment?” They said, “Yes, we do.” Allah said, “Then bear witness, and I too am a Witness.”

Verse 3:82

فَمَنْ تَوَلّٰی بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ ۟

Famañ tawallaa baʻda ẓaalika faʹulaaaʹika humul faasiq̣oon.

Whoever turns back after this, they will be the rebellious.

Verse 3:83

اَفَغَیْرَ دِیْنِ اللّٰهِ یَبْغُوْنَ وَلَهٗۤ اَسْلَمَ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَّكَرْهًا وَّاِلَیْهِ یُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfag̣ayra Deenil laahi yab-g̣oona wa-lahooo ʹaslama mañ fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi ṭawʻañw wa karhañw waʹilayhi yurjaʻoon?

Do they desire a way other than Allah’s—knowing that all those in the heavens and the earth submit to His Will, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him they will ˹all˺ be returned?

Verse 3:84

قُلْ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْنَا وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلٰۤی اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی وَعِیْسٰی وَالنَّبِیُّوْنَ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۪ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ؗ وَنَحْنُ لَهٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹaamannaa billaahi wa-maa ʹuñzila ʻalaynaa wa-maaa ʹuñẓila ʻalaaa ʹIbraaheema waʹIsmaaʻeela waʹIsḥaaq̣a wa-Yaʻq̣ooba wal-ʹAsbaaṭi wa-maaa ʹootiya Moosaaa waʻEesaa wan-nabiyyoona mir Rabbihim. Laa- nufarriq̣u bayna ʹaḥadim minhum, wa-naḥnu lahoo Muslimoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord—we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we ˹fully˺ submit.”

Verse 3:85

وَمَنْ یَّبْتَغِ غَیْرَ الْاِسْلَامِ دِیْنًا فَلَنْ یُّقْبَلَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَهُوَ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-mañy yabtag̣i g̣ayral ʹIslaami Deenañ falañy yuq̣bala minh; wa-huwa fil ʹAakhirati minal khaasireen.

Whoever seeks a way other than Islam, it will never be accepted from them, and in the Hereafter they will be among the losers.

Verse 3:86

كَیْفَ یَهْدِی اللّٰهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُوْا بَعْدَ اِیْمَانِهِمْ وَشَهِدُوْۤا اَنَّ الرَّسُوْلَ حَقٌّ وَّجَآءَهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Kayfa yahdil laahu q̣awmañ kafaroo baʻda ʹeemaanihim wa-shahidooo ʹannar Rasoola ḥaq̣q̣uñw wajaaaʹahumul Bayyinaat? Wal-laahu laa- yahdil q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

How will Allah guide a people who chose to disbelieve after they had believed, acknowledged the Messenger to be true, and received clear proofs? For Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Verse 3:87

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ اَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ لَعْنَةَ اللّٰهِ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹUlaaʹika jazaaaʹuhum ʹanna ʻalayhim laʻnatal laahi walmalaaaʹikati wannaasi ʹajmaʻeen;

Their reward is that they will be condemned by Allah, the angels, and all of humanity.

Verse 3:88

خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ لَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْظَرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Khaalideena feehaa; laa- yukhaffafu ʻanhumul ʻaẓaabu wa-laa hum yuñz̤̣aroon;

They will be in Hell forever. Their punishment will not be lightened, nor will they be delayed ˹from it˺.

Verse 3:89

اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ تَابُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَاَصْلَحُوْا ۫ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

ʹIllal laẓeena taaboo mim baʻdi ẓaalika wa-ʹaṣlaḥoo; faʹinnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

As for those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 3:90

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بَعْدَ اِیْمَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوْا كُفْرًا لَّنْ تُقْبَلَ تَوْبَتُهُمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الضَّآلُّوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo baʻda ʹeemaanihim s̤ummaz daadoo kufral lañ tuq̣bala tawbatuhum; wa-ʹulaaaʹika humuḍ ḍaaalloon.

Indeed, those who disbelieve after having believed then increase in disbelief, their repentance will never be accepted. It is they who are astray.

Verse 3:91

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَمَاتُوْا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَنْ یُّقْبَلَ مِنْ اَحَدِهِمْ مِّلْءُ الْاَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَّلَوِ افْتَدٰی بِهٖ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ وَّمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ ۟۠

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo wa-maatoo wa-hum kuffaaruñ falañy yuq̣bala min ʹaḥadihim milʹul ʹarḍi ẓahabañw walawif tadaa bih. ʹUlaaaʹika lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleemuñw Wamaa lahum min naaṣireen.

Indeed, if each of those who disbelieve then die as disbelievers were to offer a ransom of enough gold to fill the whole world, it would never be accepted from them. It is they who will suffer a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.

Verse 3:92

لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتّٰی تُنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ ؕ۬ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ شَیْءٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِهٖ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Lañ tanaalul birra ḥattaa tuñfiq̣oo mimmaa tuḥibboon. Wa-maa tuñfiq̣oo miñ shayʹiñ faʹinnal laaha bihee ʻAleem.

You will never achieve righteousness until you donate some of what you cherish. And whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah.

Verse 3:93

كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ اِسْرَآءِیْلُ عَلٰی نَفْسِهٖ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تُنَزَّلَ التَّوْرٰىةُ ؕ قُلْ فَاْتُوْا بِالتَّوْرٰىةِ فَاتْلُوْهَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Kulluṭ ṭaʻaami kaana ḥillal li-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela ʹillaa maa- ḥarrama ʹIsraaaʹeelu ʻalaa nafsihee miñ q̣abli ʹañ tunazzalat Tawraah. Q̣ul faʹtoo bit-Tawraati fatloohaaa ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

All food was lawful for the children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring the Torah and read it, if your claims are true.”

Verse 3:94

فَمَنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟ؔ

Famanif taraa ʻalal laahil kaẓiba mim baʻdi ẓaalika faʹulaaaʹika humuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon.

Then whoever still fabricates lies about Allah, they will be the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

Verse 3:95

قُلْ صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ ۫ فَاتَّبِعُوْا مِلَّةَ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ حَنِیْفًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ṣadaq̣al laah: fattabiʻoo Millata ʹIbraaheema ḥaneefaa; wa-maa kaana minal mushrikeen.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah has declared the truth. So follow the Way of Abraham, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”

Verse 3:96

اِنَّ اَوَّلَ بَیْتٍ وُّضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِیْ بِبَكَّةَ مُبٰرَكًا وَّهُدًی لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹInna ʹAwwala Baytiñw wuḍiʻa linnaasi lallaḍee bi-Bakkata mubaarakañw wahudal lil-ʻaalameen:

Surely the first House ˹of worship˺ established for humanity is the one at Bakkah—a blessed sanctuary and a guide for ˹all˺ people.

Verse 3:97

فِیْهِ اٰیٰتٌۢ بَیِّنٰتٌ مَّقَامُ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ ۚ۬ وَمَنْ دَخَلَهٗ كَانَ اٰمِنًا ؕ وَلِلّٰهِ عَلَی النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَیْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ اِلَیْهِ سَبِیْلًا ؕ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِیٌّ عَنِ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Feehi ʹAayaatum Bayyinaatum Maq̣aamu ʹIbraaheema; wa-mañ dakhalahoo kaana ʹaaminaa. Wa-lillaahi ʻalan naasi Ḥijjul Bayti manis taṭaaʻa ʹilayhi sabeelaa. Wa-mañ kafara faʹinnal laaha G̣aniyyun ʻanil ʻaalameen.

In it are clear signs and the standing-place of Abraham. Whoever enters it should be safe. Pilgrimage to this House is an obligation by Allah upon whoever is able among the people. And whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is not in need of ˹any of His˺ creation.

Verse 3:98

قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ۖۗ وَاللّٰهُ شَهِیْدٌ عَلٰی مَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul yaaaʹAhlal Kitaabi lima takfuroona biʹAayaatil laahi wallaahu Shaheedun ʻalaa maa- taʻmaloon?

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O People of the Book! Why do you deny the revelations of Allah, when Allah is a Witness to what you do?”

Verse 3:99

قُلْ یٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لِمَ تَصُدُّوْنَ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ تَبْغُوْنَهَا عِوَجًا وَّاَنْتُمْ شُهَدَآءُ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul yaaaʹAhlal Kitaabi lima taṣuddoona ʻañ Sabeelil laahi man ʹaamana tab-g̣oo-nahaa ʻiwajañw waʹañtum shuhadaaaʹ? Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa taʻmaloon.

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.”

Verse 3:100

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنْ تُطِیْعُوْا فَرِیْقًا مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ یَرُدُّوْكُمْ بَعْدَ اِیْمَانِكُمْ كٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹiñ tuṭeeʻoo fareeq̣am minal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba yaruddookum̃ baʻda ʹeemaanikum kaafireen.

O believers! If you were to yield to a group of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back from belief to disbelief.

Verse 3:101

وَكَیْفَ تَكْفُرُوْنَ وَاَنْتُمْ تُتْلٰی عَلَیْكُمْ اٰیٰتُ اللّٰهِ وَفِیْكُمْ رَسُوْلُهٗ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّعْتَصِمْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ هُدِیَ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟۠

Wa-kayfa takfuroona wa-ʹañtum tutlaa ʻalaykum ʹAayaatul laahi wa-feekum Rasooluh? Wa-mañy yaʻtaṣim̃ bil-laahi faq̣ad hudiya ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

How can you disbelieve when Allah’s revelations are recited to you and His Messenger is in your midst? Whoever holds firmly to Allah is surely guided to the Straight Path.

Verse 3:102

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ حَقَّ تُقٰتِهٖ وَلَا تَمُوْتُنَّ اِلَّا وَاَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanut taq̣ul laaha ḥaq̣q̣a tuq̣aatihee wa-laa tamootunna ʹillaa wa-ʹañtum Muslimoon.

O believers! Be mindful of Allah in the way He deserves, and do not die except in ˹a state of full˺ submission ˹to Him˺.

Verse 3:103

وَاعْتَصِمُوْا بِحَبْلِ اللّٰهِ جَمِیْعًا وَّلَا تَفَرَّقُوْا ۪ وَاذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ اِذْ كُنْتُمْ اَعْدَآءً فَاَلَّفَ بَیْنَ قُلُوْبِكُمْ فَاَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهٖۤ اِخْوَانًا ۚ وَكُنْتُمْ عَلٰی شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَاَنْقَذَكُمْ مِّنْهَا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Waʻtaṣimoo bi-Ḥablil laahi jameeʻañw walaa tafarraq̣oo. Waẓkuroo niʻmatal laahi ʻalaykum ʹiẓ kuñtum ʹaʻdaaaʹañ faʹallafa bayna q̣uloobikum faʹaṣbaḥtum̃ biniʻmatiheee ʹikhwaanaa; wa-kuñtum ʻalaa shafaa ḥufratim minan naari faʹañq̣aẓakum minhaa. Kaẓaalika yubayyinul laahu lakum ʹAayaatihee laʻallakum tahtadoon.

And hold firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be divided. Remember Allah’s favour upon you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts, so you—by His grace—became brothers. And you were at the brink of a fiery pit and He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may be ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 3:104

وَلْتَكُنْ مِّنْكُمْ اُمَّةٌ یَّدْعُوْنَ اِلَی الْخَیْرِ وَیَاْمُرُوْنَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَیَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟

Waltakum miñkum ʹUmmatuñy yadʻoona ʹilal khayri wa-yaʹmuroona bil-maʻroofi wa-yan-hawna ʻanil muñkar: wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul mufliḥoon.

Let there be a group among you who call ˹others˺ to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will be successful.

Verse 3:105

وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِیْنَ تَفَرَّقُوْا وَاخْتَلَفُوْا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

Wa-laa takoonoo kallaẓeena tafarraq̣oo wakhtalafoo mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹahumul Bayyinaat: wa-ʹulaaʹika lahum ʻa-Z̤̣aabun ʻaz̤̣eem.

And do not be like those who split ˹into sects˺ and differed after clear proofs had come to them. It is they who will suffer a tremendous punishment.

Verse 3:106

یَّوْمَ تَبْیَضُّ وُجُوْهٌ وَّتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوْهٌ ۚ فَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوْهُهُمْ ۫ اَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ اِیْمَانِكُمْ فَذُوْقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُوْنَ ۟

Yawma tabyaḍḍu wujoohuñw wataswaddu wujooh: faʹammal laẓeenas waddat wujoohum: ʹakafartum̃ baʻda ʹeemaanikum faẓooq̣ul ʻaẓaaba bimaa kuñtum takfuroon?

On that Day some faces will be bright while others gloomy. To the gloomy-faced it will be said, “Did you disbelieve after having believed? So taste the punishment for your disbelief.”

Verse 3:107

وَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ ابْیَضَّتْ وُجُوْهُهُمْ فَفِیْ رَحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ ؕ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹammal laẓeenab biyaḍḍat wujoohuhum fafee raḥmatil laah: hum feehaa khaalidoon.

As for the bright-faced, they will be in Allah’s mercy, where they will remain forever.

Verse 3:108

تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ اللّٰهِ نَتْلُوْهَا عَلَیْكَ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ یُرِیْدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Tilka ʹAayaatul laahi natloohaa ʻalayka bil-Ḥaq̣q̣. Wa-mal laahu yureedu z̤̣ulmal lilʻaalameen.

These are Allah’s revelations We recite to you ˹O Prophet˺ in truth. And Allah desires no injustice to ˹His˺ creation.

Verse 3:109

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاِلَی اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ ۟۠

Walillaahi maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ: wa-ʹilal laahi turjaʻul ʹumoor.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah ˹all˺ matters will be returned ˹for judgment˺.

Verse 3:110

كُنْتُمْ خَیْرَ اُمَّةٍ اُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَاْمُرُوْنَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ ؕ وَلَوْ اٰمَنَ اَهْلُ الْكِتٰبِ لَكَانَ خَیْرًا لَّهُمْ ؕ مِنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَاَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ ۟

Kuñtum khayra ʹummatin ʹukhrijat linnaasi taʹmuroona bilmaʻroofi wa-tanhawna ʻanil muñkari wa-tuʹminoona billaah. Wa-law ʹaamana ʹAhlul Kitaabi lakaana khayral lahum: minhumul muʹminoona wa-ʹaks̤aru-humul faasiq̣oon.

You are the best community ever raised for humanity—you encourage good, forbid evil, and believe in Allah. Had the People of the Book believed, it would have been better for them. Some of them are faithful, but most are rebellious.

Verse 3:111

لَنْ یَّضُرُّوْكُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَذًی ؕ وَاِنْ یُّقَاتِلُوْكُمْ یُوَلُّوْكُمُ الْاَدْبَارَ ۫ ثُمَّ لَا یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Lañy yaḍurrookum ʹillaaa ʹaẓaaa; wa-ʹiñy yuq̣aatilookum yuwal-lookumul ʹadbaar. S̤umma laa- yuñṣaroon.

They can never inflict harm on you, except a little annoyance. But if they meet you in battle, they will flee and they will have no helpers.

Verse 3:112

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَیْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوْۤا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَقْتُلُوْنَ الْاَنْۢبِیَآءَ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَّكَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ ۟ۗ

Ḍuribat ʻalayhimuẓ ẓillatu ʹayna maa- s̤uq̣ifooo ʹillaa bi-Ḥablim minal laahi wa-Ḥablim minan naasi wa-baaaʹoo big̣aḍabim minal laahi wa-ḍuribat ʻalayhimul maskanah. Ẓaalika biʹannahum kaanoo yakfuroona biʹAayaatil laahi wa-yaq̣tuloonal ʹambiyaaaʹa big̣ayri ḥaq̣q̣; ẓaalika bimaa ʻaṣaw Wakaanoo yaʻtadoon.

They will be stricken with disgrace wherever they go, unless they are protected by a covenant with Allah or a treaty with the people. They have invited the displeasure of Allah and have been branded with misery for rejecting Allah’s revelations and murdering ˹His˺ prophets unjustly. This is ˹a fair reward˺ for their disobedience and violations.

Verse 3:113

لَیْسُوْا سَوَآءً ؕ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ اُمَّةٌ قَآىِٕمَةٌ یَّتْلُوْنَ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ اٰنَآءَ الَّیْلِ وَهُمْ یَسْجُدُوْنَ ۟

Laysoo sawaaaʹaa. Min ʹAhlil Kitaabi ʹummatuñ q̣aaaʹimatuñy yatloona ʹAayaatil laahi ʹaanaaaʹal layli wa-hum yasjudoon.

Yet they are not all alike: there are some among the People of the Book who are upright, who recite Allah’s revelations throughout the night, prostrating ˹in prayer˺.

Verse 3:114

یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَیَاْمُرُوْنَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَیَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَیُسَارِعُوْنَ فِی الْخَیْرٰتِ ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Yuʹminoona billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhiri wa-yaʹmuroona bilmaʻroofi wa-yanhawna ʻanil muñkari wa-yusaariʻoona fil khayrat: wa-ʹulaaaʹika minañ Ṣaaliḥeen.

They believe in Allah and the Last Day, encourage good and forbid evil, and race with one another in doing good. They are ˹truly˺ among the righteous.

Verse 3:115

وَمَا یَفْعَلُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَلَنْ یُّكْفَرُوْهُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِالْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa yafʻaloo miñ khayriñ falañy yukfarooh: wal-laahu ʻAleemum bil-Muttaq̣een.

They will never be denied the reward for any good they have done. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of those mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 3:116

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ تُغْنِیَ عَنْهُمْ اَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَاۤ اَوْلَادُهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْـًٔا ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo lañ tug̣niya ʻanhum ʹamwaaluhum wa-laaa ʹawlaaduhum minal laahi shayʹaa: waʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon.

Indeed, neither the wealth nor children of the disbelievers will be of any benefit to them against Allah. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

Verse 3:117

مَثَلُ مَا یُنْفِقُوْنَ فِیْ هٰذِهِ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا كَمَثَلِ رِیْحٍ فِیْهَا صِرٌّ اَصَابَتْ حَرْثَ قَوْمٍ ظَلَمُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَاَهْلَكَتْهُ ؕ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلٰكِنْ اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Mas̤alu maa- yuñfiq̣oona fee haaẓihil ḥayaatid dunyaa kamas̤ali reeḥiñ feeha ṣirrun ʹaṣaabat ḥarsa q̣awmiñ z̤̣alamooo ʹañfusahum faʹahlakath. Wa-maa z̤̣alamahumul laahu wa-laakin ʹañfusahum yaz̤̣limoon.

The good they do in this worldly life is like the harvest of an evil people struck by a bitter wind, destroying it ˹completely˺. Allah never wronged them, but they wronged themselves.

Verse 3:118

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَتَّخِذُوْا بِطَانَةً مِّنْ دُوْنِكُمْ لَا یَاْلُوْنَكُمْ خَبَالًا ؕ وَدُّوْا مَا عَنِتُّمْ ۚ قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَآءُ مِنْ اَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۖۚ وَمَا تُخْفِیْ صُدُوْرُهُمْ اَكْبَرُ ؕ قَدْ بَیَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْاٰیٰتِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo laa- tat-takhiẓoo biṭaanatam miñ doonikum laa- yaʹloonakum khabaalaa. Waddu maa- ʻanittum. Q̣ad badatil bag̣ḍaaaʹu min ʹafwaahihim wa-maa tukhfee ṣudooruhum ʹakbar. Q̣ad bayyanna lakumul ʹAayaati ʹiñ kuñtum taʻq̣iloon.

O believers! Do not associate closely with others who would not miss a chance to harm you. Their only desire is to see you suffer. Their prejudice has become evident from what they say—and what their hearts hide is far worse. We have made Our revelations clear to you, if only you understood.

Verse 3:119

هٰۤاَنْتُمْ اُولَآءِ تُحِبُّوْنَهُمْ وَلَا یُحِبُّوْنَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْكِتٰبِ كُلِّهٖ ۚ وَاِذَا لَقُوْكُمْ قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا ۖۗۚ وَاِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوْا عَلَیْكُمُ الْاَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَیْظِ ؕ قُلْ مُوْتُوْا بِغَیْظِكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ ۟

Haaaʹañtum ʹulaaaʹi tuḥibboonahum wa-laa yuḥibboonakum wa-tuʹminoona bil-Kitaabi kullih. Waʹiẓaa laq̣ookum q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa: waʹiẓa khalaw ʻaḍḍoo ʻalaykumul ʹanaamila minal g̣ayz̤̣. Q̣ul mootoo big̣ayz̤̣ikum: ʹinnal laaha ʻAleemum biẓaatiṣ ṣudoor.

Here you are! You love them but they do not love you, and you believe in all Scriptures. When they meet you they say, “We believe.” But when alone, they bite their fingertips in rage. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹May you˺ die of your rage!” Surely Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

Verse 3:120

اِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ ؗ وَاِنْ تُصِبْكُمْ سَیِّئَةٌ یَّفْرَحُوْا بِهَا ؕ وَاِنْ تَصْبِرُوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا لَا یَضُرُّكُمْ كَیْدُهُمْ شَیْـًٔا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ مُحِیْطٌ ۟۠

ʹIñ tamsaskum ḥasanatuñ tasuʹhum waʹiñ tuṣibkum sayyiʹatuñy yafraḥoo bihaa. Waʹiñ taṣbiroo watattaq̣oo laa- yaḍurrukum kayduhum shayʹaa: ʹinnal laah bimaa yaʻmaloona Muḥeeṭ.

When you ˹believers˺ are touched with good, they grieve; but when you are afflicted with evil, they rejoice. ˹Yet,˺ if you are patient and mindful ˹of Allah˺, their schemes will not harm you in the least. Surely Allah is Fully Aware of what they do.

Verse 3:121

وَاِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ اَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ مَقَاعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

Waʹiẓ g̣adawta min ʹahlika tubawwiʹul Muʹmineena maq̣aaʻida lilq̣itaal: wal-laahu Sameeʻun ʻAleem:

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when you left your home in the early morning to position the believers in the battlefield. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 3:122

اِذْ هَمَّتْ طَّآىِٕفَتٰنِ مِنْكُمْ اَنْ تَفْشَلَا ۙ وَاللّٰهُ وَلِیُّهُمَا ؕ وَعَلَی اللّٰهِ فَلْیَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ hammaṭ ṭaaaʹifataani miñkum ʹañ taf-shalaa wal-laahu Waliyyuhuma, waʻalal laahi fal-yatawak-kalil Muʹminoon.

˹Remember˺ when two groups among you ˹believers˺ were about to cower, then Allah reassured them. So in Allah let the believers put their trust.

Verse 3:123

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللّٰهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَّاَنْتُمْ اَذِلَّةٌ ۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad naṣarakumul laahu bi-Badriñw waʹañtum ʹaẓillah: fattaq̣ul laaha laʻallakum tashkuroon.

Indeed, Allah made you victorious at Badr when you were ˹vastly˺ outnumbered. So be mindful of Allah, perhaps you will be grateful.

Verse 3:124

اِذْ تَقُوْلُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَلَنْ یَّكْفِیَكُمْ اَنْ یُّمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِثَلٰثَةِ اٰلٰفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ مُنْزَلِیْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹIẓ taq̣oolu lil-Muʹmineena ʹalañy yakfiyakum ʹañy yumiddaku Rabbukum̃ bis̤alaas̤ati ʹaalaafim minal malaaaʹikati muñzaleen?

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when you said to the believers, “Is it not enough that your Lord will send down a reinforcement of three thousand angels for your aid?”

Verse 3:125

بَلٰۤی ۙ اِنْ تَصْبِرُوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا وَیَاْتُوْكُمْ مِّنْ فَوْرِهِمْ هٰذَا یُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِخَمْسَةِ اٰلٰفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ مُسَوِّمِیْنَ ۟

Balaaa ʹiñ taṣbiroo wa-tattaq̣oo wa-yaʹtookum miñ fawrihim haaẓaa yumdidkum Rabbukum̃ bikhamsati ʹaalaafim minal malaaaʹikati musawwimeen.

Most certainly, if you ˹believers˺ are firm and mindful ˹of Allah˺ and the enemy launches a sudden attack on you, Allah will reinforce you with five thousand angels designated ˹for battle˺.

Verse 3:126

وَمَا جَعَلَهُ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا بُشْرٰی لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَىِٕنَّ قُلُوْبُكُمْ بِهٖ ؕ وَمَا النَّصْرُ اِلَّا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِیْزِ الْحَكِیْمِ ۟ۙ

Wa-maa jaʻalahul laahu ʹillaa bushraa lakum wa-litaṭmaʹinna q̣uloobukum̃ bih: wa-man naṣru ʹillaa min ʻiñdi laahil ʻAzeezil Ḥakeem:

Allah ordained this ˹reinforcement˺ only as good news for you and reassurance for your hearts. And victory comes only from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise—

Verse 3:127

لِیَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَوْ یَكْبِتَهُمْ فَیَنْقَلِبُوْا خَآىِٕبِیْنَ ۟

Liyaq̣ṭaʻa ṭarafam minal laẓeena kafarooo ʹaw yakbitahum fayañq̣aliboo khaaaʹibeen.

to destroy a group of the disbelievers and humble the rest, causing them to withdraw in disappointment.

Verse 3:128

لَیْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْاَمْرِ شَیْءٌ اَوْ یَتُوْبَ عَلَیْهِمْ اَوْ یُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Laysa laka minal ʹamri shayʹun ʹaw yatooba ʻalayhim ʹaw yuʻaẓẓibahum faʹinnahum Z̤̣aalimoon.

You ˹O Prophet˺ have no say in the matter. It is up to Allah to turn to them in mercy or punish them, for indeed they are wrongdoers.

Verse 3:129

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ یَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیُعَذِّبُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟۠

Walillaahi maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ. Yag̣firu limañy yashaaaʹu wa-yuʻaẓẓibu mañy yashaaaʹ: wallaahu G̣afoorur Raheem.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He forgives whoever He wills, and punishes whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 3:130

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَاْكُلُوا الرِّبٰۤوا اَضْعَافًا مُّضٰعَفَةً ۪ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo laa- taʹkulur Ribaaa ʹaḍʻaafam muḍaaʻafah ; wattaq̣ul laaha laʻallakum tufliḥoon.

O believers! Do not consume interest, multiplying it many times over. And be mindful of Allah, so you may prosper.

Verse 3:131

وَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِیْۤ اُعِدَّتْ لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wattaq̣un Naaral lateee ʹuʻiddat lilkaafireen.

Guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for the disbelievers.

Verse 3:132

وَاَطِیْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَالرَّسُوْلَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹaṭeeʻul laaha war-Rasoola laʻallakum turḥamoon.

Obey Allah and the Messenger, so you may be shown mercy.

Verse 3:133

وَسَارِعُوْۤا اِلٰی مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالْاَرْضُ ۙ اُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-saariʻooo ʹilaa mag̣firatim mir Rabbikum wa-Jannatin ʻarḍuhas samaawaatu wal-ʹarḍu ʹuʻiddat lil-Muttaq̣een

And hasten towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 3:134

الَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ فِی السَّرَّآءِ وَالضَّرَّآءِ وَالْكٰظِمِیْنَ الْغَیْظَ وَالْعَافِیْنَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAllaẓeena yunfiq̣oona fis sarraaaʹi waḍ-ḍarraaaʹi wal-kaa-Z̤̣imeenal g̣ayz̤̣a wal-ʻaafeena ʻanin naas: wal-laahu yuḥibbul Muḥsineen;

˹They are˺ those who donate in prosperity and adversity, control their anger, and pardon others. And Allah loves the good-doers.

Verse 3:135

وَالَّذِیْنَ اِذَا فَعَلُوْا فَاحِشَةً اَوْ ظَلَمُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللّٰهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوْا لِذُنُوْبِهِمْ ۪ وَمَنْ یَّغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ۪۫ وَلَمْ یُصِرُّوْا عَلٰی مَا فَعَلُوْا وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wal-laẓeena ʹiẓaa faʻaloo faa-ḥishatan ʹaw z̤̣alamooo ʹañfusahum ẓakarul laaha fastag̣faroo liẓunoobihim, Wa-mañy yag̣firuẓ ẓunooba ʹillal laah? wa-lam yuṣirroo ʻalaa maa- faʻaloo wa-hum yaʻlamoon.

˹They are˺ those who, upon committing an evil deed or wronging themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness and do not knowingly persist in sin—and who forgives sins except Allah?

Verse 3:136

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنّٰتٌ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ؕ وَنِعْمَ اَجْرُ الْعٰمِلِیْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹUlaaaʹika Jazaaʹuhum mag̣firatum mir Rabbihim wa-jannaatuñ tajree miñ tah-tihal ʹanhaaru khaalideena feehaa: wa-niʻma ʹajrul ʻaamileen!

Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens under which rivers flow, staying there forever. How excellent is the reward for those who work ˹righteousness˺!

Verse 3:137

قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ ۙ فَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ad khalat miñ q̣ablikum Sunanuñ faseeroo fil ʹarḍi fañz̤̣uroo kayfa kaana ʻaaq̣ibatul mukaẓẓibeen.

Similar situations came to pass before you, so travel throughout the land and see the fate of the deniers.

Verse 3:138

هٰذَا بَیَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًی وَّمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Haaẓaa bayaanul linnasi wa-hudañw wamawʻiz̤̣atul lil-muttaq̣een.

This is an insight to humanity—a guide and a lesson to the God-fearing.

Verse 3:139

وَلَا تَهِنُوْا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوْا وَاَنْتُمُ الْاَعْلَوْنَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laa tahinoo wa-laa tahẓanoo wa-ʹañtumul ʹaʻlawna ʹiñ kuñtum Muʹmineen!

Do not falter or grieve, for you will have the upper hand, if you are ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 3:140

اِنْ یَّمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهٗ ؕ وَتِلْكَ الْاَیَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَیْنَ النَّاسِ ۚ وَلِیَعْلَمَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَیَتَّخِذَ مِنْكُمْ شُهَدَآءَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یُحِبُّ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹIñy yamsaskum q̣arḥuñ faq̣ad massal q̣awma q̣arḥum mis̤luh. Wa-tilkal ʹayyaamu nudaawiluhaa baynan naas: wa-liyaʻlamal laahul laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-yattakhiẓa miñkum shuhadaaaʹ. Wal-laahu laa- yu-ḥibbuz̤̣ Z̤̣aalimeen.

If you have suffered injuries ˹at Uḥud˺, they suffered similarly ˹at Badr˺. We alternate these days ˹of victory and defeat˺ among people so that Allah may reveal the ˹true˺ believers, choose martyrs from among you—and Allah does not like the wrongdoers—

Verse 3:141

وَلِیُمَحِّصَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَیَمْحَقَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-liyumaḥ-ḥiṣal laahul laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-yamḥaq̣al kaafireen.

and distinguish the ˹true˺ believers and destroy the disbelievers.

Verse 3:142

اَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ اَنْ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا یَعْلَمِ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ جٰهَدُوْا مِنْكُمْ وَیَعْلَمَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟

ʹAm ḥasibtum ʹañ tadkhulul Jannata wa-lamma yaʻlamil laahul laẓeena jaahadoo miñkum wa-yaʻlamaṣ Ṣaabireen?

Do you think you will enter Paradise without Allah proving which of you ˹truly˺ struggled ˹for His cause˺ and patiently endured?

Verse 3:143

وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَمَنَّوْنَ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَلْقَوْهُ ۪ فَقَدْ رَاَیْتُمُوْهُ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laq̣ad kuñtum tamannawnal mawta miñ q̣abli ʻañ tal-q̣awh: faq̣ad raʹaytumoohu wa-ʹañtum tañz̤̣uroon.

You certainly wished ˹for the opportunity˺ for martyrdom before encountering it, now you have seen it with your own eyes.

Verse 3:144

وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ اِلَّا رَسُوْلٌ ۚ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ ؕ اَفَاۡىِٕنْ مَّاتَ اَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلٰۤی اَعْقَابِكُمْ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّنْقَلِبْ عَلٰی عَقِبَیْهِ فَلَنْ یَّضُرَّ اللّٰهَ شَیْـًٔا ؕ وَسَیَجْزِی اللّٰهُ الشّٰكِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa Muḥammadun ʹillaa Rasool: q̣ad khalat miñ q̣ablihir rusul. ʹAfaʹim maata ʹaw q̣utilañ q̣alabtum ʻalaaa ʹaʻq̣aabikum? Wa-many yañq̣alib ʻalaa ʻaq̣ibayhi falañy yaḍurral laaha shayʹaa; wa-sayajzil laahush Shaakireen.

Muḥammad is no more than a messenger; other messengers have gone before him. If he were to die or to be killed, would you regress into disbelief? Those who do so will not harm Allah whatsoever. And Allah will reward those who are grateful.

Verse 3:145

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ اَنْ تَمُوْتَ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ كِتٰبًا مُّؤَجَّلًا ؕ وَمَنْ یُّرِدْ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْیَا نُؤْتِهٖ مِنْهَا ۚ وَمَنْ یُّرِدْ ثَوَابَ الْاٰخِرَةِ نُؤْتِهٖ مِنْهَا ؕ وَسَنَجْزِی الشّٰكِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa kaana linafsin ʹañ tamoota illaa biʹiẓnil laahi kitaabam muʹajjalaa. Wa-mañy yurid s̤awaabad dunyaa nuʹtihee minhaa; wa-mañy yurid s̤awaabal ʹAakhirati nuʹtihee minhaa Wa-sanaj-zish Shaakireen.

No soul can ever die without Allah’s Will at the destined time. Those who desire worldly gain, We will let them have it, and those who desire heavenly reward, We will grant it to them. And We will reward those who are grateful.

Verse 3:146

وَكَاَیِّنْ مِّنْ نَّبِیٍّ قٰتَلَ ۙ مَعَهٗ رِبِّیُّوْنَ كَثِیْرٌ ۚ فَمَا وَهَنُوْا لِمَاۤ اَصَابَهُمْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوْا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوْا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُحِبُّ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟

Wakaʹayyim min nabyyiñ q̣aatala maʻahoo Ribbiyyoona kaseer? Famaa wahanoo limaaa ʹaṣaabahum fee Sabeelil laahi wa-maa ḍaʻufoo wa-mas takaanoo. Wallaahu yuḥibbuṣ Ṣaabireen.

˹Imagine˺ how many devotees fought along with their prophets and never faltered despite whatever ˹losses˺ they suffered in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken or give in! Allah loves those who persevere.

Verse 3:147

وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَا وَاِسْرَافَنَا فِیْۤ اَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ اَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa kaana q̣awlahum ʹillaaa ʹañ q̣aaloo Rabbanag̣ fir lanaa ẓunoobanaa wa-ʹisraafanaa feee ʹamrinaa was̤abbit ʹaq̣daamanaa wañṣurnaa ʻalal q̣awmil kaafireen.

And all they said was, “Our Lord! Forgive our sins and excesses, make our steps firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”

Verse 3:148

فَاٰتٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْیَا وَحُسْنَ ثَوَابِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟۠

Faʹaataahumul laahu s̤awaabad dunyaa waḥusna s̤awaabil ʹAakhirah: Wal-laahu yuḥibbul Muhsineen.

So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah loves the good-doers.

Verse 3:149

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنْ تُطِیْعُوا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا یَرُدُّوْكُمْ عَلٰۤی اَعْقَابِكُمْ فَتَنْقَلِبُوْا خٰسِرِیْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo ʹiñ tuṭeeʻul laẓeena kafaroo yaruddookum ʻalaaa ʹaʻq̣aaabikum fatañq̣aliboo khaasireen.

O believers! If you yield to the disbelievers, they will drag you back to disbelief—and you will become losers.

Verse 3:150

بَلِ اللّٰهُ مَوْلٰىكُمْ ۚ وَهُوَ خَیْرُ النّٰصِرِیْنَ ۟

Balil laahu maw-laakum, wa-Huwa Khayrun naaṣireen.

But no! Allah is your Guardian, and He is the best Helper.

Verse 3:151

سَنُلْقِیْ فِیْ قُلُوْبِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَاۤ اَشْرَكُوْا بِاللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ یُنَزِّلْ بِهٖ سُلْطٰنًا ۚ وَمَاْوٰىهُمُ النَّارُ ؕ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Sanulq̣ee fee q̣uloobil laẓeena kafarur ruʻba bimaaa ʹashrakoo bil-laahi maa- lam yunazzil bihee sulṭaanaa: wa-maʹwaa-humun Naar: wa-biʹsa mas̤waz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

We will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers for associating ˹false gods˺ with Allah—a practice He has never authorized. The Fire will be their home—what an evil place for the wrongdoers to stay!

Verse 3:152

وَلَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهٗۤ اِذْ تَحُسُّوْنَهُمْ بِاِذْنِهٖ ۚ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فَشِلْتُمْ وَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِی الْاَمْرِ وَعَصَیْتُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَاۤ اَرٰىكُمْ مَّا تُحِبُّوْنَ ؕ مِنْكُمْ مَّنْ یُّرِیْدُ الدُّنْیَا وَمِنْكُمْ مَّنْ یُّرِیْدُ الْاٰخِرَةَ ۚ ثُمَّ صَرَفَكُمْ عَنْهُمْ لِیَبْتَلِیَكُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَفَا عَنْكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ṣadaq̣akumul laahu waʻdahooo ʹiẓ taḥussoonahum̃ biʹiẓnih, ḥattaaa ʹizaa fashiltum wa-tanaazaʻtum fil ʹamri wa-ʻaṣaytum mim baʻdi maaa ʹaraakum maa tuḥibboon. Miñkum mañy yureedud dunyaa wa-miñkum mañy yureedul ʹAakhirah. S̤umma ṣarafakum ʻanhum liyabtaliyakum. Wa-laq̣ad ʻafaa ʻañkum: wal-laahu Ẓoo faḍlin ʻalal Muʹmineen

Indeed, Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you ˹initially˺ swept them away by His Will, then your courage weakened and you disputed about the command and disobeyed, after Allah had brought victory within your reach. Some of you were after worldly gain while others desired a heavenly reward. He denied you victory over them as a test, yet He has pardoned you. And Allah is Gracious to the believers.

Verse 3:153

اِذْ تُصْعِدُوْنَ وَلَا تَلْوٗنَ عَلٰۤی اَحَدٍ وَّالرَّسُوْلُ یَدْعُوْكُمْ فِیْۤ اُخْرٰىكُمْ فَاَثَابَكُمْ غَمًّا بِغَمٍّ لِّكَیْلَا تَحْزَنُوْا عَلٰی مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا مَاۤ اَصَابَكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ خَبِیْرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ tuṣʻidoona wa-laa talwoona ʻalaaa ʹaḥadiñw war-Rasoolu yadʻookum feee ʹukhraakum faʹaṣaabakum g̣ammam big̣ammil likaylaa ṭaḥzanoo ʻalaa maa- faatakum wa-laa maaa ʹaṣaabakum. Wal-laahu Khabeerum bimaa taʻmaloon.

˹Remember˺ when you were running far away ˹in panic˺—not looking at anyone—while the Messenger was calling to you from behind! So Allah rewarded your disobedience with distress upon distress. Now, do not grieve over the victory you were denied or the injury you suffered. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Verse 3:154

ثُمَّ اَنْزَلَ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ الْغَمِّ اَمَنَةً نُّعَاسًا یَّغْشٰی طَآىِٕفَةً مِّنْكُمْ ۙ وَطَآىِٕفَةٌ قَدْ اَهَمَّتْهُمْ اَنْفُسُهُمْ یَظُنُّوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ غَیْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِیَّةِ ؕ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هَلْ لَّنَا مِنَ الْاَمْرِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ الْاَمْرَ كُلَّهٗ لِلّٰهِ ؕ یُخْفُوْنَ فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِمْ مَّا لَا یُبْدُوْنَ لَكَ ؕ یَقُوْلُوْنَ لَوْ كَانَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاَمْرِ شَیْءٌ مَّا قُتِلْنَا هٰهُنَا ؕ قُلْ لَّوْ كُنْتُمْ فِیْ بُیُوْتِكُمْ لَبَرَزَ الَّذِیْنَ كُتِبَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقَتْلُ اِلٰی مَضَاجِعِهِمْ ۚ وَلِیَبْتَلِیَ اللّٰهُ مَا فِیْ صُدُوْرِكُمْ وَلِیُمَحِّصَ مَا فِیْ قُلُوْبِكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ ۟

S̤umma ʹañzala ʻalaykum min baʻdil g̣ammi ʹamanatan nuʻaasañy yag̣shaa ṭaaaʹifatam miñkum waṭaaaʹifatuñ q̣ad ʹahammathum ʹañfusuhum ya-Z̤̣unnoona bil-laahi g̣ayral ḥaq̣q̣i z̤̣annal jaahiliyyah. Yaq̣ooloona hal lanaa minal ʹamri miñ shayʹ. Q̣ul ʹinnal ʹamra kullahoo lillaah. Yukhfoona feee ʹañfusihim Maa laa- yubdoona lak. Yaq̣ooloona law kaana lanaa minal ʹamri shayʹum maa q̣utilna haahunaa. Q̣ul law kuñtum fee buyootikum labarazal laẓeena kutiba ʻalayhimul q̣atlu ʹilaa maḍaajiʻihim; walliyabtaliyal laahu maa- fee ṣudoorikum waliyumaḥḥiṣa maa- fee q̣uloobikum. Wallaahu ʻAleemum biẓaatiṣ ṣudoor.

Then after distress, He sent down serenity in the form of drowsiness overcoming some of you, while others were disturbed by evil thoughts about Allah—the thoughts of ˹pre-Islamic˺ ignorance. They ask, “Do we have a say in the matter?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “All matters are destined by Allah.” They conceal in their hearts what they do not reveal to you. They say ˹to themselves˺, “If we had any say in the matter, none of us would have come to die here.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Even if you were to remain in your homes, those among you who were destined to be killed would have met the same fate.” Through this, Allah tests what is within you and purifies what is in your hearts. And Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

Verse 3:155

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ تَوَلَّوْا مِنْكُمْ یَوْمَ الْتَقَی الْجَمْعٰنِ ۙ اِنَّمَا اسْتَزَلَّهُمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ بِبَعْضِ مَا كَسَبُوْا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَفَا اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ حَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

ʹInnal laẓeena tawallaw miñkum Yawmal taq̣al jamʻaani ʹinnamas tazal-lahumush Shayṭaanu bibaʻḍi maa- kasaboo. Wa-laq̣ad ʻafal laahu ʻanhum: ʹinnal laaha G̣afoorun Haleem.

Indeed, those ˹believers˺ who fled on the day when the two armies met were made to slip by Satan because of their misdeeds. But Allah has pardoned them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

Verse 3:156

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَقَالُوْا لِاِخْوَانِهِمْ اِذَا ضَرَبُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ اَوْ كَانُوْا غُزًّی لَّوْ كَانُوْا عِنْدَنَا مَا مَاتُوْا وَمَا قُتِلُوْا ۚ لِیَجْعَلَ اللّٰهُ ذٰلِكَ حَسْرَةً فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُحْیٖ وَیُمِیْتُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo laa- takoonoo kallaẓeena kafaroo wa-q̣aalooo liʹikhwaanihim ʹiẓaa ḍaraboo fil ʹarḍi ʹaw kaanoo g̣uzzal law kaanoo ʻiñdanaa maa- maatoo wa-maa q̣utiloo; liyajʻalal laahu ẓaalika ḥasratañ fee q̣uloobihim. Wal-laahu yuḥee wa-yumeet, wallaahu bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

O believers! Do not be like the unfaithful who say about their brothers who travel throughout the land or engage in battle, “If they had stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed.” Allah makes such thinking a cause of agony in their hearts. It is Allah who gives life and causes death. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 3:157

وَلَىِٕنْ قُتِلْتُمْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ اَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِّمَّا یَجْمَعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laʹiñ q̣utiltum fee Sabeelil laahi ʹaw muttum lamag̣firatum minal laahi wa-raḥmatun khayrum mimmaa yajmaʻoon.

Should you be martyred or die in the cause of Allah, then His forgiveness and mercy are far better than whatever ˹wealth˺ those ˹who stay behind˺ accumulate.

Verse 3:158

وَلَىِٕنْ مُّتُّمْ اَوْ قُتِلْتُمْ لَاۡاِلَی اللّٰهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laʹim muttum ʹaw q̣utiltum laʹilal laahi tuḥsharoon.

Whether you die or are martyred—all of you will be gathered before Allah.

Verse 3:159

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِیْظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانْفَضُّوْا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۪ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِی الْاَمْرِ ۚ فَاِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِیْنَ ۟

Fabimaa Raḥmatim minal laahi liñta lahum. Wa-law kuñta faz̤̣z̤̣an g̣aleez̤̣al q̣albi lañ-faḍḍoo min ḥawlik: faʻfu ʻanhum wastag̣fir lahum wa-shaawir-hum fil ʹamr. Faʹiẓaa ʻazamta fatawakkal ʻalal laah. ʹInnal laaha yuḥibbul Mutawakkileen.

It is out of Allah’s mercy that you ˹O Prophet˺ have been lenient with them. Had you been cruel or hard-hearted, they would have certainly abandoned you. So pardon them, ask Allah’s forgiveness for them, and consult with them in ˹conducting˺ matters. Once you make a decision, put your trust in Allah. Surely Allah loves those who trust in Him.

Verse 3:160

اِنْ یَّنْصُرْكُمُ اللّٰهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَاِنْ یَّخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یَنْصُرُكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِهٖ ؕ وَعَلَی اللّٰهِ فَلْیَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹIñy yañṣurkumul laahu falaa g̣aaliba lakum: wa-ʹiñy yakhẓulkum famañ ẓal laẓee yañ-ṣurukum mim baʻdih? Wa-ʻalal laahi fal-yatawak-kalil Muʹminoon.

If Allah helps you, none can defeat you. But if He denies you help, then who else can help you? So in Allah let the believers put their trust.

Verse 3:161

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِیٍّ اَنْ یَّغُلَّ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّغْلُلْ یَاْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ۚ ثُمَّ تُوَفّٰی كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa kaana linabiyyin ʹañy yag̣ull. Wa-mañy yag̣lul yaʹti bimaa g̣alla Yawmal Q̣iyaamah; s̤umma tuwaffaa kullu nafsim maa kasabat wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

It is not appropriate for a prophet to illegally withhold spoils of war. And whoever does so, it will be held against them on the Day of Judgment. Then every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and none will be wronged.

Verse 3:162

اَفَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَ اللّٰهِ كَمَنْ بَآءَ بِسَخَطٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَمَاْوٰىهُ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

ʹAfamanit tabaʻa Riḍwaanal laahi kamam baaaʹa bisakhaṭim minal laahi wa-maʹwaahu Jahannam, wa-biʹsal maṣeer?

Are those who seek Allah’s pleasure like those who deserve Allah’s wrath? Hell is their home. What an evil destination!

Verse 3:163

هُمْ دَرَجٰتٌ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Hum darajaatun ʻiñdal laah: wallaahu Baṣeerum bimaa yaʻmaloon.

They ˹each˺ have varying degrees in the sight of Allah. And Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.

Verse 3:164

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اِذْ بَعَثَ فِیْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ یَتْلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ وَیُزَكِّیْهِمْ وَیُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ ۚ وَاِنْ كَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

Laq̣ad mannal laahu ʻalal Muʹmineena ʹiẓ baʻas̤a feehim Rasoolam min ʹañfusihim yatloo ʻalayhim ʹAayaatihee wa-yuzak-keehim wa-yuʻallimu-humul Kitaaba wal-Ḥikmata wa-ʹiñ kaanoo miñ q̣ablu lafee ḍalaalim mubeen.

Indeed, Allah has done the believers a ˹great˺ favour by raising a messenger from among them—reciting to them His revelations, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom. For indeed they had previously been clearly astray.

Verse 3:165

اَوَلَمَّاۤ اَصَابَتْكُمْ مُّصِیْبَةٌ قَدْ اَصَبْتُمْ مِّثْلَیْهَا ۙ قُلْتُمْ اَنّٰی هٰذَا ؕ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

ʹA-walammaaa ʹaṣaabatkum muṣeebatuñ q̣ad ʹaṣabtum mis̤layhaa q̣ultum ʹannaa haaẓaa? Q̣ul huwa min ʻiñdi ʹañfusikum: ʹinnal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Why is it when you suffered casualties ˹at Uḥud˺—although you had made your enemy suffer twice as much ˹at Badr˺—you protested, “How could this be?”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It is because of your disobedience.” Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 3:166

وَمَاۤ اَصَابَكُمْ یَوْمَ الْتَقَی الْجَمْعٰنِ فَبِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ وَلِیَعْلَمَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-maaa ʹaṣaabakum yawmal taq̣al jamʻaani fabiʹiẓnil laahi wa-liyaʻlamal Muʹmineen;

So what you suffered on the day the two armies met was by Allah’s Will, so that He might distinguish the ˹true˺ believers

Verse 3:167

وَلِیَعْلَمَ الَّذِیْنَ نَافَقُوْا ۖۚ وَقِیْلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا قَاتِلُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ اَوِ ادْفَعُوْا ؕ قَالُوْا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًا لَّاتَّبَعْنٰكُمْ ؕ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ اَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْاِیْمَانِ ۚ یَقُوْلُوْنَ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ مَّا لَیْسَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَكْتُمُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-liyaʻlamal laẓeena naafaq̣oo wa-q̣eela lahum taʻaalaw q̣aatiloo fee Sabeelil laahi ʹawid faʻoo. Q̣aaloo law naʻlamu q̣itaalal-lat tabaʻnaakum. Hum lilkufri yawmaʹiẓin ʹaq̣rabu minhum lil-ʹeemaan, Yaq̣ooloona biʹafwaahihim maa laysa fee q̣uloobihim. Wal-laahu ʹAʻlamu bimaa yaktumoon.

and expose the hypocrites. When it was said to them, “Come fight in the cause of Allah or ˹at least˺ defend yourselves,” they replied, “If we had known there was fighting, we would have definitely gone with you.” They were closer to disbelief than to belief on that day—for saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. Allah is All-Knowing of what they hide.

Verse 3:168

اَلَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْا لِاِخْوَانِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوْا لَوْ اَطَاعُوْنَا مَا قُتِلُوْا ؕ قُلْ فَادْرَءُوْا عَنْ اَنْفُسِكُمُ الْمَوْتَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena q̣aaloo liʹikhwaanihim wa-q̣aʻadoo law ʹaṭaaʻoonaa maa q̣utiloo Q̣ul fadraʹoo ʻan ʹañfusikumul mawta ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

Those who sat at home, saying about their brothers, “Had they listened to us, they would not have been killed.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Try not to die if what you say is true!”

Verse 3:169

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِیْنَ قُتِلُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ اَمْوَاتًا ؕ بَلْ اَحْیَآءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ یُرْزَقُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laa taḥsabannal laẓeena q̣utiloo fee Sabilil laahi ʹamwaataa. Bal ʹaḥyaaaʹun ʻiñda Rabbihim yurzaq̣oon;

Never think of those martyred in the cause of Allah as dead. In fact, they are alive with their Lord, well provided for—

Verse 3:170

فَرِحِیْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ ۙ وَیَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ بِالَّذِیْنَ لَمْ یَلْحَقُوْا بِهِمْ مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ۙ اَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟ۘ

Fariḥeena bimaaa ʹaataahumul laahu miñ faḍlihee wa-yas-tabshiroona billaẓeena lam yalḥaq̣oo bihim min khalfihim ʹallaa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

rejoicing in Allah’s bounties and being delighted for those yet to join them. There will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 3:171

یَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَضْلٍ ۙ وَّاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُضِیْعُ اَجْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Yastabshiroona biniʻmatim minal laahi wa-faḍliñw wa-ʹannal laaha laa yuḍeeʻu ʹajral Muʹmineen.

They are joyful for receiving Allah’s grace and bounty, and that Allah does not deny the reward of the believers.

Verse 3:172

اَلَّذِیْنَ اسْتَجَابُوْا لِلّٰهِ وَالرَّسُوْلِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَاۤ اَصَابَهُمُ الْقَرْحُ ۛؕ لِلَّذِیْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا مِنْهُمْ وَاتَّقَوْا اَجْرٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟ۚ

ʹAl-laẓeenas tajaaboo lil-laahi war-Rasooli mim baʻdi maaa ʹaṣaabahumul q̣arḥu lil-laẓeena ʹaḥsanoo minhum wattaq̣aw ʹajrun ʻaz̤̣eem.

˹As for˺ those who responded to the call of Allah and His Messenger after their injury, those of them who did good and were mindful ˹of Allah˺ will have a great reward.

Verse 3:173

اَلَّذِیْنَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ اِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوْا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ اِیْمَانًا ۖۗ وَّقَالُوْا حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِیْلُ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena q̣aala lahumun naasu ʹinnan naasa q̣ad jamaʻoo lakum fakhshawhum fazaadahum ʹeemaana: wa-q̣aaloo ḥasbunal laahu wa-Niʻmal Wakeel.

Those who were warned, “Your enemies have mobilized their forces against you, so fear them,” the warning only made them grow stronger in faith and they replied, “Allah ˹alone˺ is sufficient ˹as an aid˺ for us and ˹He˺ is the best Protector.”

Verse 3:174

فَانْقَلَبُوْا بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَّمْ یَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوْٓءٌ ۙ وَّاتَّبَعُوْا رِضْوَانَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Fañ-q̣alaboo biniʻmatim minal laahi wa-faḍlil lam yam-sashum soooʹuñw wattabaʻoo Riḍ-waanal laah: wal-laahu Ẓu faḍlin ʻAz̤̣eem.

So they returned with Allah’s favours and grace, suffering no harm. For they sought to please Allah. And surely Allah is ˹the˺ Lord of infinite bounty.

Verse 3:175

اِنَّمَا ذٰلِكُمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ یُخَوِّفُ اَوْلِیَآءَهٗ ۪ فَلَا تَخَافُوْهُمْ وَخَافُوْنِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹInnamaa ẓaalikumush Shayṭaanu yukhawwifu ʹawliyaaaʹah. Falaa takhaafoohum wa-khaafooni ʹiñ kuñtum Muʹmineen.

That ˹warning˺ was only ˹from˺ Satan, trying to prompt you to fear his followers. So do not fear them; fear Me if you are ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 3:176

وَلَا یَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِیْنَ یُسَارِعُوْنَ فِی الْكُفْرِ ۚ اِنَّهُمْ لَنْ یَّضُرُّوا اللّٰهَ شَیْـًٔا ؕ یُرِیْدُ اللّٰهُ اَلَّا یَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ حَظًّا فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-laa yaḥzuñkal laẓeena yusaariʻoona fil kufr: ʹinnahum lañy yaḍurrul laaha shayʹaa. Yureedul laahu ʹallaa yajʻala lahum ḥaz̤̣z̤̣añ fil ʹAakhirati wa-lahum ʻaẓaabum ʻaz̤̣eem.

˹O Prophet!˺ Do not grieve for those who race to disbelieve—surely they will not harm Allah in the least. It is Allah’s Will to disallow them a share in the Hereafter, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment.

Verse 3:177

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الْكُفْرَ بِالْاِیْمَانِ لَنْ یَّضُرُّوا اللّٰهَ شَیْـًٔا ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeenash tarawul kufra bil-ʹeemaani lañy yaḍurrul laaha shayʹaa; wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

Those who trade belief for disbelief will never harm Allah in the least, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 3:178

وَلَا یَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّمَا نُمْلِیْ لَهُمْ خَیْرٌ لِّاَنْفُسِهِمْ ؕ اِنَّمَا نُمْلِیْ لَهُمْ لِیَزْدَادُوْۤا اِثْمًا ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-laa yaḥ-sabannal laẓeena kafarooo ʹannamaa numlee lahum khayrulli ʹañfusihim: ʹinnamaa numlee lahum liyazdaadooo ʹis̤maa: wa-lahum ʻaẓaabum muheen.

Those who disbelieve should not think that living longer is good for them. They are only given more time to increase in sin, and they will suffer a humiliating punishment.

Verse 3:179

مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِیَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ عَلٰی مَاۤ اَنْتُمْ عَلَیْهِ حَتّٰی یَمِیْزَ الْخَبِیْثَ مِنَ الطَّیِّبِ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِیُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَی الْغَیْبِ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَجْتَبِیْ مِنْ رُّسُلِهٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ۪ فَاٰمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَرُسُلِهٖ ۚ وَاِنْ تُؤْمِنُوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا فَلَكُمْ اَجْرٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Maa- kaanal lahu liyaẓaral Muʹmineena ʻalaa maaa ʹañtum ʻalayhi ḥattaa yameeẓal khabees̤a minaṭ ṭayyib. Wa-maa kaanal laahu liyuṭliʻakum ʻalal g̣aybi wa-laakinnal laaha yajtabee mir rusulihee mañy yashaaaʹ. Faʹaaminoo billaahi wa-rusulih. Wa-ʹiñ tuʹminoo wa-tattaq̣oo falakum ʹajrun ʻaz̤̣eem.

Allah would not leave the believers in the condition you were in, until He distinguished the good from the evil ˹among you˺. Nor would Allah ˹directly˺ reveal to you the unseen, but He chooses whoever He wills as a messenger. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you are faithful and mindful ˹of Allah˺, you will receive a great reward.

Verse 3:180

وَلَا یَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَبْخَلُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ هُوَ خَیْرًا لَّهُمْ ؕ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ؕ سَیُطَوَّقُوْنَ مَا بَخِلُوْا بِهٖ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ وَلِلّٰهِ مِیْرَاثُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِیْرٌ ۟۠

Wa-laa yaḥ-sabanaal laẓeena yab-khaloona bimaaa ʹaataahumul laahu miñ faḍlihee huwa khayral lahum: bal huwa sharrul lahum: sayuṭawwaq̣oona maa- bakhiloo bihee Yawmal Q̣iyaamah Wa-lillaahi meeraas̤us samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: wal-laahu bimaa taʻmaloona Khabeer.

And do not let those who ˹greedily˺ withhold Allah’s bounties think it is good for them—in fact, it is bad for them! They will be leashed ˹by their necks˺ on the Day of Judgment with whatever ˹wealth˺ they used to withhold. And Allah is the ˹sole˺ inheritor of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Verse 3:181

لَقَدْ سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ قَوْلَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ فَقِیْرٌ وَّنَحْنُ اَغْنِیَآءُ ۘ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَالُوْا وَقَتْلَهُمُ الْاَنْۢبِیَآءَ بِغَیْرِ حَقٍّ ۙ وَّنَقُوْلُ ذُوْقُوْا عَذَابَ الْحَرِیْقِ ۟

Laq̣ad samiʻal laahu q̣awlal laẓeena q̣aaloo ʹinnal laaha faq̣eeruñw wanaḥnu ʹag̣niyaaaʹ Sanaktubu maa- q̣aaloo wa-q̣at-lahumul ʹAmbiyaaʹa big̣ayri ḥaq̣q̣iñw wanaq̣oolu ẓooq̣oo ʻaẓaabal ḥareeq̣!

Indeed, Allah has heard those ˹among the Jews˺ who said, “Allah is poor; we are rich!” We have certainly recorded their slurs and their killing of prophets unjustly. Then We will say, “Taste the torment of burning!

Verse 3:182

ذٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْكُمْ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَیْسَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِیْدِ ۟ۚ

Ẓaalika bimaa q̣addamat ʹaydeekum wa-ʹannal laaha laysa bi-Z̤̣allaamil lilʻabeed.

This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.”

Verse 3:183

اَلَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَهِدَ اِلَیْنَاۤ اَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُوْلٍ حَتّٰی یَاْتِیَنَا بِقُرْبَانٍ تَاْكُلُهُ النَّارُ ؕ قُلْ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِیْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ وَبِالَّذِیْ قُلْتُمْ فَلِمَ قَتَلْتُمُوْهُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena q̣aalooo ʹinnal laaha ʻahida ʹilaynaa ʹallaa nuʹmina li-Rasoolin ḥattaa yaʹtiyanaa biq̣urbaaniñ taʹkuluhun Naar. Q̣ul q̣ad jaaaʹakum rusulum miñ q̣ablee bil-Bayyinaati wa-billaẓee q̣ultum falima q̣atal-tumoohum ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een?

Those ˹are the same people˺ who say, “Allah has commanded us not to believe in any messenger unless he brings us an offering to be consumed by fire ˹from the sky˺.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Other prophets did in fact come to you before me with clear proofs and ˹even˺ what you demanded—why then did you kill them, if what you say is true?”

Verse 3:184

فَاِنْ كَذَّبُوْكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَ رُسُلٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ جَآءُوْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ وَالزُّبُرِ وَالْكِتٰبِ الْمُنِیْرِ ۟

Faʹiñ kaẓ-ẓabooka faq̣ad kuẓ-ẓiba rusulum miñ q̣ablika jaaaʹoo bil-Bayyinaati waz-Zuburi wal-Kitaabil Muneer.

If you are rejected by them, so too were messengers before you who came with clear proofs, divine Books, and enlightening Scriptures.

Verse 3:185

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآىِٕقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ؕ وَاِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ اُجُوْرَكُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَاُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ؕ وَمَا الْحَیٰوةُ الدُّنْیَاۤ اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُوْرِ ۟

Kullu nafsiñ ẓaaaʹiq̣atul mawt. Wa-ʹinnamaa tuwaffawna ʹujoorakum Yawmal Q̣iyaamah. Famañ zuḥziḥa ʻanin naari wa-ʹudkhilal Jannata faq̣ad faaz. Wa-mal ḥayaatud dunyaaa ʹillaa mataaʻul g̣uroor.

Every soul will taste death. And you will only receive your full reward on the Day of Judgment. Whoever is spared from the Fire and is admitted into Paradise will ˹indeed˺ triumph, whereas the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.

Verse 3:186

لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِیْۤ اَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاَنْفُسِكُمْ ۫ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَكُوْۤا اَذًی كَثِیْرًا ؕ وَاِنْ تَصْبِرُوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا فَاِنَّ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْاُمُوْرِ ۟

Latublawunna feee ʹamwaalikum wa-ʹañfusikum; wa-latasmaʻunna minal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba miñ q̣ablikum wa-minal laẓeena ʹashrakooo ʹaẓañ kas̤eeraa. Wa-ʹiñ taṣbiroo wa-tattaq̣oo faʹinna ẓaalika min ʻazmil ʹumoor.

You ˹believers˺ will surely be tested in your wealth and yourselves, and you will certainly hear many hurtful words from those who were given the Scripture before you and ˹from˺ the polytheists. But if you are patient and mindful ˹of Allah˺—surely this is a resolve to aspire to.

Verse 3:187

وَاِذْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِیْثَاقَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ لَتُبَیِّنُنَّهٗ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوْنَهٗ ؗ فَنَبَذُوْهُ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ وَاشْتَرَوْا بِهٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ فَبِئْسَ مَا یَشْتَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓal laahu Mees̤aaq̣al laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba latubayyinunnahoo lin-naasi wa-laa taktumoonah; fanabaẓoohu waraaaʹa z̤̣uhoorihim washtaraw bihee s̤amanañ q̣aleelaa. Fabiʹsa maa- yashtaroon.

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when Allah took the covenant of those who were given the Scripture to make it known to people and not hide it, yet they cast it behind their backs and traded it for a fleeting gain. What a miserable profit!

Verse 3:188

لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَفْرَحُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اَتَوْا وَّیُحِبُّوْنَ اَنْ یُّحْمَدُوْا بِمَا لَمْ یَفْعَلُوْا فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّهُمْ بِمَفَازَةٍ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Laa- taḥ-sabannal laẓeena yaf-raḥoona bimaaa ʹataw Wa yuḥibboona ʹañy yuḥmadoo bimaa lam yafʻaloo falaa taḥ-sa-bannahum̃ bimafaazatim minal ʻaẓaab. Walahum ‘azaabun Aleem

Do not let those who rejoice in their misdeeds and love to take credit for what they have not done think they will escape torment. They will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 3:189

وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟۠

Wa-lillaahi mulkus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi: wal-laahu ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 3:190

اِنَّ فِیْ خَلْقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ ۟ۚۙ

ʹInna fee khalq̣is samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wakhtilaafil layli wan-nahaari laʹAayaatil liʹulil ʹalbaab.

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.

Verse 3:191

الَّذِیْنَ یَذْكُرُوْنَ اللّٰهَ قِیٰمًا وَّقُعُوْدًا وَّعَلٰی جُنُوْبِهِمْ وَیَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ فِیْ خَلْقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۚ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلًا ۚ سُبْحٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ۟

ʹAl-laẓeena yaẓ-kuroonal laaha q̣iyaamanw waq̣uʻoodañw waʻalaa junoobihim wa-yata-fakkaroona fee khalq̣is samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: Rabbanaa maa- khalaq̣ta haaẓaa baaṭilaa! Subḥaanaka faq̣inaa ʻaẓaaban Naar!

˹They are˺ those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth ˹and pray˺, “Our Lord! You have not created ˹all of˺ this without purpose. Glory be to You! Protect us from the torment of the Fire.

Verse 3:192

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ اَخْزَیْتَهٗ ؕ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ ۟

Rabbanaaa ʹinnaka mañ tud-khilin Naara faq̣ad ʹakhzaytah: wa-maa liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena min ʹañṣaar!

Our Lord! Indeed, those You commit to the Fire will be ˹completely˺ disgraced! And the wrongdoers will have no helpers.

Verse 3:193

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِیًا یُّنَادِیْ لِلْاِیْمَانِ اَنْ اٰمِنُوْا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَاٰمَنَّا ۖۗ رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوْبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَیِّاٰتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْاَبْرَارِ ۟ۚ

Rabbanaaa ʹinnanaa samiʻnaa Munaadiyañay yaunaadee lil-eemaani ʹan ʹaaminoo bi-Rabbikum faʹaamannaa. Rabbanaa fag̣fir lanaa ẓunoobanaa wa-kaffir ʻannaa sayyiʹaatinaa wa-tawaffanaa maʻal ʹAbraar.

Our Lord! We have heard the caller to ˹true˺ belief, ˹proclaiming,˺ ‘Believe in your Lord ˹alone˺,’ so we believed. Our Lord! Forgive our sins, absolve us of our misdeeds, and allow us ˹each˺ to die as one of the virtuous.

Verse 3:194

رَبَّنَا وَاٰتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَّنَا عَلٰی رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ اِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِیْعَادَ ۟

Rabbanaa wa-ʹaatinaa ma wa-ʻattanaa ʻalaa rusulika wa-laa tukhzinaa Yawmal Q̣iyaamah: ʹinnaka laa- tukhliful meeʻaad.

Our Lord! Grant us what You have promised us through Your messengers and do not put us to shame on Judgment Day—for certainly You never fail in Your promise.”

Verse 3:195

فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ اَنِّیْ لَاۤ اُضِیْعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنْكُمْ مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ اَوْ اُ ۚ بَعْضُكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْضٍ ۚ فَالَّذِیْنَ هَاجَرُوْا وَاُخْرِجُوْا مِنْ دِیَارِهِمْ وَاُوْذُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِیْ وَقٰتَلُوْا وَقُتِلُوْا لَاُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَیِّاٰتِهِمْ وَلَاُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ۚ ثَوَابًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عِنْدَهٗ حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ ۟

Fas-tajaaba lahum Rabbuhum ʹannee laaa ʹuḍeeʻu ʻamala ʻaamilim miñkum miñ ẓakarin ʹaw ʹuñs̤aa. Baʻḍukum mim baʻḍ. Fal-laẓeena haajaroo wa-ʹukhrijoo miñ diyaarihim wa-ʹooẓoo fee Sabeelee wa-q̣aataloo wa-q̣utiloo laʹukaffiranna ʻanhum sayyiʹaatihim wa-laʹudkhilanna-hum Jannaatiñ tajree miñ taḥ-tihal ʹanhaar s̤awaabam min ʻiñdil laah: wal-laahu ʻiñdahoo ḥusnus̤ s̤awaab.

So their Lord responded to them: “I will never deny any of you—male or female—the reward of your deeds. Both are equal in reward. Those who migrated or were expelled from their homes, and were persecuted for My sake and fought and ˹some˺ were martyred—I will certainly forgive their sins and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. And with Allah is the finest reward!”

Verse 3:196

لَا یَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فِی الْبِلَادِ ۟ؕ

Laa- yag̣urrannaka taq̣al-lubul laẓeena kafaroo fil bilaad.

Do not be deceived by the prosperity of the disbelievers throughout the land.

Verse 3:197

مَتَاعٌ قَلِیْلٌ ۫ ثُمَّ مَاْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ۟

Mataaʻuñ q̣aleel: s̤umma maʹwaahum Jahannam: wa-biʹsal mihaad!

It is only a brief enjoyment. Then Hell will be their home—what an evil place to rest!

Verse 3:198

لٰكِنِ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتٌ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا نُزُلًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ خَیْرٌ لِّلْاَبْرَارِ ۟

Laakinil laẓeenat taq̣aw Rabbahum lahum Jannatuñ tajree miñ taḥ-tihal ʹanhaaru khaalideena feehaa nuzulam min ʻiñdil laah: wa-maa ʻiñdal laahi khayrul lil-ʹAbraar.

But those who are mindful of their Lord will be in Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there forever—as an accommodation from Allah. And what is with Allah is best for the virtuous.

Verse 3:199

وَاِنَّ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ لَمَنْ یُّؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكُمْ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْهِمْ خٰشِعِیْنَ لِلّٰهِ ۙ لَا یَشْتَرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

Wa-ʹinna min ʹAhlil Kitaabi lamañy yuʹminu billaahi wa-maaa ʹuñzila ʹilaykum wa-maaa ʹuñzila ʹilayhim khaashiʻeena lillaahi laa- yashtaroona biʹAayaatil laahi s̤amanañ q̣aleelaa. ʹUlaaaʹika lahum ʹajruhum ʻiñda Rabbihim: ʹinnal laaha Sareeʻul ḥisaab.

Indeed, there are some among the People of the Book who truly believe in Allah and what has been revealed to you ˹believers˺ and what was revealed to them. They humble themselves before Allah—never trading Allah’s revelations for a fleeting gain. Their reward is with their Lord. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning.

Verse 3:200

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اصْبِرُوْا وَصَابِرُوْا وَرَابِطُوْا ۫ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟۠

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanuṣ biroo waṣaabiroo wa-raabiṭoo: wattaq̣ul laaha laʻallakum tufliḥoon.

O believers! Patiently endure, persevere, stand on guard, and be mindful of Allah, so you may be successful.

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