Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:109

2:109

وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَٱعْفُوا۟ وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

wadda kathīrun min ahli l-kitābi law yaruddūnakum min baʿdi īmānikum kuffāran ḥasadan min ʿindi anfusihim min baʿdi mā tabayyana lahumu l-ḥaqu fa-iʿ'fū wa-iṣ'faḥū ḥattā yatiya l-lahu bi-amrihi inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allāh delivers His command. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

— Saheeh International

Even after the truth has become clear to them, many of the People of the Book wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of their selfish envy. Forgive and forbear until God gives his command: He has power over all things.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Many of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that if they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their ownselves, even after the truth (that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is Allâh’s Messenger) has become manifest unto them. But forgive and overlook, till Allâh brings His Command. Verily, Allâh is Able to do all things.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَدَّwaddaWish[ed]
كَثِيرٌۭkathīrunmany
مِّنْminfrom
أَهْلِahli(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
لَوْlawif
يَرُدُّونَكُمyaruddūnakumthey could turn you back
مِّنۢminfrom
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْīmānikumyour (having) faith
كُفَّارًاkuffāran(to) disbelievers
حَسَدًۭاḥasadan(out of) jealousy
مِّنْminfrom
عِندِʿindi(of)
أَنفُسِهِمanfusihimthemselves
مِّنۢmin(even) from
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
مَاmā[what]
تَبَيَّنَtabayyanabecame clear
لَهُمُlahumuto them
ٱلْحَقُّۖl-ḥaquthe truth
فَٱعْفُوا۟fa-iʿ'fūSo forgive
وَٱصْفَحُوا۟wa-iṣ'faḥūand overlook
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
يَأْتِىَyatiyabrings
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِأَمْرِهِۦٓۗbi-amrihiHis Command
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلَىٰʿalāon
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrun(is) All-Powerful