Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:120

2:120

وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ ٱلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

walan tarḍā ʿanka l-yahūdu walā l-naṣārā ḥattā tattabiʿa millatahum qul inna hudā l-lahi huwa l-hudā wala-ini ittabaʿta ahwāahum baʿda alladhī jāaka mina l-ʿil'mi mā laka mina l-lahi min waliyyin walā naṣīrin

And never will the Jews and the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allāh no protector or helper.

— Saheeh International

The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you unless you follow their ways. Say, ‘God’s guidance is the only true guidance.’ If you were to follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you would find no one to protect you from God or help you.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) till you follow their religion. Say: "Verily, the Guidance of Allâh (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur’ân), then you would have against Allâh neither any Walî (protector or guardian) nor any helper.

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

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وَلَنwalanAnd never
تَرْضَىٰtarḍāwill be pleased
عَنكَʿankawith you
ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
وَلَاwalāand [not]
ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
تَتَّبِعَtattabiʿayou follow
مِلَّتَهُمْۗmillatahumtheir religion
قُلْqulSay
إِنَّinnaIndeed
هُدَىhudā(the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
هُوَhuwait
ٱلْهُدَىٰۗl-hudā(is) the Guidance
وَلَئِنِwala-iniAnd if
ٱتَّبَعْتَittabaʿtayou follow
أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahumtheir desires
بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
ٱلَّذِىalladhīwhat
جَآءَكَjāakahas come to you
مِنَminaof
ٱلْعِلْمِۙl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
مَاmānot
لَكَlakafor you
مِنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مِنminany
وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotector
وَلَاwalāand not
نَصِيرٍnaṣīrinany helper