Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) • Family of Imran

Quran 3:93

3:93

۞ كُلُّ ٱلطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تُنَزَّلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ فَٱتْلُوهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

kullu l-ṭaʿāmi kāna ḥillan libanī is'rāīla illā mā ḥarrama is'rāīlu ʿalā nafsihi min qabli an tunazzala l-tawrātu qul fatū bil-tawrāti fa-it'lūhā in kuntum ṣādiqīna

All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel [i.e., Jacob] had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, [O Muḥammad], "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful."

— Saheeh International

Except for what Israel made unlawful for himself, all food was lawful to the Children of Israel before the Torah was revealed. Say, ‘Bring the Torah and read out [the relevant passage] if you are telling the truth.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel made unlawful for himself before the Taurât (Torah) was revealed. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Bring here the Taurât (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful."

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

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۞ كُلُّkulluAll
ٱلطَّعَامِl-ṭaʿāmi[the] food
كَانَkānawas
حِلًّۭاḥillanlawful
لِّبَنِىٓlibanīfor (the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاmāwhat
حَرَّمَḥarramamade unlawful
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُis'rāīluIsrael
عَلَىٰʿalāupon
نَفْسِهِۦnafsihihimself
مِنminfrom
قَبْلِqablibefore
أَنan[that]
تُنَزَّلَtunazzala(was) revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُۗl-tawrātuthe Taurat
قُلْqulSay
فَأْتُوا۟fatūSo bring
بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِbil-tawrātithe Taurat
فَٱتْلُوهَآfa-it'lūhāand recite it
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful