Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 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
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.
Al-Baqarah · 2:120
Word by word
- وَلَنwalanAnd never
- تَرْضَىٰtarḍāwill be pleased
- عَنكَʿankawith you
- ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
- وَلَاwalāand [not]
- ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- تَتَّبِعَtattabiʿayou follow
- مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗmillatahumtheir religion
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هُدَىhudā(the) Guidance
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- هُوَhuwait
- ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗl-hudā(is) the Guidance
- وَلَئِنِwala-iniAnd if
- ٱتَّبَعْتَittabaʿtayou follow
- أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahumtheir desires
- بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīwhat
- جَآءَكَjāakahas come to you
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
- مَاmānot
- لَكَlakafor you
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- مِنminany
- وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotector
- وَلَاwalāand not
- نَصِيرٍnaṣīrinany helper
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