Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 253
۞ تِلْكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۘ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَـٰتٍ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ وَلَـٰكِنِ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ
Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allāh spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., Gabriel]. If Allāh had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allāh had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allāh does what He intends.
Word by word
- ۞ تِلْكَtil'kaThese
- ٱلرُّسُلُl-rusulu(are) the Messengers
- فَضَّلْنَاfaḍḍalnāWe (have) preferred
- بَعْضَهُمْbaʿḍahumsome of them
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- بَعْضٍۢ ۘbaʿḍinothers
- مِّنْهُمmin'humAmong them
- مَّنman(were those with) whom
- كَلَّمَkallamaspoke
- ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahuAllah
- وَرَفَعَwarafaʿaand He raised
- بَعْضَهُمْbaʿḍahumsome of them
- دَرَجَـٰتٍۢ ۚdarajātin(in) degrees
- وَءَاتَيْنَاwaātaynāAnd We gave
- عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
- ٱبْنَib'nason
- مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
- ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِl-bayinātithe clear proofs
- وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُwa-ayyadnāhuand We supported him
- بِرُوحِbirūḥiwith Spirit
- ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗl-qudusi[the] Holy
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- شَآءَshāa(had) willed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- مَاmānot
- ٱقْتَتَلَiq'tatala(would have) fought each other
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- مِنۢmin(came) from
- بَعْدِهِمbaʿdihimafter them
- مِّنۢminfrom
- بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
- مَاmā[what]
- جَآءَتْهُمُjāathumucame to them
- ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُl-bayinātuthe clear proofs
- وَلَـٰكِنِwalākini[And] but
- ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafūthey differed
- فَمِنْهُمfamin'hum[so] of them
- مَّنْman(are some) who
- ءَامَنَāmanabelieved
- وَمِنْهُمwamin'humand of them
- مَّنman(are some) who
- كَفَرَ ۚkafaradenied
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- شَآءَshāa(had) willed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- مَاmānot
- ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟iq'tatalūthey (would have) fought each other
- وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يَفْعَلُyafʿaludoes
- مَاmāwhat
- يُرِيدُyurīduHe intends
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