Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 69
وَدَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَوْ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ
A faction of the People of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.
Ali 'Imran · 3:69
Word by word
- وَدَّتwaddatWished
- طَّآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
- مِّنْminfrom
- أَهْلِahli(the) People
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
- لَوْlawif
- يُضِلُّونَكُمْyuḍillūnakumthey could lead you astray
- وَمَاwamāand not
- يُضِلُّونَyuḍillūnathey lead astray
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves
- وَمَاwamāand not
- يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūnathey perceive
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