Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 71
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?
Ali 'Imran · 3:71
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَهْلَyāahlaO People
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
- لِمَlimaWhy
- تَلْبِسُونَtalbisūnado you mix
- ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth
- بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِbil-bāṭiliwith the falsehood
- وَتَكْتُمُونَwataktumūnaand conceal
- ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth
- وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
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