Surah An-Nisa, ayah 46
مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَٱسْمَعْ غَيْرَ مُسْمَعٍ وَرَٰعِنَا لَيًّۢا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ وَطَعْنًا فِى ٱلدِّينِ ۚ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَٱسْمَعْ وَٱنظُرْنَا لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَقْوَمَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Rāʿinā," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
Word by word
- مِّنَminaOf
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- هَادُوا۟hādūare Jews
- يُحَرِّفُونَyuḥarrifūnathey distort
- ٱلْكَلِمَl-kalimathe words
- عَنʿanfrom
- مَّوَاضِعِهِۦmawāḍiʿihitheir places
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe hear[d]
- وَعَصَيْنَاwaʿaṣaynāand we disobey[ed]
- وَٱسْمَعْwa-is'maʿand "Hear
- غَيْرَghayranot
- مُسْمَعٍۢmus'maʿinto be heard
- وَرَٰعِنَاwarāʿināand "Raina
- لَيًّۢاlayyantwisting
- بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْbi-alsinatihim[with] their tongues
- وَطَعْنًۭاwaṭaʿnanand defaming
- فِىfī[in]
- ٱلدِّينِ ۚl-dīnithe religion
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- أَنَّهُمْannahum[that] they
- قَالُوا۟qālū(had) said
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe hear[d]
- وَأَطَعْنَاwa-aṭaʿnāand we obey[ed]
- وَٱسْمَعْwa-is'maʿand "Hear
- وَٱنظُرْنَاwa-unẓur'nāand look (at) us
- لَكَانَlakānasurely it (would) have been
- خَيْرًۭاkhayranbetter
- لَّهُمْlahumfor them
- وَأَقْوَمَwa-aqwamaand more suitable
- وَلَـٰكِنwalākin[And] but
- لَّعَنَهُمُlaʿanahumucursed them
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بِكُفْرِهِمْbikuf'rihimfor their disbelief
- فَلَاfalāso not
- يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana few
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