Quran 2:109 — Al-Baqara, verse 109
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Even after the truth has become clear to them, many of the People of the Book wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of their selfish envy. Forgive and forbear until God gives his command: He has power over all things.
وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَاعْفُوا وَاصْفَحُوا حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
wadda kathīrun min ahli l-kitābi law yaruddūnakum min baʿdi īmānikum kuffāran ḥasadan min ʿindi anfusihim min baʿdi mā tabayyana lahumu l-ḥaqu fa-iʿ'fū wa-iṣ'faḥū ḥattā yatiya l-lahu bi-amrihi inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Many of the People of the Book wish they might restore you as unbelievers, after you have believed, in the jealousy of their souls, after the truth has become clear to them; yet do you pardon and be forgiving, till God brings His command; truly God is powerful over everything.
- Muhammad Asad
- Out of their selfish envy, many among the followers of earlier revelation would like to bring you back to denying the truth after you have attained to faith - [even] after the truth has become clear unto them. None the less, forgive and forbear, until God shall make manifest His will: behold, God has the power to will anything.
- Sahih International
- Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allāh delivers His command. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَدَّwadda | Wish[ed] | ودد |
| 2 | كَثِيرٌۭkathīrun | many | كثر |
| 3 | مِّنْmin | from | — |
| 4 | أَهْلِahli | (the) People | أهل |
| 5 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi | (of) the Book | كتب |
| 6 | لَوْlaw | if | — |
| 7 | يَرُدُّونَكُمyaruddūnakum | they could turn you back | ردد |
| 8 | مِّنۢmin | from | — |
| 9 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 10 | إِيمَـٰنِكُمْīmānikum | your (having) faith | أمن |
| 11 | كُفَّارًاkuffāran | (to) disbelievers | كفر |
| 12 | حَسَدًۭاḥasadan | (out of) jealousy | حسد |
| 13 | مِّنْmin | from | — |
| 14 | عِندِʿindi | (of) | عند |
| 15 | أَنفُسِهِمanfusihim | themselves | نفس |
| 16 | مِّنۢmin | (even) from | — |
| 17 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 18 | مَاmā | [what] | — |
| 19 | تَبَيَّنَtabayyana | became clear | بين |
| 20 | لَهُمُlahumu | to them | — |
| 21 | ٱلْحَقُّ ۖl-ḥaqu | the truth | حقق |
| 22 | فَٱعْفُوا۟fa-iʿ'fū | So forgive | عفو |
| 23 | وَٱصْفَحُوا۟wa-iṣ'faḥū | and overlook | صفح |
| 24 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 25 | يَأْتِىَyatiya | brings | أتي |
| 26 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 27 | بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗbi-amrihi | His Command | أمر |
| 28 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 29 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 30 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 31 | كُلِّkulli | every | كلل |
| 32 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | thing | شيأ |
| 33 | قَدِيرٌۭqadīrun | (is) All-Powerful | قدر |