Quran 2:113 — Al-Baqara, verse 113
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The Jews say, ‘The Christians have no ground whatsoever to stand on,’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews have no ground whatsoever to stand on,’ though they both read the Scripture, and those who have no knowledge say the same; God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning their differences.
وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ النَّصَارَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَارَىٰ لَيْسَتِ الْيَهُودُ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ وَهُمْ يَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ فَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
waqālati l-yahūdu laysati l-naṣārā ʿalā shayin waqālati l-naṣārā laysati l-yahūdu ʿalā shayin wahum yatlūna l-kitāba kadhālika qāla alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna mith'la qawlihim fal-lahu yaḥkumu baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The Jews say, 'The Christians stand not on anything'; the Christians say, 'The Jews stand not on anything'; yet they recite the Book. So too the ignorant say the like of them. God shall decide between them on the Day of Resurrection touching their differences.
- Muhammad Asad
- Furthermore, the Jews assert, "The Christians have no valid ground for their beliefs," while the Christians assert, "The Jews have no valid ground for their beliefs" - and both quote the divine writ! Even thus, like unto what they say, have [always] spoken those who were devoid of knowledge;" but it is God who will judge between them on Resurrection Day with regard to all on which they were wont to differ.
- Sahih International
- The Jews say, "The Christians have nothing [true] to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on," although they [both] recite the Scripture. Thus do those who know not [i.e., the polytheists] speak the same as their words. But Allāh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالَتِwaqālati | And said | قول |
| 2 | ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūdu | the Jews | — |
| 3 | لَيْسَتِlaysati | Not | ليس |
| 4 | ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārā | the Christians | نصر |
| 5 | عَلَىٰʿalā | (are) on | — |
| 6 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | anything | شيأ |
| 7 | وَقَالَتِwaqālati | and said | قول |
| 8 | ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārā | the Christians | نصر |
| 9 | لَيْسَتِlaysati | Not | ليس |
| 10 | ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūdu | the Jews | — |
| 11 | عَلَىٰʿalā | (are) on | — |
| 12 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | anything | شيأ |
| 13 | وَهُمْwahum | although they | — |
| 14 | يَتْلُونَyatlūna | recite | تلو |
| 15 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۗl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |
| 16 | كَذَٰلِكَkadhālika | Like that | — |
| 17 | قَالَqāla | said | قول |
| 18 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 19 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 20 | يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna | know | علم |
| 21 | مِثْلَmith'la | similar | مثل |
| 22 | قَوْلِهِمْ ۚqawlihim | their saying | قول |
| 23 | فَٱللَّهُfal-lahu | [So] Allah | أله |
| 24 | يَحْكُمُyaḥkumu | will judge | حكم |
| 25 | بَيْنَهُمْbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 26 | يَوْمَyawma | (on the) Day | يوم |
| 27 | ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati | (of) Resurrection | قوم |
| 28 | فِيمَاfīmā | in what | — |
| 29 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they were | كون |
| 30 | فِيهِfīhi | [in it] | — |
| 31 | يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūna | differing | خلف |