Quran 2:89 — Al-Baqara, verse 89
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When a Scripture came to them from God confirming what they already had, and when they had been praying for victory against the disbelievers, even when there came to them something they knew [to be true], they disbelieved in it: God rejects those who disbelieve.
وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مَا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ ۚ فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
walammā jāahum kitābun min ʿindi l-lahi muṣaddiqun limā maʿahum wakānū min qablu yastaftiḥūna ʿalā alladhīna kafarū falammā jāahum mā ʿarafū kafarū bihi falaʿnatu l-lahi ʿalā l-kāfirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When there came to them a Book from God, confirming what was with them -- and they aforetimes prayed for victory over the unbelievers -- when there came to them that they recognized, they disbelieved in it; and the curse of God is on the unbelievers.
- Muhammad Asad
- And whenever there came unto them a [new] revelation from God, confirming the truth already in their possession-and [bear in mind that] aforetime they used to pray for victory over those who were bent on denying the truth -: whenever there came unto them something which they recognized [as the truth], they would deny it. And God's rejection is the due of all who deny the truth.
- Sahih International
- And when there came to them a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] from Allāh confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of Allāh will be upon the disbelievers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | جَآءَهُمْjāahum | came to them | جيأ |
| 3 | كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābun | a Book | كتب |
| 4 | مِّنْmin | from | — |
| 5 | عِندِʿindi | (the presence) of | عند |
| 6 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 7 | مُصَدِّقٌۭmuṣaddiqun | confirming | صدق |
| 8 | لِّمَاlimā | what (was) | — |
| 9 | مَعَهُمْmaʿahum | with them | — |
| 10 | وَكَانُوا۟wakānū | though they used to | كون |
| 11 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 12 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 13 | يَسْتَفْتِحُونَyastaftiḥūna | (that), pray for victory | فتح |
| 14 | عَلَىʿalā | over | — |
| 15 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 16 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieved | كفر |
| 17 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | then when | — |
| 18 | جَآءَهُمjāahum | came to them | جيأ |
| 19 | مَّاmā | what | — |
| 20 | عَرَفُوا۟ʿarafū | they recognized | عرف |
| 21 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | they disbelieved | كفر |
| 22 | بِهِۦ ۚbihi | in it | — |
| 23 | فَلَعْنَةُfalaʿnatu | So (the) curse | لعن |
| 24 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 25 | عَلَىʿalā | (is) on | — |
| 26 | ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna | the disbelievers | كفر |