3:23
أَلَمۡ
alam
Have not
تَرَ
tara
you seen
إِلَى
ila
[to]
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
أُوتُواْ
utu
were given
نَصِيبٗا
nasiban
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
the Scripture
يُدۡعَوۡنَ
yud'awna
They are invited
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
كِتَٰبِ
kitabi
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لِيَحۡكُمَ
liyahkuma
that (it should) arbitrate
بَيۡنَهُمۡ
baynahum
between them
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَتَوَلَّىٰ
yatawalla
turns away
فَرِيقٞ
fariqun
a party
مِّنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
of them
وَهُم
wahum
and they (are)
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
those who are averse
٢٣

Have you considered those who were given a share of the Scripture? When they are asked to accept judgement from God’s Scripture, some of them turn their backs and walk away, all because they declare

Translation 1260

3:24
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَالُواْ
qalu
say
لَن
lan
Never
تَمَسَّنَا
tamassana
will touch us
ٱلنَّارُ
al-naru
the Fire
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَيَّامٗا
ayyaman
(for) days
مَّعۡدُودَٰتٖۖ
ma'dudatin
numbered
وَغَرَّهُمۡ
wagharrahum
And deceived them
فِي
fi
in
دِينِهِم
dinihim
their religion
مَّا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they were
يَفۡتَرُونَ
yaftaruna
inventing
٢٤

‘The Fire will only touch us for a limited number of days.’ The lies they have invented have led them astray in their own religion

Translation 1260

3:25
فَكَيۡفَ
fakayfa
Then how (will it be)
إِذَا
idha
when
جَمَعۡنَٰهُمۡ
jama'nahum
We will gather them
لِيَوۡمٖ
liyawmin
on a Day
لَّا
la
no
رَيۡبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
وَوُفِّيَتۡ
wawuffiyat
And will be paid in full
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفۡسٖ
nafsin
soul
مَّا
ma
what
كَسَبَتۡ
kasabat
it earned
وَهُمۡ
wahum
and they
لَا
la
(will) not
يُظۡلَمُونَ
yuz'lamuna
be wronged
٢٥

How will they fare when We gather them together for a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and they will not be wronged

Translation 1260

3:26
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُمَّ
al-lahuma
O Allah
مَٰلِكَ
malika
Owner
ٱلۡمُلۡكِ
al-mul'ki
(of) the Dominion
تُؤۡتِي
tu'ti
You give
ٱلۡمُلۡكَ
al-mul'ka
the dominion
مَن
man
(to) whom
تَشَآءُ
tashau
You will
وَتَنزِعُ
watanzi'u
and You take away
ٱلۡمُلۡكَ
al-mul'ka
the dominion
مِمَّن
mimman
from whom
تَشَآءُ
tashau
You will
وَتُعِزُّ
watu'izzu
and You honor
مَن
man
whom
تَشَآءُ
tashau
You will
وَتُذِلُّ
watudhillu
and You humiliate
مَن
man
whom
تَشَآءُۖ
tashau
You will
بِيَدِكَ
biyadika
In Your hand
ٱلۡخَيۡرُۖ
al-khayru
(is all) the good
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed You
عَلَىٰ
ala
(are) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
٢٦

Say, ‘God, holder of all control, You give control to whoever You will and remove it from whoever You will; You elevate whoever You will and humble whoever You will. All that is good lies in Your hand: You have power over everything

Translation 1260

3:27
تُولِجُ
tuliju
You cause to enter
ٱلَّيۡلَ
al-layla
the night
فِي
fi
in
ٱلنَّهَارِ
al-nahari
the day
وَتُولِجُ
watuliju
and You cause to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَ
al-nahara
the day
فِي
fi
in
ٱلَّيۡلِۖ
al-layli
the night
وَتُخۡرِجُ
watukh'riju
and You bring forth
ٱلۡحَيَّ
al-haya
the living
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡمَيِّتِ
al-mayiti
the dead
وَتُخۡرِجُ
watukh'riju
and You bring forth
ٱلۡمَيِّتَ
al-mayita
the dead
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡحَيِّۖ
al-hayi
the living
وَتَرۡزُقُ
watarzuqu
and You give provision
مَن
man
(to) whom
تَشَآءُ
tashau
You will
بِغَيۡرِ
bighayri
without
حِسَابٖ
hisabin
measure
٢٧

You merge night into day and day into night; You bring the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living; You provide limitlessly for whoever You will.’

Translation 1260

3:28
لَّا
la
(Let) not
يَتَّخِذِ
yattakhidhi
take
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
al-kafirina
the disbelievers
أَوۡلِيَآءَ
awliyaa
(as) allies
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
duni
instead of
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ
al-mu'minina
the believers
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَفۡعَلۡ
yaf 'al
does
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
فَلَيۡسَ
falaysa
then not he (has)
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فِي
fi
in
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
anything
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
تَتَّقُواْ
tattaqu
you fear
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
from them
تُقَىٰةٗۗ
tuqatan
(as) a precaution
وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ
wayuhadhirukumu
And warns you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
نَفۡسَهُۥۗ
nafsahu
(of) Himself
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
and to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the final return
٢٨

The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers- anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from God- except when you need to protect yourselves from them. God warns you to beware of Him: the Final Return is to God

Translation 1260

3:29
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِن
in
Whether
تُخۡفُواْ
tukh'fu
you conceal
مَا
ma
what
فِي
fi
(is) in
صُدُورِكُمۡ
sudurikum
your breasts
أَوۡ
aw
or
تُبۡدُوهُ
tub'duhu
you disclose it
يَعۡلَمۡهُ
ya'lamhu
knows it
ٱللَّهُۗ
al-lahu
Allah
وَيَعۡلَمُ
waya'lamu
And He knows
مَا
ma
what
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَمَا
wama
and what
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
al-ardi
the earth
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
٢٩

Say [Prophet], ‘God knows everything that is in your hearts, whether you conceal or reveal it; He knows everything in the heavens and earth; God has power over all things.’

Translation 1260