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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [3:99] | Qul ya ahla alkitabi lima tasuddoonaAAan sabeeli Allahi man amana tabghoonahaAAiwajan waantum shuhadao wama Allahu bighafilinAAamma taAAmaloona |  قل يا أهل الكتاب لم تصدون عن سبيل الله من آمن تبغونها عوجا وأنتم شهداء وما الله بغافل عما تعملونقُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لِمَ تَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ تَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَأَنتُمْ شُهَدَاءَ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | فرما دیں: اے اہلِ کتاب! جو شخص ایمان لے آیا ہے تم اسے اللہ کی راہ سے کیوں روکتے ہو؟ تم ان کی راہ میں بھی کجی چاہتے ہو حالانکہ تم (اس کے حق ہونے پر) خود گواہ ہو، اور اللہ تمہارے اعمال سے بے خبر نہیں | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do."
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| Ahmed Ali | کہہ دواے اہلِ کتاب الله کی راہ سے کیوں روکتے ہو اس شخص کو جو ایمان لائے اس میں عیب ڈھونڈتے ہو اورتم خود جانتے ہو اور تمہارے کام سے الله بے خبر نہیں ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تم فرماؤ اے کتابیو! کیوں اللہ کی راہ سے روکتے ہو اسے جو ایمان لائے اسے ٹیڑھا کیا چاہتے ہو اور تم خود اس پر گواہ ہو اور اللہ تمہارے کوتکوں (برے اعمال، کرتوت) سے بے خبر نہیں، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | کہو! اے اہِل کتاب آخر کیوں روکتے ہو تم اللہ کی راہ سے ہر اس شخص کو جو ایمان لاتا ہے؟ چاہتے ہو تم (کہ چلے وہ) راہ ٹیڑھی حالانکہ تم خود گواہ ہو (کہ سیدھی راہ یہی ہے) اور نہیں ہے اللہ غافل ان حرکتوں سے جو تم کرتے ہو۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | کہو کہ اہلِ کتاب تم مومنوں کو خدا کے رستے سے کیوں روکتے ہو اور باوجود یہ کہ تم اس سے واقف ہو اس میں کجی نکالتے ہو اور خدا تمھارے کاموں سے بےخبر نہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | تو کہہ اے اہل کتاب کیوں روکتے ہو اللہ کی راہ سے ایمان لانے والوں کو کہ ڈھونڈتے ہو اس میں عیب اور تم خود جانتے ہو اور اللہ بے خبر نہیں تمہارے کام سے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | کہو، اے اہل کتاب! یہ تمہاری کیا روش ہے کہ جو اللہ کی بات مانتا ہے اُسے بھی تم اللہ کے راستہ سے روکتے ہو اور چاہتے ہو کہ وہ ٹیڑھی راہ چلے، حالانکہ تم خود (اس کے راہ راست ہونے پر) گواہ ہو تمہاری حرکتوں سے اللہ غافل نہیں ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Say: "You The Book's people , why do you prevent/obstruct from God's way/path who believed, you desire it (be) bent/crookedness, and you are witnessing/testifying, and God is not with ignoring/neglecting what you are making/doing/working." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, Seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? but Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do." | ||||||
| Pickthal | Say: O People of the Scripture! Why drive ye back believers from the way of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, when ye are witnesses (to Allah's guidance)? Allah is not unaware of what ye do. | ||||||
| Arberry | Say: 'People of the Book, why do you bar from God's way the believer, desiring to make it crooked, yourselves being witnesses? God is not heedless of the things you do.' | ||||||
| Shakir | Say: O followers of the Book! why do you hinder him who believes from the way of Allah? You seek (to make) it crooked, while you are witness, and Allah is not heedless of what you do. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Ask them, "Why do you create obstacles in the way of God for those who believe in Him, trying to make His way seem crooked when you know that it is straight? God is not unaware of what you do. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allah those who believe, seeking to make it [seem] deviant, while you are witnesses [to the truth]? And Allah is not unaware of what you do." | ||||||
| Malik | Say: "O ye People of the Book! Why obstruct ye those who believe, from the path of Allah, seeking to make it crooked, while ye were yourselves witnesses (to Allah's Covenant)? But Allah is not unmindful of all that ye do." [3:99] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Say: O People of the Book, why do you hinder those who believe from the way of Allah, seeking (to make) it crooked, while you are witnesses? And Allah is not heedless of what you do. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Say: "O people of the Scripture, why do you repel from the path of God those who believe? You wish to twist it while you were witness. And God is not unaware of what you do." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Say: 'People of the Book, why do you bar he who believes from the Path of Allah and seek to make it crooked, when you yourselves are witnesses? Allah is not inattentive of what you do. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | Say, O ye who have received the scriptures, why do ye keep back from the way of God, him who believeth? Ye seek to make it crooked, and yet are witnesses that it is the right: But God will not be unmindful of what ye do. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | SAY: O people of the Book! why repel believers from the way of God? Ye fain would make it crooked, and yet ye are its witnesses! But God is not regardless of what ye do. | ||||||
| Asad | Say: "O followers of earlier revelation! Why do you [endeavour to] bar those who have come to believe [in this divine writ] from the path of God by trying to make it appear crooked, when you yourselves bear witness [to its being straight]? For, God is not unaware of what you do." | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Say, "O followers of the scripture, why do you repel from the path of GOD those who wish to believe, and seek to distort it, even though you are witnesses?" GOD is never unaware of anything you do. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you stop those who have believed, from the Path of Allah, seeking to make it seem crooked, while you (yourselves) are witnesses (to Muhammad SAW as a Messenger of Allah and Islam (Allahs Religion, i.e. to worship none but Him Alone))? And Allah is not unaware of what you do." | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Say, "O People of the Book! Why do you repel believers from the Path of God, seeking to make it crooked, even though you are witnesses to the Divine Guidance?" Allah is not unaware of what you do. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 3 - Aal-Imran | Showing verse 99 of 200 in chapter 3 | |||||
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