Quran with British translation - Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 79 - البَقَرَة - Page - Juz 1
﴿فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكۡتُبُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشۡتَرُواْ بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلٗاۖ فَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكۡسِبُونَ ﴾
[البَقَرَة: 79]
﴿فويل للذين يكتبون الكتاب بأيديهم ثم يقولون هذا من عند الله ليشتروا﴾ [البَقَرَة: 79]
Mohammad Habib Shakir Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say: This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn |
Mohammad Shafi Woe thenunto those who write the book with their own hands, but claim it to be from Allah so as to trade it for a little gain! Woe then unto them for what their hands wrote, and woe unto them for what they earn |
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby |
Mufti Taqi Usmani So, woe to those who write the Book with their hands and then say, “This is from Allah”, so that they may gain thereby a trifling price. Then, woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn |
Muhammad Asad Woe, then, unto those who write down, with their own hands, [something which they claim to be] divine writ, and then say. "This is from God," in order to acquire a trifling gain thereby; woe, then, unto them for what their hands have written, and woe unto them for all that they may have gained |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali So woe to (the ones) who write the Book with their hands; thereafter they say, "This is from (the Providence of) Allah, that they may trade it for a little price; So, woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned |
Muhammad Sarwar Woe to those who write the Book themselves and say, "This is from God," so that they may sell it for a small price! Woe unto them for what they have done and for what they have gained |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani So, woe to those who write the Book with their hands and then say, .This is from Allah., so that they may gain thereby a trifling price. Then, woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn |
Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition So woe to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, “This is from Allah”—seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned |
Mustafa Khattab God Edition So woe to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, “This is from God”—seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned |
N J Dawood Woe betide those that write the Book with their own hands and then declare: ‘This is from God,‘ in order to gain some paltry end. Woeful shall be their fate, because of what their hands have written, because of what they did |
Safi Kaskas How terrible it is to those who write the Book with their hands and then say, "This is from God," to sell it for a little money. How terrible it is for them for what their hands have written, and how terrible for them what they have earned |