Sura 3 Ali 'Imran (Family of Imran), ayah 187
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وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُونَهُ فَنَبَذُوهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَاشْتَرَوْا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَا يَشْتَرُونَ
Translation by words
- وَإِذْ
- And when
- أَخَذَ
- took
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah
- مِيثَٰقَ
- a Covenant
- ٱلَّذِينَ
- (from) those who
- أُوتُوا۟
- were given
- ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
- the Book,
- لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُۥ
- "You certainly make it clear
- لِلنَّاسِ
- to the mankind
- وَلَا
- and (do) not
- تَكْتُمُونَهُۥ
- conceal it.
- فَنَبَذُوهُ
- Then they threw it
- وَرَآءَ
- behind
- ظُهُورِهِمْ
- their backs
- وَٱشْتَرَوْا۟
- and they exchanged
- بِهِۦ
- [with] it
- ثَمَنًا
- (for) a price
- قَلِيلًا
- little.
- فَبِئْسَ
- And wretched
- مَا
- (is) what
- يَشْتَرُونَ
- they purchase.
And (mention, O Muhammad), when Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, (saying), "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it." But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And wretched is that which they purchased.
3:187
Translation: Saheeh International