Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 79
| فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ الْكِتَابَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | fa- wayl li- 'alladhena yaktubon al- kitaab bi- ayde -him thumma yaqolon haadhaa min cindi 'allaah li- yashtaro bi- -hi thaman(an) qalel(an) fa- wayl la- -hum min maa katabat ayde -him wa- wayl la- -hum min maa yaksibon |
| 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. |
| 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;64 woe, then, unto them for what their hands have written, and woe unto them for all that they may have gained! |
| Malik | : | Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah," so that they may sell it for a petty price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they have earned. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah" to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write and for the gain they make thereby. |
Note - 64The reference here is to the scholars responsible for
corrupting the text of the Bible and thus misleading
their ignorant followers. The "trifling gain" is their
feeling of pre-eminence as the alleged "chosen people".
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