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Ali 'Imran 71

Ayah 71 of 200 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَهۡلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَلۡبِسُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٧١

O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَهۡلَO Peopleyāahla
  2. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookl-kitābi
  3. لِمَWhylima
  4. تَلۡبِسُونَdo you mixtalbisūna
  5. ٱلۡحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  6. بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِwith the falsehoodbil-bāṭili
  7. وَتَكۡتُمُونَand concealwataktumūna
  8. ٱلۡحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  9. وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
  10. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

O People of the Scripture, why do you mix the truth contained in your books with falsehood from yourselves? Why do you hide the truth and guidance contained in your book, such as the truthfulness of the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), when you know what is true and what is false?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran