← Surah 3

3:69

وَدَّت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَوْ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Word by word

وَدَّت
Wished
Verb
Root: ودد
Grammar (i'rab)
وَدَّتVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
طَّآئِفَةٌ
a group
Noun
Root: طوف
Grammar (i'rab)
طَّآئِفَةٌNoun — fem. sing.، indefinite، nominative
مِّنْ
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنْPreposition — preposition
أَهْلِ
(the) People
Noun
Root: أهل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَهْلِNoun — masculine، genitive
ٱلْكِتَٰبِ
(of) the Book
Noun
Root: كتب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
كِتَٰبِNoun — masculine، genitive
لَوْ
if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَوْPreposition — subordinating
يُضِلُّونَكُمْ
they could lead you astray
Verb
Root: ضلل
Grammar (i'rab)
يُضِلُّVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
وَمَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
يُضِلُّونَ
they lead astray
Verb
Root: ضلل
Grammar (i'rab)
يُضِلُّVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
إِلَّآ
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّآPreposition — restriction
أَنفُسَهُمْ
themselves
Noun
Root: نفس
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنفُسَNoun — fem. plur.، accusative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وَمَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
يَشْعُرُونَ
they perceive
Verb
Root: شعر
Grammar (i'rab)
يَشْعُرُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

It is the wish of a section of the People of the Book to lead you astray. But they shall lead astray (Not you), but themselves, and they do not perceive!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Some of the People of the Book would dearly love to lead you [believers] astray, but they only lead themselves astray, though they do not realize it.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

A party of the People of the Scripture long to make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they perceive not.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

A faction of the People of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kitap ehlinden bir takımı sizi sapıtmak isterler; oysa kendilerini saptırırlar da farkına varmazlar.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Kitap ehlinden bir grup sizi saptırmak istediler, halbuki sırf kendilerini saptırıyorlar da farkına varmıyorlar.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Kitap ehlinden bir kısmı, sizi saptırmak istemişlerdi. (Oysa) onlar sadece kendilerini saptırırlar ve farkına (bile) varmazlar.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

تمنَّت جماعة من اليهود والنصارى لو يضلونكم - أيها المسلمون - عن الإسلام، وما يضلون إلا أنفسهم وأتباعهم، وما يدرون ذلك ولا يعلمونه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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