سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 89
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿89﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Qur’ân) from Allâh confirming what is with them [the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], although aforetime they had invoked Allâh (for coming of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allâh be on the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
كِتَـٰبٌۭ
kitābun
a Book
مِّنْ
min
of
عِندِ
ʿindi
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مُصَدِّقٌۭ
muṣaddiqun
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what (was)
مَعَهُمْ
maʿahum
with them
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
though they used to
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ
yastaftiḥūna
(that), pray for victory
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
فَلَمَّا
falammā
then when
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
came to them
مَّا
mā
what
عَرَفُوا۟
ʿarafū
they recognized
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
they disbelieved
بِهِۦ ۚ
bihi
in it
فَلَعْنَةُ
falaʿnatu
So (the) curse
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
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89. And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming what was with them—and before this, they used to pray for victory over the disbelievers—yet when there came to them what they recognized, they denied it [105]. So the curse of Allah is upon the disbelievers.
[105]
The Jews Seeking Help Through the Coming Prophet:
That is, before the advent of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, these very Jews, when they were defeated by the Arab tribes—whom they considered illiterate and uncivilized out of contempt—would often pray to Allah, saying: O Allah! Send forth Your promised Prophet of the Last Age so that we may, together with him, gain victory over these disbelievers. Then, when that promised Prophet came, and they recognized him fully according to the signs mentioned in the Book of Allah (the Torah), they denied him. And in reality, these are the true disbelievers upon whom is Allah's curse. And those whom they used to call unlettered and uncivilized were the very ones who, based on what they had heard from the Jews themselves, were the first to believe in the Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ.
[105]
The Jews Seeking Help Through the Coming Prophet:
That is, before the advent of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, these very Jews, when they were defeated by the Arab tribes—whom they considered illiterate and uncivilized out of contempt—would often pray to Allah, saying: O Allah! Send forth Your promised Prophet of the Last Age so that we may, together with him, gain victory over these disbelievers. Then, when that promised Prophet came, and they recognized him fully according to the signs mentioned in the Book of Allah (the Torah), they denied him. And in reality, these are the true disbelievers upon whom is Allah's curse. And those whom they used to call unlettered and uncivilized were the very ones who, based on what they had heard from the Jews themselves, were the first to believe in the Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ.
