۞ وَلَا تُجَٰدِلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَٰحِدٌۭ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best, except for those who commit injustice among them, and say, "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. And our God and your God is one; and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
Word-by-Word Translation
۞ وَلَا
And (do) not
تُجَـٰدِلُوٓا۟
argue
أَهْلَ
(with the) People of the Book
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
(with the) People of the Book
إِلَّا
except
بِٱلَّتِى
by which
هِىَ
[it]
أَحْسَنُ
(is) best
إِلَّا
except
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
(do) wrong
مِنْهُمْ ۖ
among them
وَقُولُوٓا۟
and say
ءَامَنَّا
We believe
بِٱلَّذِىٓ
in that (which)
أُنزِلَ
has been revealed
إِلَيْنَا
to us
وَأُنزِلَ
and was revealed
إِلَيْكُمْ
to you
وَإِلَـٰهُنَا
And our God
وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ
and your God
وَٰحِدٌۭ
(is) One
وَنَحْنُ
and we
لَهُۥ
to Him
مُسْلِمُونَ
submit
٤٦
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