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Quran 3:79

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 79 of 200 · Juz 3

مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا۟ عِبَادًا لِّى مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن كُونُوا۟ رَبَّـٰنِيِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ

Translations of Quran 3:79
EnglishTalal Itani

No person to whom Allah has given the Scripture, and wisdom, and prophethood would ever say to the people, “Be my worshipers rather than Allah’s.” Rather, “Be people of the Lord, according to the Scripture you teach, and the teachings you learn.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hiç bir beşer için o salâhiyyet yoktur ki Allah ona kitap versin, hüküm versin, peygamberlik versin de o sonra insanlara Allah’dan beride bana kul olun diyebilsin, ve lâkin kitap ta'lim etmekte olduğunuz ve ders alıp vermekte bulunduğunuz için Rabbanîler olunuz der.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Convient-il que l’homme à qui Dieu a donné le Livre et la sagesse et le don de prophétie, dise aux hommes : Soyez mes adorateurs en même temps que ceux de Dieu ? Non, soyez les adorateurs de Dieu, puisque vous connaissez le Livre et que vous l’étudiez.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Het past den mensch niet, nadat God hem de schrift, wijsheid en de profetie heeft gegeven, dat hij daarop tot de menschen zegge: Bidt mij aan, even als God; maar het past hem te zeggen: Volmaakt u in de schrift, die gij kent, en oefent u er in.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E forse ben fatto che l’uomo a cui Dio ha dato il libro, e la saviezza, ed il dono della profezia, dica agli uomini: Adorate me, nello stesso tempo che adorate Dio? No, adorate Dio, poichè conoscete il libro, e lo studiate.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.