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Quran 5:63

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 63 of 120 · Juz 6

لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

Translations of Quran 5:63
EnglishTalal Itani

Why do the rabbis and the priests not prevent them from speaking sinfully and from consuming forbidden wealth? Evil is what they have been doing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid their evil-speaking and their devouring of illicit gain? Verily evil is their handiwork.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bari Rabbaniyyun ve Ahbar bunları günâh söylemekten ve haram yemekten nehyetseler! Ne fena san'ate alışmışlar.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si ce n’étaient les docteurs et les prêtres qui les empêchent de se livrer à l’impiété dans leurs discours et aux choses illicites, quelles horreurs ne commettraient-ils pas ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien hunne wetgeleerden en priesters het niet waren, die hun verboden zonden te begaan en ongeoorloofde spijzen te eten, welke verachtelijke daden zouden zij niet bedrijven!

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se non fossero i dottori, ed i sacerdoti che gl’impediscono di darsi ai discorsi empj, ed ai cibi proibiti, quali orrori non commetterebbero mai?

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