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Quran 5:66

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 66 of 120 · Juz 6

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِم مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ لَأَكَلُوا۟ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِم ۚ مِّنْهُمْ أُمَّةٌ مُّقْتَصِدَةٌ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ سَآءَ مَا يَعْمَلُونَ

Translations of Quran 5:66
EnglishTalal Itani

Had they observed the Torah, and the Gospel, and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would have consumed amply from above them, and from beneath their feet. Among them is a moderate community, but evil is what many of them are doing.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Eğer onlar Tevratı ve İncili ve Rab’leri tarafından kendilerine sair indirileni doğru tutsalardı elbette hem üstlerinden yerlerdi hem ayaklarının altından, içlerinden mutedil bir ümmet yok değil, lâkin çoğu ne kötü işler yapıyorlar.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 65–66 are translated together in this edition.

Oh ! si les hommes des Écritures avaient la foi et la crainte du Seigneur, nous effacerions leurs péchés, nous les introduirions dans les jardins de délices. S’ils observaient le Pentateuque et l’Évangile, et les livres que le Seigneur leur a envoyés, ils jouiraient de biens qui se trouvent au-dessus de leurs têtes et sous leurs pas. Il en est parmi eux qui agissent avec droiture ; mais le plus grand nombre, oh ! Que leurs actions sont détestables !

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 65–66 are translated together in this edition.

Daarom, indien zij, die de schriften hebben ontvangen, gelooven en God vreezen zullen wij zeker hunne zonden uitwisschen, en wij zullen hen in genoegelijke tuinen voeren; en indien zij den pentateuch in acht nemen en het evangelie en dat wat vroeger door hunnen Heer werd nedergezonden, zullen zij zeker eten van goede spijzen, van boven hen en onder hunnen voet. Onder hen zijn er, die oprecht handelen; maar hoe slecht is het wat velen onder hen doen!

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 65–66 are translated together in this edition.

Oh! se gli uomini delle Scritture avessero la fede, ed il timore di Dio, noi cancelleremmo i loro peccati, noi li introdurremmo nei giardini di delizie. Se osservassero il Pentateuco, il Vangelo, ed i libri che il Signore ha loro mandati, goderebbero dei beni che si trovano sotto i lor piedi, e sopra le loro teste. Ve ne sono fra loro che agiscono rettamente; ma il più gran numero commette delle azioni detestabili.

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