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Quran 5:77

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 77 of 120 · Juz 6

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا تَغْلُوا۟ فِى دِينِكُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَ قَوْمٍ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَضَلُّوا۟ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

Translations of Quran 5:77
EnglishTalal Itani

Say, “O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion beyond the truth; and do not follow the opinions of people who went astray before, and misled many, and themselves strayed off the balanced way.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

De ki: ey ehl-i kitâp! dininizde haksız ifrata dalmayın, bundan evvel şaşmış, bir çoklarını da şaşırtmış ve yolun doğrusundan sapmış bir kavmin hevaları ardından gitmeyin.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dis aux hommes des Écritures : Ne dépassez pas la mesure dans votre religion contre la vérité, et ne suivez point les penchants des hommes qui étaient dans l’égarement avant vous, qui ont entraîné dans l’erreur la plupart des hommes, et qui ont quitté le beau milieu de la route.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zeg: o gij! die de schriften hebt ontvangen, overschrijdt de ware grenzen in uwen godsdienst niet, door onwaarheid te spreken, noch volgt de begeerten van het volk, dat vroeger dwaalde, en dat velen heeft verleid en den rechten weg heeft verlaten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di’ a gli uomini delle Scritture: Non oltrepassate la misura nella vostra religione contro la verità, e non seguite le inclinazioni degli uomini che erano deviati prima di voi, che hanno trascinato nell’errore la maggior parte degli uomini, e che sono lontani dalla via retta.

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