← Surah 3

3:98

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا تَعْمَلُونَ

Word by word

قُلْ
Say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قُلْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
يَٰٓأَهْلَ
O People
Noun
Root: أهل
Grammar (i'rab)
يَٰٓPreposition — vocative، prefix
أَهْلَNoun — masculine، accusative
ٱلْكِتَٰبِ
(of) the Book
Noun
Root: كتب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
كِتَٰبِNoun — masculine، genitive
لِمَ
Why
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَNoun — interrogative
تَكْفُرُونَ
(do) you disbelieve
Verb
Root: كفر
Grammar (i'rab)
تَكْفُرُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِـَٔايَٰتِ
in (the) Verses
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
ـَٔايَٰتِNoun — fem. plur.، genitive
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهِNoun — proper noun، genitive
وَٱللَّهُ
while Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
شَهِيدٌ
(is) a Witness
Noun
Root: شهد
Grammar (i'rab)
شَهِيدٌNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، nominative
عَلَىٰ
over
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰPreposition — preposition
مَا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
تَعْمَلُونَ
you do
Verb
Root: عمل
Grammar (i'rab)
تَعْمَلُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

Translation

EN

Say: "O People of the Book! Why reject ye the Signs of Allah, when Allah is Himself witness to all ye do?"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Say, ‘People of the Book, why do you reject God’s revelations? God witnesses everything you do.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Say: O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve ye in the revelations of Allah, when Allah (Himself) is Witness of what ye do?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allāh while Allāh is Witness over what you do?"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

De ki: "Ey Kitap ehli! Allah yaptıklarınızı görüp dururken, niçin Allah'ın ayetlerini inkar ediyorsunuz?"

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

De ki: "Ey kitap ehli! Allah yaptıklarınızı görüp dururken niçin Allah'ın âyetlerini inkâr ediyorsunuz?"

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

De ki: “Ey kitap ehli! Allah yaptıklarınıza şahitken, Allah’ın ayetlerini niçin inkâr ediyorsunuz?”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قل -أيها الرسول- لأهل الكتاب من اليهود والنصارى: لِمَ تجحدون حجج الله التي دلَّتْ على أن دين الله هو الإسلام، وتنكرون ما في كتبهم من دلائل وبراهين على ذلك، وأنتم تعلمون؟ والله شهيد على صنيعكم. وفي ذلك تهديد ووعيد لهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

Where this verse appears

Topics
Oneness of GodDisbeliefRevelation & ScripturesTestimony