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فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَـٰذَا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ

Fawaylun lilla th eena yaktuboona alkit a ba biaydeehim thumma yaqooloona h atha min AAindi All a hi liyashtaroo bihi thamanan qaleelan fawaylun lahum mimm a katabat aydeehim wawaylun lahum mimm a yaksiboon a

Woe, then, unto those who write down, with their own hands, [something which they claim to be] divine writ, and then say, "This is from God," in order to acquire a trifling gain thereby;⁶⁴ woe, then, unto them for what their hands have written, and woe unto them for all that they may have gained!

- Mohammad Asad

Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah," so that they may sell it for a petty price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So woe¹ to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, 'This is from Allah'- seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Mustafa Khattab

Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah" to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write and for the gain they make thereby.

Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 79

- Mohammad Asad

Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah," so that they may sell it for a petty price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So woe¹ to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, 'This is from Allah'- seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Mustafa Khattab

Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah" to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write and for the gain they make thereby.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 79

Woe, then, unto those who write down, with their own hands, [something which they claim to be] divine writ, and then say, "This is from God," in order to acquire a trifling gain thereby;64 woe, then, unto them for what their hands have written, and woe unto them for all that they may have gained!

- Mohammad Asad

Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah," so that they may sell it for a petty price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So woe1 to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, 'This is from Allah'- seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned.

- Mustafa Khattab

Therefore woe be unto those who write the Scripture with their hands and then say, "This is from Allah," that they may purchase a small gain therewith. Woe unto them for that their hands have written, and woe unto them for that they earn thereby.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah" to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write and for the gain they make thereby.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

So woe¹ to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, 'This is from Allah'- seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned.