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Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 20

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ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Alla th eena a tayn a humu alkit a ba yaAArifoonahu kam a yaAArifoona abn a ahum alla th eena khasiroo anfusahum fahum l a yuminoon a

They unto whom We have vouchsafed revelation aforetime know this¹⁴ as they know their own children; yet those [of them] who have squandered their own selves - it is they who refuse to believe.

- Mohammad Asad

Those to whom We have given the Book know this fact as they know their own sons. In fact those who have lost their souls, will not believe.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Those to whom We gave the Scripture recognize him 'to be a true prophet' as they recognize their own children. Those who have ruined themselves will never believe.

- Mustafa Khattab

Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognize (this Revelation) as they recognize their sons. Those who ruin their own souls will not believe.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe. ⁸⁵⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali