۞ وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ ٤٦

And argue not with the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), unless it be in (a way) that is better (with good words and in good manner, inviting them to Islamic Monotheism with His Verses), except with such of them as do wrong, and say (to them): "We believe in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you; our Ilah (God) and your Ilah (God) is One (i.e. Allah), and to Him we have submitted (as Muslims)."

۞ وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ

And argue not with the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians),

إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ

unless it be in (a way) that is better (with good words and in good manner, inviting them to Islamic Monotheism with His Verses),

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ ۖ

except with such of them as do wrong,

وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا

and say (to them): 'We believe in that which has been revealed to us

وَأُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ

and revealed to you;

وَإِلَٰهُنَا وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ

our Ilah (God) and your Ilah (God) is One (i.e. Allah),

وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ

and to Him we have submitted (as Muslims).

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ فَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَمِنْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الْكَافِرُونَ ٤٧

And thus We have sent down the Book (i.e. this Quran) to you (O Muhammad SAW), and those whom We gave the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) aforetime] believe therein as also do some of these (who are present with you now like 'Abdullah bin Salam) and none but the disbelievers reject Our Ayat [(proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc., and deny Our Oneness of Lordship and Our Oneness of worship and Our Oneness of Our Names and Qualities: i.e. Islamic Monotheism)].

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ

And thus We have sent down the Book (i.e. this Quran) to you (O Muhammad SAW),

فَالَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ

and those whom We gave the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) aforetime] believe therein

وَمِنْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ ۚ

as also do some of these (who are present with you now like 'Abdullah bin Salam)

وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الْكَافِرُونَ

and none but the disbelievers reject Our Ayat [(proofs, signs, verses, lessons, etc., and deny Our Oneness of Lordship and Our Oneness of worship and Our Oneness of Our Names and Qualities: i.e. Islamic Monotheism)]

وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُو مِن قَبْلِهِ مِن كِتَابٍ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًا لَّارْتَابَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ ٤٨

Neither did you (O Muhammad SAW) read any book before it (this Quran), nor did you write any book (whatsoever) with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the followers of falsehood might have doubted.

وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُو مِن قَبْلِهِ مِن كِتَابٍ

Neither did you (O Muhammad SAW) read any book before it (this Quran)

وَلَا تَخُطُّهُ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ

nor did you write any book (whatsoever) with your right hand

إِذًا لَّارْتَابَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ

In that case, indeed, the followers of falsehood might have doubted

بَلْ هُوَ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا الظَّالِمُونَ ٤٩

Nay, but they, the clear Ayat [i.e. the description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad SAW written like verses in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] are preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge (from the people of the Scriptures). And none but the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).

بَلْ هُوَ

Nay, but they,

آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ

the clear Ayat [i.e. the description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad SAW]

فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ ۚ

are preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge

وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا

And none but deny Our Ayat

إِلَّا الظَّالِمُونَ

(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) except the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.)