۞ تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۘ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ ۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ ۚ وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ۗ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَلَٰكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ آمَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلُوا وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ ٢٥٣

Those Messengers! We preferred some to others; to some of them Allah spoke (directly); others He raised to degrees (of honour); and to 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other, after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they differed - some of them believed and others disbelieved. If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another, but Allah does what He likes.

۞ تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ

Those Messengers!

فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۘ

We preferred some to others;

مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ ۖ

to some of them Allah spoke (directly);

وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَاتٍ ۚ

others He raised to degrees (of honour);

وَآتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ

and to 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences,

وَأَيَّدْنَاهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ۗ

and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)].

وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِم

If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other,

مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ

after clear Verses of Allah had come to them,

وَلَٰكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا

but they differed -

فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ آمَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ ۚ

some of them believed and others disbelieved.

وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا اقْتَتَلُوا

If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another,

وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

but Allah does what He likes.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَاعَةٌ ۗ وَالْكَافِرُونَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٢٥٤

O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.).

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا

O you who believe!

مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم مِّن

Spend of that with which We have provided for you,

قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا

before a Day comes when

بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَلَا شَفَاعَةٌ ۗ وَالْكَافِرُونَ

there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession.

هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

And it is the disbelievers who are the Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.).