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أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Alam tara il a alla th eena ootoo na s eeban mina alkit a bi yudAAawna il a kit a bi All a hi liya h kuma baynahum thumma yatawall a fareequn minhum wahum muAAri d oon a

Art thou not aware of those who have been granted their share of revelation [aforetime]? They have been called upon to let God's writ be their law¹⁶ - and yet some of them turn away [from it] in their obstinacy,

- Mohammad Asad

Have you not seen the behavior of those (Jews) who have been given a portion of the Book? When they are invited to settle their disputes according to the Book of Allah, some of them turn back and decline.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures?¹ Yet when they are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their disputes, some of them turn away heedlessly.

- Mustafa Khattab

Hast thou not seen how those who have received the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it)?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their dispute but a party of them turn back and decline (the arbitration). ³⁶⁶ ³⁶⁷

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Art thou not aware of those who have been granted their share of revelation [aforetime]? They have been called upon to let God's writ be their law¹⁶ - and yet some of them turn away [from it] in their obstinacy,

- Mohammad Asad

Have you not seen the behavior of those (Jews) who have been given a portion of the Book? When they are invited to settle their disputes according to the Book of Allah, some of them turn back and decline.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures?¹ Yet when they are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their disputes, some of them turn away heedlessly.

- Mustafa Khattab

Hast thou not seen how those who have received the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it)?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their dispute but a party of them turn back and decline (the arbitration). ³⁶⁶ ³⁶⁷

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Art thou not aware of those who have been granted their share of revelation [aforetime]? They have been called upon to let God's writ be their law16 - and yet some of them turn away [from it] in their obstinacy,

- Mohammad Asad

Have you not seen the behavior of those (Jews) who have been given a portion of the Book? When they are invited to settle their disputes according to the Book of Allah, some of them turn back and decline.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures?1 Yet when they are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their disputes, some of them turn away heedlessly.

- Mustafa Khattab

Hast thou not seen how those who have received the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it)?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their dispute but a party of them turn back and decline (the arbitration). 366 367

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Art thou not aware of those who have been granted their share of revelation [aforetime]? They have been called upon to let God's writ be their law¹⁶ - and yet some of them turn away [from it] in their obstinacy,

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures?¹ Yet when they are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their disputes, some of them turn away heedlessly.

Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who have been given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah to settle their dispute but a party of them turn back and decline (the arbitration). ³⁶⁶ ³⁶⁷