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أَن تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ عَلَىٰ طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا وَإِن كُنَّا عَن دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَـٰفِلِينَ

An taqooloo innam a onzila alkit a bu AAal a ta ifatayni min qablin a wain kunn a AAan dir a satihim lagh a fileen a

[It has been given to you] lest you say, "Only unto two groups of people, [both of them] before our time, has a divine writ been bestowed from on high¹⁵⁷ - and we were indeed unaware of their teachings";

- Mohammad Asad

Lest you say: "The Book was revealed only to two parties before us and we were unaware of what they read,"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

You 'pagans' can no longer say, 'Scriptures were only revealed to two groups before us and we were unaware of their teachings.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in truth were unaware of what they read;

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two peoples before us and for our part we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study." ⁹⁸¹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 156

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[It has been given to you] lest you say, "Only unto two groups of people, [both of them] before our time, has a divine writ been bestowed from on high¹⁵⁷ - and we were indeed unaware of their teachings";

- Mohammad Asad

Lest you say: "The Book was revealed only to two parties before us and we were unaware of what they read,"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

You 'pagans' can no longer say, 'Scriptures were only revealed to two groups before us and we were unaware of their teachings.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in truth were unaware of what they read;

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two peoples before us and for our part we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study." ⁹⁸¹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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[It has been given to you] lest you say, "Only unto two groups of people, [both of them] before our time, has a divine writ been bestowed from on high157 - and we were indeed unaware of their teachings";

- Mohammad Asad

Lest you say: "The Book was revealed only to two parties before us and we were unaware of what they read,"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

You 'pagans' can no longer say, 'Scriptures were only revealed to two groups before us and we were unaware of their teachings.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in truth were unaware of what they read;

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two peoples before us and for our part we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study." 981

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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[It has been given to you] lest you say, "Only unto two groups of people, [both of them] before our time, has a divine writ been bestowed from on high¹⁵⁷ - and we were indeed unaware of their teachings";

Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two peoples before us and for our part we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study." ⁹⁸¹