۞ وَلَمَّا
ضُرِبَ
ٱبۡنُ
مَرۡيَمَ
مَثَلًا
إِذَا
قَوۡمُكَ
مِنۡهُ
يَصِدُّونَ
٥٧

When the son of Mary was cited as an example ˹in argument˺, your people ˹O Prophet˺ broke into ˹joyful˺ applause.1
وَقَالُوٓاْ
ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا
خَيۡرٌ
أَمۡ
هُوَۚ
مَا
ضَرَبُوهُ
لَكَ
إِلَّا
جَدَلَۢاۚ
بَلۡ
هُمۡ
قَوۡمٌ
خَصِمُونَ
٥٨
They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute.
إِنۡ
هُوَ
إِلَّا
عَبۡدٌ
أَنۡعَمۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِ
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
مَثَلٗا
لِّبَنِيٓ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
٥٩
He was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel.
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