Qarib: And do not say what your tongues falsely describe 'This is lawful, and that is forbidden, ' in order to forge a lie about Allah. Indeed, those who forge a lie about Allah shall never prosper.
Sarwar: (Unbelievers), do not follow whatever your lying tongues may tell you is lawful or unlawful to invent lies against God. Those who invent lies against God will have no happiness.
Shakir: And, for what your tongues describe, do not utter the lie, (saying) This is lawful and this is unlawful, in order to forge a lie against Allah; surely those who forge the lie against Allah shall not prosper
Pickthall: And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood: "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so that ye invent a lie against Allah. Lo! those who invent a lie against Allah will not succeed.
Yusufali: But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- "This is lawful, and this is forbidden," so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper.

Qarib: Brief (is their) enjoyment, after which a painful punishment awaits them.
Sarwar: (Such an invention) will bring only a little enjoyment but will be followed by painful torment.
Shakir: A little enjoyment and they shall have a painful punishment
Pickthall: A brief enjoyment (will be theirs); and theirs a painful doom.
Yusufali: (In such falsehood) is but a paltry profit; but they will have a most grievous Penalty.

Qarib: We have forbidden the Jews what We have already related to you. We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
Sarwar: We had made unlawful for the Jews all that we told you before. We did not do any wrong to them but they wronged themselves.
Shakir: And for those who were Jews We prohibited what We have related to you already, and We did them no injustice, but they were unjust to themselves
Pickthall: And unto those who are Jews We have forbidden that which We have already related unto thee. And We wronged them not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.
Yusufali: To the Jews We prohibited such things as We have mentioned to thee before: We did them no wrong, but they were used to doing wrong to themselves.

Qarib: Surely, your Lord to those who commit evil through ignorance and afterwards repent, and mend their ways your Lord thereafter is surely Forgiving, Merciful.
Sarwar: To those who commit sins in their ignorance then repent and reform, your Lord is certainly All-forgiving and All-merciful.
Shakir: Yet surely your Lord, with respect to those who do an evil in ignorance, then turn after that and make amends, most surely your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful
Pickthall: Then lo! thy Lord - for those who do evil in ignorance and afterward repent and amend - lo! (for them) thy Lord is afterward indeed Forgiving, Merciful.
Yusufali: But verily thy Lord,- to those who do wrong in ignorance, but who thereafter repent and make amends,- thy Lord, after all this, is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Qarib: Abraham was (equal to) a nation, obedient to Allah, of pure faith and was not among the idolaters,
Sarwar: Abraham was, certainly, an obedient and upright person. He was not a pagan.
Shakir: Surely Ibrahim was an exemplar, obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists
Pickthall: Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters;
Yusufali: Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah:

Qarib: ever thankful for His favors. He chose him and He guided him to a Straight Path.
Sarwar: He was thankful to God for His bounties. God chose him and guided him to the right path.
Shakir: Grateful for His favors; He chose him and guided him on the right path
Pickthall: Thankful for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straight path.
Yusufali: He showed his gratitude for the favours of Allah, who chose him, and guided him to a Straight Way.

Qarib: We gave goodness to him in this world, and in the Everlasting Life he shall be amongst the righteous.
Sarwar: We granted him virtue in this life and he shall be among the righteous ones in the life to come.
Shakir: And We gave him good in this world, and in the next he will most surely be among the good
Pickthall: And We gave him good in the world, and in the Hereafter he is among the righteous.
Yusufali: And We gave him Good in this world, and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the Righteous.

Qarib: Then, We revealed to you: 'Follow the Creed of Abraham, he of pure faith, he was not among the idolaters. '
Sarwar: We sent you, (Muhammad), a revelation that you should follow the tradition of Abraham, the upright one, who was not a pagan.
Shakir: Then We revealed to you: Follow the faith of Ibrahim, the upright one, and he was not of the polytheists
Pickthall: And afterward We inspired thee (Muhammad, saying): Follow the religion of Abraham, as one by nature upright. He was not of the idolaters.
Yusufali: So We have taught thee the inspired (Message), "Follow the ways of Abraham the True in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah."

Qarib: The Sabbath was ordained only for those who differed about it. On the Day of Resurrection, your Lord will decide the differences that were between them.
Sarwar: (The observance) of the Sabbath was only sanctioned for those who disputed it. Your Lord will certainly issue His decree about their dispute on the Day of Judgment.
Shakir: The Sabbath was ordained only for those who differed about it, and most surely your Lord will judge between them on the resurrection day concerning that about which they differed
Pickthall: The Sabbath was appointed only for those who differed concerning it, and lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.
Yusufali: The Sabbath was only made (strict) for those who disagreed (as to its observance); But Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment, as to their differences.

Qarib: Call to the Path of your Lord with wisdom and fine admonition. Dispute with them in the best manner. Your Lord is well aware of those who have gone astray from His Path and He is well aware of those who are guided.
Sarwar: Call (the pagans) to the path of your Lord through wisdom and good advice and argue with them in the best manner. God knows well about those who stray from His path and those who seek guidance.
Shakir: Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and have disputations with them in the best manner; surely your Lord best knows those who go astray from His path, and He knows best those who follow the right way
Pickthall: Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who go aright.
Yusufali: Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.