ٱلْبَقَرَة : ٢٥٣

  • تِلۡكَ These
  • ٱلرُّسُلُ (are) the Messengers
  • فَضَّلۡنَا We (have) preferred
  • بَعۡضَهُمۡ some of them
  • عَلَىٰ over
  • بَعۡضٖۘ others
  • مِّنۡهُم Among them
  • مَّن (were those with) whom
  • كَلَّمَ spoke
  • ٱللَّهُۖ Allah
  • وَرَفَعَ and He raised
  • بَعۡضَهُمۡ some of them
  • دَرَجَٰتٖۚ (in) degrees
  • وَءَاتَيۡنَا And We gave
  • عِيسَى Isa
  • ٱبۡنَ son
  • مَرۡيَمَ (of) Maryam
  • ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ the clear proofs
  • وَأَيَّدۡنَٰهُ and We supported him
  • بِرُوحِ with Spirit
  • ٱلۡقُدُسِۗ [the] Holy
  • وَلَوۡ And if
  • شَآءَ (had) willed
  • ٱللَّهُ Allah
  • مَا not
  • ٱقۡتَتَلَ (would have) fought each other
  • ٱلَّذِينَ those who
  • مِنۢ (came) from
  • بَعۡدِهِم after them
  • مِّنۢ from
  • بَعۡدِ after
  • مَا [what]
  • جَآءَتۡهُمُ came to them
  • ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ the clear proofs
  • وَلَٰكِنِ [And] but
  • ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ they differed
  • فَمِنۡهُم [so] of them
  • مَّنۡ (are some) who
  • ءَامَنَ believed
  • وَمِنۡهُم and of them
  • مَّن (are some) who
  • كَفَرَۚ denied
  • وَلَوۡ And if
  • شَآءَ (had) willed
  • ٱللَّهُ Allah
  • مَا not
  • ٱقۡتَتَلُواْ they (would have) fought each other
  • وَلَٰكِنَّ [and] but
  • ٱللَّهَ Allah
  • يَفۡعَلُ does
  • مَا what
  • يُرِيدُ He intends
Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allāh spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., Gabriel]. If Allāh had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allāh had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allāh does what He intends.
Those (tilka is the subject) messengers (al-rusul is either an adjective or the predicate) some We have preferred above others, by assigning a particular trait to one not found in the other; some there are to whom God spoke, such as Moses, and some He raised in rank, namely, Muhammad may peace and salutation be upon him, on account of his call being to all peoples, his being the Seal of the Prophets, on account of the superiority of his community to all others, the sundry miracles and the many special qualities. And We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear proofs, and confirmed him, strengthened him, with the Holy Spirit, namely, Gabriel who would accompany him wherever he went. And had God willed, that all people be guided, those who came after them, after the messengers, that is, their communities, would not have fought against one another after the clear proofs had come to them, because of their disagreement and their leading one another astray; but they fell into variance, as He willed, and some of them believed, and adhered firmly to his faith, and some disbelieved, as the Christians did after Jesus (al-Maseeh), and had God willed they would not have fought against one another (repeated here for emphasis), but God does whatever He desires, giving success to whomever He will and disappointment to whomever He will.