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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 69of 200

وَدَّت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَوْ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ﴿٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

A faction of the people of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.

Word-by-word meaning

وَدَّتwaddatWished
طَّآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
مِّنْminfrom
أَهْلِahli(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
لَوْlawif
يُضِلُّونَكُمْyuḍillūnakumthey could lead you astray
وَمَاwamāand not
يُضِلُّونَyuḍillūnathey lead astray
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves
وَمَاwamāand not
يَشْعُرُونَyashʿurūnathey perceive

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Envy the Jews Feel Towards Muslims; Their Wicked Plots Against MuslimsAllah states that the Jews envy the faithful and wish they could misguide them. Allah states that the punishment of this behavior will fall back upon them, while they are unaware. Allah criticizes them,يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِأَيَـتِ اللَّهِ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ(O People of the Scripture!: Why do you disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, while you bear witness.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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