Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
82 And those who have faith
and do righteous deeds,
—they shall be the inhabitants of paradise;
they shall remain in it [forever].
83 And when We took a pledge
from the Children of Israel:
‘Worship no one but Allah,
do good to parents,
relatives, orphans,
and the needy,
and speak kindly to people,
and maintain the prayer, and give the zakāt,’
you turned away, except a few of you,
and you were disregardful.
84 And when We took a pledge from you:
‘You shall not shed your [own people’s] blood,
and you shall not expel your folks from your homes,’
you pledged,
and you testify 1 [to this pledge of your ancestors].
85 Then there you were, killing your folks
and expelling a part of your folks
from their homes,
backing one another against them
in sin and aggression!
And if they came to you as captives,
you would ransom them,
though their expulsion itself was forbidden you.
What! Do you believe in part of the Book
1 Or ‘and you testified.’
