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O believers! Fulfil your contract obligations. All four-legged animals from livestock are lawful to you other than those which are hereby announced. However do not violate the prohibition of hunting while you are in Ihram (Hajj dress). Indeed Allah orders whatever He pleases
Meaning:-
Livestock: farm animals, such as cattle, cow.

O believers! Do not violate the sanctity of the Symbols of Allah: the Sacred Month , the animals brought for sacrifice, the garlands that mark such animals, and those people visiting the Sacred House (Ka’bah) to seek the grace and good pleasure of their Lord. When you put off your Ihram (Hajj pilgrimage is over) then you are allowed to hunt. Let not the hatred of some people – who once hindered you from the Sacred Mosque – incite you to commit transgression. Cooperate with one another in righteousness and piety, and do not cooperate in sin and transgression. Have fear of Allah. Allah is stern in punishment.
Meaning:-
Sanctity: holiness, saintliness, or godliness
Sacred: religious, spiritual.
Hindered: to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede
Incite : to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.
Transgression:an act of transgressing; violation of a law,
command, etc.; sin

Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah , and [those animals] killed by strangling or by a violent blow or by a head-long fall or by the goring of horns, and those from which a wild animal has eaten, except what you [are able to] slaughter [before its death], and those which are sacrificed on stone altars, and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience. This day those who disbelieve have despaired of [defeating] your religion; so fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin – then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Meaning:-
Swine : having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair
Strangling : to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord
Goring : the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
Horns : that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
Altars : at whichreligious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods
despaired: lose or be without hope, lose faith, be discouraged
Inclinations: An inclination is something you are leaning toward, such as a behavior or a habit

They ask you, [O Muhammad], what has been made lawful for them. Say, “Lawful for you are [all] good foods and [game caught by] what you have trained of hunting animals which you train as Allah has taught you. So eat of what they catch for you, and mention the name of Allah upon it, and fear Allah .” Indeed, Allah is swift in account.

This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation (dowries), desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith – his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
Meaning:-
Chaste: not having had sex, or only having a sexual relationship with the person you are married

O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles. If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse) and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour on you that you may be thankful.

And remember the favor of Allah upon you and His covenant with which He bound you when you said, “We hear and we obey”; and fear Allah . Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
Meaning:-
Covenant: an agreement between God and his people

O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah and be just witnesses and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
Meaning:-
Enmity: bitterness, bad feeling, animosity, dislike
Piety: a strong belief in God or a religion, shown by your worship and behavior, devotion and reverence to religious practices and God.
Acquaint: familiar with, aware of, inform of.

Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds [that] for them there is forgiveness and great reward.
Meaning:-
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.

But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs – those are the companions of Hellfire.

O believers! Also remember Allah’s favor which He recently bestowed upon you when He restrained the hands of those who sought to harm you (Jewish plan to kill the Prophet and eminent companions through an invitation to a dinner which Allah informed him not to attend). Have fear of Allah; and in Allah let the believers put their trust.
Meaning:-
Bestow: an honor, right, or gift
Restrained: to describe something that’s kept under control, keep in check
Eminent: famous, respected, or important

And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allah said, “I am with you. If you establish prayer and give charity and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.”
Meaning:-
Covenant: an agreement between God and his people
Beneath: below; in or to a lower place, position, underneath
Stray: move idly or casually in a specified direction.

But on account of their breaking their covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard; they altered the words from their places and they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of; and you shall always discover treachery in them excepting a few of them; so pardon them and turn away; surely Allah loves those who do good (to others).
Meaning:-
Covenant: an agreement between God and his people
Treachery: betrayal, disloyalty, unfaithfulness, backstabbing, dirty tricks.

And from those who say, “We are Christians” We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allah is going to inform them about what they used to do.
Meaning:-
Covenant: an agreement between God and his people
animosity: bitterness, strong dislike, opposition, or anger

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.
Meaning:-
Conceal: to hide, to keep secret, to prevent or avoid disclosing, keep secret.
light: Guidance, (Hidayat), wisdom.

By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.

They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, “Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or his mother or everyone on the earth?” And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. He creates what He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
Meaning:-
Sovereignty: supreme power or authority.
Competent: having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

But the Jews and the Christians say, “We are the children of Allah and His beloved.” Say, “Then why does He punish you for your sins?” Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
Meaning:-
Sovereignty: supreme power or authority.

O people of the Book! Indeed Our Messenger has now come to you making clear to you the teaching of the Right Way, after a long break in the series of the Messengers, so that you may not be able to say, “No one has come to give us good news or to warn us.” Now someone has come to give you good news and warn you so listen to him. Allah has power over everything.

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, “O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you kings and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.

“O my people! Enter the holy land (Palestine) which Allah has assigned for you. Do not turn back (from fighting in Allah ‘s cause), because if you do, you will become losers.”

They said, “O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter.”
Meaning:-
Tyrannical: exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.

Two men of those who feared (Allah and) on whom Allah had bestowed His Grace [they were Yusha’ (Joshua) and Kalab (Caleb)] said: “Assault: them through the gate, for when you are in, victory will be yours, and put your trust in Allah if you are believers indeed.”
Meaning:-
Bestow: an honor, right, an honor, to present as a gift
Assault:: a physical attack.

They said, “O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here.”

He [Musa (Moses)] said: “O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother, so separate us from the defiantly disobedient people.”

Allah responded, “Very well, they are forbidden this land for forty years, during this time they will wander homeless on the earth, so do not grieve for these disobedient people.”
Meaning:-
Forbidden: refuse to allow (something), prohibit, not allowed, banned.
Wander: To move about without a definite destination or purpose.

And recite to them the story of Adam’s two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah ], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], “I will surely kill you.” Said [the former], “Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
Meaning:-
righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.

If you should raise your hand against me to kill me – I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah , Lord of the worlds.

Surely I wish that you should bear the sin committed against me and your own sin, and so you would be of the inmates of the fire, and this is the recompense of the unjust.
Meaning:-
Inmate: prisoner, convict, captive, resident,

And his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.

(He carried around the dead body of his brother and did not know what to do with it.) Then Allah sent a crow, which dug the ground to show him how to bury the dead body of his brother. “Alas!” He cried, “I failed even to be like this raven to find some way to dispose of the dead body of my brother!” So he became full of regrets.
Meaning:-
Raven: the largest bird in the crow family, with shiny black feathers.

On account of that incident, We ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a person, except as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land, it will be written in his book of deeds as if he had killed all the human beings on the surface of the Earth and whoever will save a life shall be regarded as if he gave life to all the human beings on the surface of the Earth. Yet, even though Our Messengers came to them one after the other with clear revelations, it was not long before, many of them committed excesses in the land.

Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment,
Meaning:-
wage: engage in, carry on, conduct, execute, pursue, prosecute,
crucify: to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
exiled: a person banished from his or her native land.
Disgrace: dishonor, shame, disrespect; degrade.

Except for those who (having fled away and then) came back (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your power; in that case, know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

O you who believe! Do your duty to Allah and fear Him. Seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His Cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful.
Meaning:-
Strive: make great efforts to achieve or obtain something, struggle.

Indeed, those who disbelieve – if they should have all that is in the earth and the like of it with it by which to ransom themselves from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it will not be accepted from them, and for them is a painful punishment
Meaning:-
Ransom: redeem from punishment for sin, to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying ademanded price.

They will desire to get out of the fire but will not be able to do so and they shall have an everlasting punishment.

Male or female, whoever is guilty of theft, cut off the hand (that was used in theft) of either of them as a punishment for their crime. This is exemplary punishment ordained by Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Meaning:-
Exemplary: (of a punishment) serving as a warning or deterrent.

But whoever repents after committing the crime and reforms his conduct, Allah will surely turn to him with forgiveness. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Don’t you know that Allah has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth? He may punish whom He pleases and forgive whom He pleases. Allah has power over everything.
Meaning:-
Sovereignty: supreme power or authority.

O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, “We believe” with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their [proper] usages, saying “If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware.” But he for whom Allah intends fitnah – never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allah . Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
Meaning:-
Avid: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
Distort: give a misleading or false account or impression of.
Fitnah: Fitnah (Aribic) : Spreading Mischief, trying to force the Muslims to revert from their religion and re-embrace Kufr after they had believed, is worse with Allah than killing.
Disgrace: dishonor, shame, disrespect; degrade.

That is because they listen to falsehood and eat what is forbidden. Therefore, if they come to you with their cases, you may judge between them or refuse to do so. Even if you refuse, they will not be able to harm you the least, but if you do act as a judge, judge between them with fairness, for Allah loves those who judge with fairness.
Meaning:-
forbidden: refuse to allow (something), prohibit, not allowed, banned.

But why do they come to you for judgement when they have the Taurat (Torah) which contains Allah’s commandments? Yet they turn back after that. In fact, they are not true believers.

Indeed, We sent down the Torah (Torah) to Moses, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah ] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah , and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the disbelievers.
Meaning:-
Rabbis: a religious leader and teacher in the Jewish religion

We prescribed in Taurat (Torah) for them: “A life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth and for a wound an equal retaliation.” But if anyone remits the retaliation by way of charity it will be an act of atonement for him; those who do not judge by the law which Allah has revealed, they are the wrongdoers.
Meaning:-
prescribed: as a rule or a course of action to be followed, set down as a rule or guide · appointed, decreed, ordained.
Wound: an injury or hurt
retaliation: revenge, response, reaction, reply
Remits: to cancel or free someone from (a punishment, debt, etc.)
Atonement: Reconciliation, reparation for a wrong or injury. (Reparation means: payment for harm or damage)
Wrongdoer: a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.

Then in the footsteps of those Prophets, We sent Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary) confirming whatever remained intact from the Taurat (Torah) in his time, and gave him the Injeel (Gospel) wherein was guidance and light, corroborating what was revealed in the Taurat (Torah); a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.
Meaning:-
Intact: complete and in the original state, not changed or diminished; not influenced
Corroborating: to support with evidence or authority : make more certain, confirm or give support to
Admonition: an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning, counsel, advice, or caution.

And let the People of the Gospel (Injeel) judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed – then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.

And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the Book (this Quran) in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it and Mohayminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures). So judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way. If Allah willed, He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He has given you; so strive as in a race in good deeds. The return of you (all) is to Allah; then He will inform you about that in which you used to differ.
Meaning:-
Vain: producing no result; useless.
Diverging: to follow a different direction, or to be or become different:
Prescribed: as a rule or a course of action to be followed, set down as a rule or guide · appointed, decreed, ordained.
:Strive make great efforts to achieve or obtain something, struggle or fight vigorously.

And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you. And if they turn away – then know that Allah only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.
Meaning:-
Inclinations: An inclination is something you are leaning toward, such as a behavior or a habit
Afflict: (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.
Disobedient: refusing or failing to obey, insubordinate,

Do they then seek the judgement of (the Days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who have firm Faith.
Meaning:-
Ignorance: lack of knowledge or information, unawareness of.

O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
Meaning:-
Allies: a person who associates, friendship or cooperates with another; supporter.

You see that those who have the disease of hypocrisy in their hearts move around in their camp saying: “We fear lest a turn of fortune strike us.” But soon when Allah gives you victory or a decision according to His will, they will regret for what they are hiding in their hearts.
Meaning:-
Hypocrisy: what they say is not what they do.

And those who believe will say, “Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?” Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers.

O believers! Whoever among you renounce Islam let him do so; soon Allah will replace them with others whom He will love and they will love Him, who will be humble towards the believers, mighty against the unbelievers, striving hard in the way of Allah, and do not fear the blame of a critic. Now this is the grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He pleases. Allah has boundless knowledge.
Meaning:-
Renounce: reject, deny, leave, to give up
critic: detractor, attacker, fault-finder,
Strive make great efforts to achieve or obtain something, struggle or fight vigorously.
Bestow: an honor, right, an honor, to present as a gift

Behold, your only helper shall be God, and His Messenger, and those who have attained to faith – those that are constant in prayer, and render the purifying dues, and bow down [before God]:

And whosoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and those who have believed, as Protectors, then the party of Allah will be the victorious.

O you who believe! do not take for guardians those who take your religion for a mockery and a joke, from among those who were given the Book before you and the unbelievers; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah if you are believers.
Meaning:-
Mockery: behavior or speech that makes fun of someone or something in a hurtful way

And when you proclaim the call for As-Salat [call for the prayer (Adhan)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.
Meaning:-
Mockery: behavior or speech that makes fun of someone or something in a hurtful way

Tell them: “O people of the Book! What makes you against us other than that we believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed before? The fact is that most of you are defiantly disobedient.”

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall I inform you of those who deserve a worse punishment from Allah ˹than the rebellious˺? They are those whom Allah has cursed; who have incurred His wrath; some of whom were turned into apes and pigs; who worshipped Taghut (false gods); these are worse in rank and far more astray from the Right Way.”
Meaning:-
Rebellious: disobedient, insubordinate.
Incurred: to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
Wrath: extreme anger
Astray: into error, away from the correct path or direction

And when they come to you, they say, “We believe.” But they have entered with disbelief [in their hearts], and they have certainly left with it. And Allah is most knowing of what they were concealing.
Meaning:-
Concealing: to hide, to keep secret, to prevent or avoid disclosing, keep secret.

You will see many of them try to beat each other in sin and rancor, and they consume what is unlawful. Evil indeed is what they do.
Meaning:-
rancor: bitterness, a feeling of hate

Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.
Meaning:-
Rabbis: a religious leader and teacher in the Jewish religion
Devouring: to eat greedily, eat hungrily
Wretched: unfortunate state, unpleasant or of low quality.

And the Jews say, “The hand of Allah is chained.” Chained are their hands, and cursed are they for what they say. Rather, both His hands are extended; He spends however He wills. And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. And We have cast among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war [against you], Allah extinguished it. And they strive throughout the land [causing] corruption, and Allah does not like corrupters.
Meaning:-
Transgression: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
Animosity: strong dislike, opposition, or anger
Extinguish: to stop a fire or a light burning:

And if only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared Allah , We would have removed from them their misdeeds and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure.

And if only they had acted according to the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to them from their Lord (the Quran), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them people who are on the right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in Prophet Muhammad like ‘Abdullah bin Salam), but many of them do evil deeds.

O Messenger! Deliver the message which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, you are not doing justice to your mission. Allah will protect you from the mischief of the people. Rest assured that Allah will not let the unbelievers succeed against you.

Say, “O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord.” And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.
Meaning:-
Transgress: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
Grieve: to feel extremely sad, to feel or express great sadness, mourn, lament, sorrow. Feel pain or sadness.

Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and the Sabians and the Christians whoever believes in Allah and the last day and does good– they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.
Meaning:-
Grieve: Grieve: to feel extremely sad, to feel or express great sadness, mourn, lament, sorrow. Feel pain or sadness.

Certainly We took a covenant from the Children of Israel and sent them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with a message that did not suit their fancies, either they called him an impostor or they put him to death.
Meaning:-
Covenant: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, pledge, promise.
Fancies: imagination, believe or fantasy, a mental image or conception:
Impostor: a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.

They thought no affliction would follow; so they acted blind and deaf. Yet Allah, in extreme mercy, accepted their repentance, but again many acted blind and deaf towards the message of Allah. Allah is observant of their actions.
Meaning:-
Affliction: (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.
Observant: paying strict attention, quick to notice things or perceive.

They have certainly disbelieved who say, ” Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary” while the Messiah has said, “O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord.” Indeed, he who associates others with Allah – Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
Meaning:-
Forbidden: refuse to allow (something), prohibit, not allowed, banned.
refuge:-: shelter, protection, safety, security, asylum,
Wrongdoer: a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.

Certainly they are unbelievers who say: “Allah is one of three in a Trinity.” There is no god except One Allah. If they do not stop saying what they say, a painful punishment will befall the disbelievers among them.
Meaning:-
Trinity: the Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
Meaning:-
Delude: mislead, deceive, fool.

Say, “Do you worship besides Allah that which holds for you no [power of] harm or benefit while it is Allah who is the Hearing, the Knowing?”

Say, “O People of the Scripture, do not exceed limits in your religion beyond the truth and do not follow the inclinations of a people who had gone astray before and misled many and strayed (themselves) from the Right Path.”
Meaning:-
Inclinations: An inclination is something you are leaning toward.
Astray: into error, away from the correct path or direction
Stray: move idly or casually in a specified direction, move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Those who disbelieved from among the Children of Israel were cursed by the tongue of Dawood (David) and Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary): because they disobeyed and committed excesses.

They used not to forbid each other the hateful things (which) they did; certainly evil was that which they did.

As you can see many of them are taking the side of the unbelievers. Evil is that, which their souls have sent forth for them for the Hereafter. Because they have incurred the wrath of Allah, so in punishment, they are going to live forever.
Meaning:-
Incurred: all transactions, regardless of their nature, must be recorded when they occur, to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable orinjurious):
Wrath: extreme anger

Had they believed in Allah, in the Prophet (Muhammad), and in what was revealed to him, they would have never taken unbelievers as their protecting friends instead of believers, but most of them are rebellious transgressors.
Meaning:-
Rebellious: disobedient, insubordinate.
Transgress: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

Certainly you will find the most violent of people in Enmity for those who believe (to be) the Jews and those who are polytheists, and you will certainly find the nearest in friendship to those who believe (to be) those who say: We are Christians; this is because there are priests and monks among them and because they do not behave proudly.
Meaning:-
Enmity: a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism
Polytheist: belief in more than one god or in many gods.
Monk: a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons.

And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, “Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.

And why should we not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people.”
Meaning:-
Aspire: desire, hope for, dream of, wish for, want.
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.

And for their prayer Allah has rewarded them with gardens beneath which the rivers flow to live therein forever. Such is the recompense of the righteous (who do good to others).
Meaning:-
Beneath: below; in or to a lower place, position, underneath
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.

But those who disbelieved and denied Our signs – they are the companions of Hellfire.

O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like Transgressors.
Meaning:-
transgress: to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God.
Transgressor: a person who is actually breaking the law, to violate a law, command, offend; sin.

And eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allah , in whom you are believers.

Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] – then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.
Meaning:-
Expiation: The act of expiation is a way to atone for something you did that was wrong. It was originally used in a religious context, with expiation the way a person could gain forgiveness from a god.

O believers! Intoxicants and gambling (games of chance), dedication to stones (paying tribute to idols) and division by arrows (lottery) are the filthy works of Shaitan. so avoid it that you may be successful.

Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert:- you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist?
Meaning:-
Animosity: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude, a strong feeling of disliking someone or something
Avert:-: .turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts).
Desist:-: to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop

And obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware. And if you turn away – then know that upon Our Messenger is only [the responsibility for] clear notification.

There is not upon those who believe and do righteousness [any] blame concerning what they have eaten [in the past] if they [now] fear Allah and believe and do righteous deeds, and then fear Allah and believe, and then fear Allah and do good; and Allah loves the doers of good.
Meaning:-
Righteous: (of a person or conduct) morally right or justifiable; virtuous, very good; excellent.
Doer : the person who does something.

O believers! Allah will surely test you with game (that which is to be hunted) within the reach of your hands and spears to distinguish those who fear Him in secret. Whoever transgresses from now on will suffer a painful punishment.
Meaning:-
Spears: a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end.
Distinguish: to perceive or recognize the way something differs from what’s around it.
Transgress: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

O you who believe! Kill not game while you are in a state of Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah (pilgrimage), and whosoever of you kills it intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka’bah, of an eatable animal (i.e. sheep, goat, cow, etc.) equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you; or, for expiation, he should feed Masakin (poor persons), or its equivalent in Saum (fasting), that he may taste the heaviness (punishment) of his deed. Allah has forgiven what happened in the past; but if anyone repeats it now, Allah will inflict Retribution on him. Allah is Mighty, Capable of Retribution.
Meaning:-
Expiation: The act of expiation is a way to atone for something you did that was wrong. It was originally used in a religious context, with expiation the way a person could gain forgiveness from a god.
Inflict: impose something unwelcome on, to force someone or something to experience something unpleasant
Retribution: punishment, penalty, punishment especially in the hereafter.

It is lawful for you to hunt and eat seafood, as a provision for you and for travellers. But hunting on land is forbidden to you while on pilgrimage. Be mindful of Allah to Whom you all will be gathered.
Meaning:-
Forbidden: refuse to allow (something), prohibit, not allowed, banned.

Allah has made the Ka’bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and Hajj and ‘Umrah (pilgrimage) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded (people or animals, etc. marked with the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything.
Meaning:-
Sacred: holy, religious, spiritual.
Asylum: protection or safety, a place of rest or safety,

Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

The Messenger’s duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
Meaning:-
Conceal: to hide, to keep secret, to prevent or avoid disclosing, keep secret.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Good and evil are not equal, though you may be dazzled by the abundance of evil. So be mindful of Allah, O people of understanding, that you may prosper!”
Meaning:-
dazzled: to overpower, To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light, If someone or something dazzles you, you are extremely impressed by their skill.
Abundance: a very large quantity of something.
Prosper: to be successful or fortunate, to become strong and flourishing

O believers! Do not ask questions about things that if revealed to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask a question about something when the Qur’an is being revealed, it will be made known to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
Meaning:-
Pardoned: excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy.
Forbearing: patient, tolerant, forgiving, understanding.

A people before you indeed asked such questions, and then became disbelievers on account of them.

In no way has Allah appointed (anything) as a Bahîrah or a SaÉibah, or a Wasilah or a Ham; but the ones who have disbelieved fabricate against Allah lies, and most of them do not understand.

Meaning:-
Bahîrah or a SaÉibah, or a Wasilah or a Ham:

Just as, in the Indian subcontinent, cows, oxen and goats are set free after being consecrated either to God or to some idol or shrine or to some saintly person, and just as people consider it prohibited either to put them to work, to slaughter them or to derive any other kind of benefit from them, so the Arabs of the Jahiliyah period also let loose certain animals after consecrating them. Such animals were variously named.

Bahirah: was the name of a female camel which had already borne five young, the last of which was a male. The practice was to slit the ear of such a camel and then let her loose. Thereafter no one could ride her, use her milk, slaughter her or shear her hair. She was entitled to graze and drink water wherever she liked.

Sa’ibah: was the name of either a male or female camel which had been let loose after consecration as a mark of gratitude in fulfilment of a vow taken for either the recovery from some ailment or delivery from some danger. In the same way the female camel which had borne ten times, and each time a female, was also let loose.

Wasilah: If the first kid born to a goat was a male, it was slaughtered in the name of the deities; but if it was a female, it was kept by the owners for themselves. If twins were born and one of them was a male and the other a female goat, the male was not slaughtered but rather let loose in the name of the deities. This male goat was called wasilah.

Ham: If the young of camels in the second degree of descent had become worthy of riding they were let loose. Likewise, if ten offspring had been borne by a female camel she was also let loose, and called ham.
fabricate: invent, create, they invent it in order to deceive people.

And when it is said to them, “Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger,” they say, “Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers.” Even though their fathers knew nothing, nor were they guided?

O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allah is you return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do.
Meaning:-
Astray: into error, away from the correct path or direction

O believers! When death approaches any one of you, let two just men from among yourselves act as witnesses at the time of making your last will; or from the non-Muslims if you are travelling through the land and the calamity of death overtakes you. If you doubt their honesty, detain them after prayer and let them both swear by Allah: “We will not sell our testimony for any price, even to a relative, and we will not hide the testimony which we will be giving for the sake of Allah; for we shall be sinners if we do so.”
Meaning:-
Calamity: an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Detain: to hold, delay.
Testimony: witness, Eye witness, evidence.

Then if it becomes known that they both have been guilty of a sin, two others shall stand up in their place from among those who have a claim against them, the two nearest in kin; so they two should swear by Allah: Certainly our testimony is truer than the testimony of those two, and we have not exceeded the limit, for then most surely we should be of the unjust.
Meaning:-
kin : relatives, relations, family (members),
Testimony: witness, Eye witness, evidence.

That is more likely that they will give testimony according to its [true] objective, or [at least] they would fear that [other] oaths might be taken after their oaths. And fear Allah and listen; and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
Meaning:-
Testimony: witness, Eye witness, evidence.
Disobedient: refusing or failing to obey, insubordinate,

[Be warned of] the Day when Allah will assemble the messengers and say, “What was the response you received?” They will say, “We have no knowledge. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen”

And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour upon you and your mother: how I strengthened you with the holy spirit so you spoke to people in cradle and in old age. How I taught you the Scripture, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. How you moulded a bird from clay—by My Will—and breathed into it and it became a ˹real˺ bird—by My Will. How you healed the blind and the lepers—by My Will. How you brought the dead to life—by My Will. How I prevented the Children of Israel from harming you when you came to them with clear proofs and the disbelievers among them said, “This is nothing but pure magic.”
Meaning:-
Cradle: an infant’s bed or crib.

And [remember] when I inspired to the disciples, “Believe in Me and in My messenger Jesus.” They said, “We have believed, so bear witness that indeed we are Muslims [in submission to Allah ].”
Meaning:
Inspired: outstanding or brilliant in a way
Disciple: apostle, follower

[And remember] when the disciples said, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven? [Jesus] said,” Fear Allah , if you should be believers.”
Meaning:-
Disciple: apostle, follower

They said, “We wish to eat from it and let our hearts be reassured and know that you have been truthful to us and be among its witnesses.”

Said Jesus, the son of Mary, “O Allah , our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.”

Allah said, “Indeed, I will sent it down to you, but whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you – then indeed will I punish him with a punishment by which I have not punished anyone among the worlds.”

And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, ‘Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'” He will say, “Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.
Meaning:-
Deity: God; Supreme Being, like a god or goddess, Fake God.
Exalted: placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.

I said not to them except what You commanded me – to worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them; but when You took me up, You were the Observer over them, and You are, over all things, Witness.

If You should punish them – indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them – indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Meaning:-
Exalted: placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.

Allah will say, “This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness.” For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.
Meaning:-
Beneath: below; in or to a lower place, position, underneath
Abide: to stay or live somewhere. : to remain or continue.
Attainment: the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked.

Allah’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is in them; and He has power over all things.