But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for… — Al Baqara 2:59 Pin
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فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ قَوْلًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رِجْزًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ

But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for…

Al Baqara 2:59

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for their evil-doing.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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