Quran 5 : 66

And if that they had stood firmly (by) the Taurat and the Injeel and what was revealed to them from their Lord, surely they (would have) eaten from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them (is) a community moderate, but many of them - evil (is) what they do.
وَلَوْ
Walaw
أَنَّهُمْ
Aannahum
أَقَامُوا۟
Aaqāmūa
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ
Attawraāāha
وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ
Waaliinjīla
وَمَآ
Wamaa
أُنزِلَ
Aunzila
إِلَيْهِم
Iilayhim
مِّن
Mmin
رَّبِّهِمْ
Rrabbihim
لَأَكَلُوا۟
Laakalūa
مِن
Min
فَوْقِهِمْ
Fawqihim
وَمِن
Wamin
تَحْتِ
Taḥti
أَرْجُلِهِم
Aarjulihim
مِّنْهُمْ
Mminhum
أُمَّةٌ
Aummahun
مُّقْتَصِدَةٌ
Mmuqtaṣidahun
وَكَثِيرٌ
Wakathīrun
مِّنْهُمْ
Mminhum
سَآءَ
Saaʾa
مَا
يَعْمَلُونَ
Yaʿmalūna

Mustaqim

And if they upheld the Torah and the Injil and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would eat from above and from below; amongst them is a well-meaning community, but what many of them do is bad.

Ahmed Ali

And if they had followed the teachings of the Torah and the Gospel, and what has been sent down to them by their Lord, they would surely have enjoyed (blessings) from the heavens above and the earth below their feet

Abdel Haleem

If they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been given abundance from above and from below: some of them are on the right course, but many of them do evil

Linda "iLham" Barto

If they had adhered to the Torah, the Gospel, and all other revelation sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from all around. Some of them follow the right way, but many of them follow an evil path.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

And had they observed the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would have been overwhelmed with provisions from above and below. Some among them are upright, yet many do nothing but evil.

Edward Henry Palmer

and were they steadfast in the law and the gospel, and what has been sent down to them from their Lord, they should eat from above them and below them. Amongst them are a nation who are moderate, but many of them - bad is what they do

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And if they had upheld the Torah and the Gospel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been rewarded from above them and from beneath their feet. From among them is a pious nation, but most of them only do evil

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

If they had established the Torah and the Gospel and what was sent down to them from their Lord they would be eating from above them and from beneath their feet. Some of them are a righteous nation; but many of them evil is what they do

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

If they had upheld the Torah, the Gospel, and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would’ve consumed from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a community that’s balanced, but many of them—evil is what they do.

Aisha Bewley

If only they had implemented the Torah and the Injil and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have been fed from above their heads and beneath their feet. Among them there is a moderate group but what most of them do is evil.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

If only they had stood fast by the Law, the gospel, and all the revelation sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every direction. There are among them people on the right path, but many of them refuse to follow it

The Wise Quran

And were they steadfast in the Torah and the Gospel, and what has been sent down to them from their Lord, surely they should eat from above them and below them. Amongst them are a nation who are moderate, but many of them - bad is what they do.

Talal Itani (2012)

Had they observed the Torah, and the Gospel, and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would have consumed amply from above them, and from beneath their feet. Among them is a moderate community, but evil is what many of them are doing.

Muhammad Sarwar

Had they followed the Laws of the Old and New Testaments and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would have received Our bounties from above and below in abundance. Some of them are modest people, but many of them commit the worst sins

N J Dawood 2014

If they observed the Torah and the Gospel and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would enjoy all that is good, from above, and from beneath their feet. Among them there is a righteous community; but many among them are evil-doers

Rashad Khalifa

If only they would uphold the Torah and the Gospel, and what is sent down to them herein from their Lord, they would be showered with blessings from above them and from beneath their feet. Some of them are righteous, but many of them are evildoers.

Ali Quli Qara'i

Had they observed the Torah and the Evangel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would surely have drawn nourishment from above them and from beneath their feet. There is an upright group among them, but evil is what many of them do

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

If they had upheld the Torah and the Injil and what had been sent down to them from their Lord, they would surely have had plenty to eat from above them and from beneath them. Among them are moderate people. As for most of them, evil is what they do

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And had they maintained Taurah and Injeel and what has been sent down to them from their Lord, then they would have received subsistence from above and from beneath their feet. A party among them is moderate and most of them are doing most evil things.

Arthur John Arberry

Had they performed the Torah and the Gospel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have. eaten both what was above them, and what was beneath their feet. Some of them are a just nation; but many of them -- evil are the things they do

Hamid S. Aziz

And if they had been steadfast in the Torah and the Gospel, and what has been sent down to them from their Lord, they would surely have nourishment from above them and below them. Amongst them are a people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil c

Safi Kaskas

and if they would truly observe the Torah and the Gospel and all that has been revealed to them by their Lord, they would have been given an abundance of grace from heaven and earth. Some of them are on the right course, but most of them do what is evil.

Samy Mahdy

And if they established the Torah, and the Gospel, and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have eaten from above them, and from beneath their feet. Among them is a moderate community, and many among them are bad, what they are working.

Bakhtiari Nejad

And if they had carried out the Torah and the Gospel and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have certainly eaten from above them and from beneath their feet (as reward). Among them is a moderate group, while what most of them do is bad.

Musharraf Hussain

And if only they were to apply the Torah, the Gospel and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would be given plenty to eat from the sky above and from beneath their feet. Some of them are moderate in their behaviour, but many behave wickedly

Irving/Hegab

If they had only kept up the Torah and the Gospel, and whatever was sent down to them by their Lord, they would have eaten anything above them and from beneath their feet. Some of them form a moderate community, while many of them act badly in anything they do.

T.B.Irving

If they had only kept up the Torah and the Gospel, and whatever was sent down to them by their Lord, they would have eaten anything above them and from beneath their feet. Some of them form a moderate community, while many of them act badly in anything they do.

Corpus.Quran

And if that they had stood firmly (by) the Taurat and the Injeel and what was revealed to them from their Lord surely they (would have) eaten from above them and from beneath their feet Among them (is) a community moderate but many of them evil (is) what they do

Mir Aneesuddin

And had they established the Torah and the Injeel and that which is sent down to them from their Fosterer, they would have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a community which is moderate but many of them, evil is that which they do.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

If only they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side. There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of them follow a course that is evil

Faridul Haque

And had they kept the Taurat and the Injeel established, and what was sent down towards them from their Lord, they would have received sustenance from above and from beneath their feet; among them is a group who is fair; but most of them commit extremely evil deeds

Shabbir Ahmed

Had they stood fast by the Torah and the Gospel, and all the Revelation that was sent to them by their Lord, they would receive the blessings of the heavens and the earth. Among them are people who are moderate, but a great many of them follow a course that is evil

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And had they established the Taurat and the Injil and that which hath now been sent down unto them from their Lord, they would have devoured from above them and from beneath them. Among them is a community right-doing; but many of them - vile is that which they work

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them there are people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil conduct

Wahiduddin Khan

If they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and what was revealed to them from their Lord, they would surely have been nourished from above and from below. There are some among them who are on the right course; but there are many among them who do nothing but evil

Fode Drame

And if only they had established the Torah and the Gospel and that which was sent down on them from their Lord, then surely they would eat from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a nation which is moderate but many from among them, it is evil what they do.

Dr. Munir Munshey

Had they put into practice the Torah, the Gospel, and other revelations sent to them by their Lord, they would have received bounties from (the heavens) above and from (the earth) under their feet. Some of them do pursue the right course, but what most of them practice is evil

Bijan Moeinian

Had they respected Torah and Gospel and other Books sent to them by the Lord, God would have showered them with His blessings from the above and beneath the earth [see LEVITICUS & DEUTERONOMY 28.] Though some of them are righteous, the majority of them are wrongdoers

Mohammad Shafi

And had they only stood by the Torah and the Gospel and that which is sent down to them from their Lord, they would certainly have got provision to eat from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them are people who keep to the right course. And what many of them do is bad

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which is revealed to them from their Lord, they would certainly have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet. There is a party of them keeping to the moderate course; and most of them -- evil is that which they do

The Study Quran

Had they observed the Torah and the Gospel and that which was sent down unto them from their Lord, they would surely have received nourishment from above them and from beneath their feet. There is a moderate community among them; but as for many of them, evil is that which they do!

John Medows Rodwell

and if that they observe the law and the Evangel, and what hath been sent down to them from their Lord, they shall surely have their fill of good things from above them and from beneath their feet. Some there are among them who act aright; but many of them - how evil are their doings

Shakir

And if they had kept up the Taurat and the Injeel and that which was revealed to them from their Lord, they would certainly have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet there is a party of them keeping to the moderate course, and (as for) most of them, evil is that which they d

Sher Ali

And if they had observed the Torah and the Gospel and what has been now sent down to them from their Lord, they would, surely, have eaten of good things from above them and from under their feet. Among them are a people who are moderate; but many of them are such that evil is what they do

Syed Vickar Ahamed

If they had only truthfully followed the Torah and the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness and satisfaction from all direction. From among them, there is a party on the right path: But many of them follow a path that is evil

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And if only they upheld [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would have consumed [provision] from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them are a moderate community, but many of them - evil is that which they do

Abdul Hye

And if they had observed the Torah and the Gospel, and what has been sent to them from their Lord (the Qur’an), they would surely have gotten provision from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them are moderate people (on right course), and many of them are evil what they are doing.

MunirMezyed2023

If only they had truly observed the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to them from their Lord, they would certainly have eaten of good things both from above them and from under their feet. Among them, there is a party on the right course- but how evil is that which many of them do!

Maududi

Had the People of the Book observed the Torah and the Gospel, and all that had been revealed to them from their Lord, sustenance would have been showered over them from above and risen from beneath their feet. Some among them certainly keep to the right path; but many of them do things which are evil

George Sale

and if they observe the law, and the gospel, and the other scriptures which have been sent down unto them from their Lord, they shall surely eat of good things both from above them, and from under their feet. Among them there are people who act uprightly; but how evil is that which many of them do work

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And if that they took care of the Torah/Old Testament, and the Bible/New Testament and what was descended to them from their Lord, they would have eaten from above them and from below their feet; from them (is) a nation economizing/moderate , and many from them what they were making/doing became bad/evil/harmful

Muhammad Asad

and if they would but truly observe the Torah and the Gospel and all [the revelation] that has been bestowed from on high upon them by their Sustainer, they would indeed partake of all the blessings of heaven and earth. Some of them do pursue a right course; but as for most of them -vile indeed is what they do

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And if they adhered to the Torah and the Gospel—what was caused to descend to them from their Lord, they would, certainly, have eaten in abundance from above them and from beneath their feet. Among them is a community of ones who halt between two opinions. But many of them, how evil is what they do!

Munir Mezyed

If only they had established (the divine law of) the ‘Torah’, the ‘Gospel’, and what had been revealed unto them from their Lord, they would definitely have eaten of good things both from above them, and from under their feet. Among them, there is a party on the right course, but how evil is that which many of them do!

Ahmed Hulusi

Had they evaluated and applied the requirements of the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to them from their Rabb, they would surely have enjoyed the blessings from above and below (spiritual and material provisions)! Among them are some who are on the just course (give everything its due right) but the majority of them are engaged in wretched deeds!

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And if they had kept up the Tawrah (The Book revealed to Musa "Moses") and the Injil (The Book revealed to Isa "Jesus") and what was sent down to them from their Lord, they would indeed have eaten from above them and from beneath their legs (i.e., beneath their feet). Among them is a moderate nation, and many of them-odious is whatever they do

Dr. Kamal Omar

And had they established At-Taurat and Al-Injeel and what has been sent to them from their Nourisher-Sustainer they would have surely eaten (provisions coming to them without measure) from above them and from underneath their feet. There are from among them an Ummah stichead of state to the right course, but a vast majority of them: became evil what they act upon

Amatul Rahman Omar

If they had only observed the Torah and the Evangel and that which has been revealed to them (now) from their Lord, they would surely have eaten (of good things) from above them and from under their feet, (thus would have enjoyed the boons of the heaven and the earth). Though there is amongst them a community who is moderate (and of balanced mind), yet a large number of them are such that evil are their deeds

Hilali - Khan

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 SAW like Abdullah bin Salam ), but many of them do evil deeds

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And had they established (their systems by enforcing) the Torah and the Injil (the Gospel), and whatever (more) was sent down to them from their Lord, they would have (been provided with the material resources so abundantly that they would have) received sustenance from above and from beneath their feet (as well, but the sustenance would never have exhausted). A section amongst them are moderate (i.e., they like the middle way), but what most of them are doing is extreme wickedness

Ali Ünal

If only they had truly observed the Torah and the Gospel, and all that was sent down to them from their Lord (faithfully, without introducing distortions therein, and therefore would believe in Muhammad and follow his way), they would have been fed from above them and from beneath their feet (as God would have poured forth His blessings upon them from both heaven and earth). Among them there are just, moderate people who hold to the right course, but many of them – evil indeed is what they do