( የሃይማኖት ሰዎች ) ዕውቀቱም ከመጣላቸው በኋላ በመካከላቸው ለምቀኝነት እንጅ ለሌላ አልተለያዩም ፡ ፡ እስከ ተወሰነም ጊዜ ( በማቆየት ) ከጌታህ ያለፈች ቃል ባልነበረች ኖሮ በእነርሱ መካከል ( አሁን ) በተፈረደ ነበር ፡ ፡ እነዚያም ከኋላቸው መጽሐፉን እንዲወርሱ የተደረጉት ከእርሱ በእርግጥ በአወላዋይ ጥርጣሬ ውስጥ ናቸው ፡ ፡
And they became divided only after Knowledge reached them , - through selfish envy as between themselves . Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord , ( tending ) to a Term appointed , the matter would have been settled between them : But truly those who have inherited the Book after them are in suspicious ( disquieting ) doubt concerning it .