And when there came to them a messenger from Allah, confirming what was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of Allah behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did not know!

And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made!

Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?

When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful":

If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!

当一个使者能证实他们所有的经典的，从真主那里来临他们的时候，信奉天经的人中有一部分人，把真主的经典抛弃在他们的背後，好象他们不知道一样。

当时，真主与曾受天经的人缔约，说：“你们必为世人阐明天经，你们不可隐讳它。”但他们把它抛在背后，并以它换取些微的代价。他们所换取的真恶劣！

否认与真主相会的人，确已亏折了。等到复活时刻忽然降临的时候，他们才说：“呜呼痛哉！我们在尘世时疏忽了。”他们的背上，担负著自己的罪恶。他们所担负的，真恶劣！

当时，你的主从阿丹的子孙的背脊中取出他们的后裔，并使他们招认。主说：“难道我不是你们的主吗？”他们说：“怎么不是呢？我们已作证了。”（我所以要使他们招认），是因为不愿你们在复活日说，”我们生前确实忽视了这件事。”

假若不信道者，知道在那个时候， 他们不能对自己的面部和背部防御火焰，他们也不能获得援助……