2:253

ﱁ ﱂTheseﱃ(are) the MessengersﱄWe (have) preferredﱅsome of themﱆoverﱇﱈothersﱉAmong themﱊ(were those with) whomﱋspokeﱌﱍAllahﱎand He raisedﱏsome of themﱐﱑ(in) degreesﱒAnd We gaveﱓIsaﱔsonﱕ(of) Maryamﱖthe clear proofsﱗand We supported himﱘwith Spiritﱙﱚ[the] HolyﱛAnd ifﱜ(had) willedﱝAllahﱞnotﱟ(would have) fought each otherﱠthose whoﱡ(came) fromﱢafter themﱣfromﱤafterﱥ[what]ﱦcame to themﱧthe clear proofsﱨ[And] butﱩthey differedﱪ[so] of themﱫ(are some) whoﱬbelievedﱭand of themﱮ(are some) whoﱯﱰdeniedﱱAnd ifﱲ(had) willedﱳAllahﱴnotﱵthey (would have) fought each otherﱶ[and] butﱷAllahﱸdoesﱹwhatﱺHe intendsﱻ(253)

We have chosen some of those messengers above others.1 Allah spoke directly to some, and raised some high in rank. To Jesus, son of Mary, We gave clear proofs and supported him with the holy spirit.2 If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought ˹among themselves˺ after receiving the clear proofs. But they differed—some believed while others disbelieved. Yet if Allah had willed, they would not have fought one another. But Allah does what He wills.

2:254

ﱼO youﱽwhoﱾbelieve[d]ﱿSpendﲀof whatﲁWe (have) provided youﲂfromﲃbeforeﲄthatﲅcomesﲆa Dayﲇnoﲈbargainingﲉin itﲊand noﲋfriendshipﲌand noﲍﲎintercessionﲏAnd the deniers ﲐtheyﲑ(are) the wrongdoersﲒ(254)

O believers! Donate from what We have provided for you before the arrival of a Day when there will be no bargaining,1 friendship,2 or intercession. Those who disbelieve are ˹truly˺ the wrongdoers.

2:255

ﲓAllah ﲔ(there is) noﲕGodﲖexceptﲗHimﲘthe Ever-Livingﲙﲚthe Sustainer of all that existsﲛNotﲜovertakes Himﲝslumberﲞ[and] notﲟﲠsleepﲡTo Him (belongs)ﲢwhat(ever)ﲣ(is) inﲤthe heavensﲥand what(ever)ﲦ(is) inﲧﲨthe earthﲩWhoﲪ(is) the oneﲫwhoﲬcan intercedeﲭwith Himﲮexceptﲯﲰby His permissionﲱHe knowsﲲwhatﲳ(is)ﲴbefore themﲵand whatﲶﲷ(is) behind themﲸAnd notﲹthey encompassﲺanythingﲻofﲼHis Knowledgeﲽexceptﲾ[of] whatﲿﳀHe willedﳁExtendsﳂHis Seatﳃ(to) the heavensﳄﳅand the earthﳆAnd notﳇtires Himﳈﳉ(the) guarding of both of themﳊAnd Heﳋ(is) the Most Highﳌthe Most Greatﳍ(255)

Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge—except what He wills ˹to reveal˺. His Seat1 encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest.2

2:256

ﳎ(There is) noﳏcompulsionﳐinﳑﳒthe religionﳓSurelyﳔhas become distinctﳕthe right (path)ﳖfromﳗﳘthe wrongﳙThen whoeverﳚdisbelievesﳛin false deitiesﳜand believesﳝin Allahﳞthen surelyﳟhe graspedﳠthe handhold ﳡ[the] firmﳢ(which) notﳣ(will) breakﳤﳥ[for it]ﳦAnd Allahﳧ(is) All-HearingﳨAll-Knowingﳩ(256)

Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood.1 So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.