They are not alike. Among the People of the Scripture is a community that is upright; they recite Allah’s revelations throughout the night, and they prostrate themselves.
Aal 'Imran 3:113
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لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً ۗ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ
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They are not alike. Among the People of the Scripture is a community that is upright; they recite God’s revelations throughout the night, and they prostrate themselves.
But they're not all the same. Some of the People of the Book stand up for what's right. They read Allah's verses during the night, and they bow down to Him.
But they're not all the same. Among the People of the Book, there's a group who stand firm — they recite Allah's verses during the night and bow down in prayer.
They are not all alike. Among the People of the Book is an upright community who recite God’s verses through the hours of the night, prostrating.
They are not alike: among the People of the Scripture is an upright community; they read Allah’s revelations throughout the night, and they bow down.
They are not alike: among the People of the Scripture is an upright community; they read God’s revelations throughout the night, and they bow down.
They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allāh during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].
Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allâh during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer.
Yet all are not alike: there are some among the People of the Book who are upright; they recite the verses of Allah during the night and they prostrate.
Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of Allah all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration.
They are not all alike. Of the People of the Scripture there is a staunch community who recite the revelations of Allah in the night season, falling prostrate (before Him).
Yet they are not all alike. Of the People of the Book there are some who stand by their covenant; they recite the word of God during the night and prostrate themselves before Him,
Yet all are not alike: among the People of the Book there are upright people who recite the messages of Allah in the watches of the night and prostrate themselves in worship.
Yet they are not all alike. Among the People of the Book is an upright nation; they recite Allah’s signs in the watches of the night and prostrate.
Laysoo sawaan min ahli alkitabi ommatun qaimatun yatloona ayati Allahi anaa allayli wahum yasjudoona