Those to whom We have given the Book recognize it as they recognize their own children; but those who have lost their souls do not believe.
Al-An'am 6:20
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الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَعْرِفُونَهُ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَاءَهُمُ ۘ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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Those to whom We have given the Book recognize it as they recognize their own children; but those who have lost their souls do not believe.
Those who received the Book before know this truth as clearly as they know their own children. Those who lose themselves won't believe.
Those who were given the Scripture recognize this truth as clearly as they recognize their own children. But those who've lost themselves won't believe.
Those to whom We gave the Scripture recognize him as they recognize their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls — they do not believe.
Those to whom We gave the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their own children. But those who lost their souls do not believe.
Those to whom We gave the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their own children. But those who lost their souls do not believe.
Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.
Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognize him (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as a Messenger of Allâh, and they also know that there is no Ilâh (God) but Allâh and Islâm is Allâh’s Religion), as they recognize their own sons. Those who have lost (destroyed) themselves will not believe. (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
Those to whom We gave the Scripture recognize [Muhammad] just as they recognize their own sons. Those who have ruined their own souls will not believe.
Those to whom We have given the Book know this as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their own souls refuse therefore to believe.
Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as they recognise their sons. Those who ruin their own souls will not believe.
Those to whom We have given the Scriptures know this as they know their own sons. But those who have ruined their souls will not believe.
Those whom We have given the Book will recognize this just as they recognize their own ofspring; but those who have courted their own ruin will not believe.
Those whom We have given the Book recognize him just as they recognize their sons. Those who have ruined their souls will not have faith.
Allatheena ataynahumu alkitaba yaAArifoonahu kama yaAArifoona abnaahum allatheena khasiroo anfusahum fahum la yuminoona