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Text Uthmani:

وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَسَطٗا لِّتَكُونُواْ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ شَهِيدٗاۗ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡقِبۡلَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيۡهَآ إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِۚ وَإِن كَانَتۡ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٤٣

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

And so We have made you ˹believers˺ an upright¹ community so that you may be witnesses over humanity and that the Messenger may be a witness over you. We assigned your former direction of prayer only to distinguish those who would remain faithful to the Messenger from those who would lose faith. It was certainly a difficult test except for those ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah. And Allah would never discount your ˹previous acts of˺ faith. Surely Allah is Ever Gracious and Most Merciful to humanity.

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan:

Thus We have made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islâmic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind¹ and the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) be a witness over you. And We made the Qiblah (prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only to test those who followed the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from those who would turn on their heels (i.e. disobey the Messenger). Indeed it was great (heavy) except for those whom Allâh guided. And Allâh would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, Allâh is full of Kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind.

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Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	وَكَذَٰلِكَ	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='n'>thus</span>
2	جَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ	<span class='v'>We</span> <span class='v'>made</span> <span class='v'>you</span>
3	أُمَّةٗ	<span class='n'>a</span> <span class='n'>community</span>
4	وَسَطٗا	<span class='paren'>(of the)</span> <span class='n'>middle</span> <span class='n'>way</span>
5	لِّتَكُونُواْ	<span class='v'>so</span> <span class='v'>that</span> <span class='v'>you</span> <span class='v'>will</span> <span class='v'>be</span>
6	شُهَدَآءَ	<span class='pn'>witnesses</span>
7	عَلَى	<span class='p'>over</span>
8	ٱلنَّاسِ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>mankind</span>
9	وَيَكُونَ	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='v'>will</span> <span class='v'>be</span>
10	ٱلرَّسُولُ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>Messenger</span>
11	عَلَيۡكُمۡ	<span class='p'>on</span> <span class='n'>you</span>
12	شَهِيدٗاۗ	<span class='pn'>a</span> <span class='pn'>witness</span>
13	وَمَا	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>not</span>
14	جَعَلۡنَا	<span class='v'>We</span> <span class='v'>made</span>
15	ٱلۡقِبۡلَةَ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>direction</span> <span class='n'>of</span> <span class='n'>prayer</span>
16	ٱلَّتِي	<span class='n'>which</span>
17	كُنتَ	<span class='v'>you</span> <span class='v'>were</span> <span class='v'>used</span> <span class='v'>to</span>
18	عَلَيۡهَآ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>on it</span><span class='punc'>]</span>
19	إِلَّا	<span class='p'>except</span>
20	لِنَعۡلَمَ	<span class='v'>that</span> <span class='v'>We</span> <span class='v'>make</span> <span class='v'>evident</span>
21	مَن	<span class='paren'>(he)</span> <span class='n'>who</span>
22	يَتَّبِعُ	<span class='v'>follows</span>
23	ٱلرَّسُولَ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>Messenger</span>
24	مِمَّن	<span class='p'>from</span> <span class='paren'>(he)</span> <span class='n'>who</span>
25	يَنقَلِبُ	<span class='v'>turns</span> <span class='v'>back</span>
26	عَلَىٰ	<span class='p'>on</span>
27	عَقِبَيۡهِۚ	<span class='n'>his</span> <span class='n'>heels</span>
28	وَإِن	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>indeed</span>
29	كَانَتۡ	<span class='v'>it</span> <span class='v'>was</span>
30	لَكَبِيرَةً	<span class='n'>certainly</span> <span class='p'>a</span> <span class='n'>great</span> <span class='paren'>(test)</span>
31	إِلَّا	<span class='p'>except</span>
32	عَلَى	<span class='p'>for</span>
33	ٱلَّذِينَ	<span class='n'>those</span> <span class='n'>whom</span>
34	هَدَى	<span class='v'>guided</span>
35	ٱللَّهُۗ	<span class='paren'>(by)</span> <span class='pn'>Allah</span>
36	وَمَا	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>not</span>
37	كَانَ	<span class='v'>will</span>
38	ٱللَّهُ	<span class='pn'>Allah</span>
39	لِيُضِيعَ	<span class='v'>let</span> <span class='v'>go</span> <span class='v'>waste</span>
40	إِيمَٰنَكُمۡۚ	<span class='n'>your</span> <span class='n'>faith</span>
41	إِنَّ	<span class='p'>Indeed</span>
42	ٱللَّهَ	<span class='pn'>Allah</span>
43	بِٱلنَّاسِ	<span class='paren'>(is)</span> <span class='p'>to</span> <span class='punc'>[</span><span class='p'>the</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='p'>mankind</span>
44	لَرَءُوفٞ	<span class='pn'>Full</span> <span class='p'>of</span> <span class='pn'>Kindness</span>
45	رَّحِيمٞ	<span class='pn'>Most</span> <span class='pn'>Merciful</span>
46	١٤٣	Missing translation

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