Overall meaning : Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, says to His Prophet, Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: You will assuredly find that the most hostile of all people to the faithful and those who harbour the bitterest enmity towards them are the Jews and those who associate partners with Allah, and you will surely find that, of all those belonging to religions opposing Islam, the Christians are the nearest of them in affection to the believers. That is because there are scholars and monks among them and because they do not disdain to acknowledge and follow the truth.
And when they listen to the Qur’an being recited, you see their eyes overflow with tears as they know for sure that it is undoubtedly the truth. They pray, saying, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us among Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his nation. And why should we not believe in Allah and the undeniable truth—the Qur’an—that has come to us through His Messenger, Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, guiding to the right path, when we sincerely desire that, on account of our faith, our Lord will admit us into Paradise along with the righteous people.’
And for their words which testified to their genuine faith and their acknowledging the truth, Allah will reward them with gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will stay forever. Such is the reward of those who worship their Lord properly and do good for people. But those who disbelieve and deny Allah’s revelations and signs will be the inmates of Hellfire, to remain in it for ever.