Surah Al-Maidah 5:20–26

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Surah 5 · Ruku 4 of 16 · ayahs 20–26 · Juz 6 · pages 111–112 · Madani

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Al-Maidah 5:20

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنۢبِيَآءَ وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكًا وَءَاتَىٰكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿20﴾

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2Moses saidقَالَqalaF
3Moses saidمُوسَىmusaI
4To his peopleلِقَوْمِهِliqawmihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+قَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it
5O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
6RememberاذْكُرُواudhkuruF
7The favor of Allahنِعْمَةَni'mataI
8The favor of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
9Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
10WhenإِذْidhI
11He placedجَعَلَja'alaF
12Among youفِيكُمْfikumCBHP+PRONATTفِيAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13Prophetsأَنْبِيَاءَanbiya'aI
14And made youوَجَعَلَكُمْwaja'alakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلَMade+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15KingsمُلُوكًاmulukanI
16And he gave youوَآتَاكُمْwa-atakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَاHe gave+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
17WhatمَاmaI
18He had not givenلَمْlamH
19He had not givenيُؤْتِyu'tiF
20To anyoneأَحَدًاahadanI
21FromمِنَminaH
22The worldsالْعَالَمِينَl-'alaminaIالthe+عَالَمِينَWorlds

Al-Maidah 5:21

يَٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ ﴿21﴾

O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."

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1O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
2EnterادْخُلُواudkhuluF
3The holy landالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَHoly land
4The holy landالْمُقَدَّسَةَl-muqadasataIالthe+مُقَدَّسَةَHoly land
5WhichالَّتِيallatiI
6Allah has ordainedكَتَبَkatabaF
7Allah has ordainedاللَّهُl-lahuI
8For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
10TurnتَرْتَدُّواtartadduF
11Onعَلَى'alaH
12Your backsأَدْبَارِكُمْadbarikumCBIN+PRONATTأَدْبَارِYour backs+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13Then you will turn backفَتَنْقَلِبُواfatanqalibuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَنْقَلِبُواYou will turn back
14As losersخَاسِرِينَkhasirinaI

Al-Maidah 5:22

قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ فِيهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِينَ وَإِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتَّىٰ يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّا دَٰخِلُونَ ﴿22﴾

They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."

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1They saidقَالُواqaluF
2O mosesيَامُوسَىyamusaCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses
3IndeedإِنَّinnaH
4In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
5Are peopleقَوْمًاqawmanI
6Of tyrannical strengthجَبَّارِينَjabbarinaI
7And indeed weوَإِنَّاwa-innaCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed we+ناus / our
8NeverلَنْlanH
9Will enter itنَدْخُلَهَاnadkhulahaCBFV+PRONATTنَدْخُلَWill enter+هَاher / it / its
10UntilحَتَّىhattaH
11They leaveيَخْرُجُواyakhrujuF
12From itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
13And ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْAnd if
14They leaveيَخْرُجُواyakhrujuF
15[from] itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْ[from]+هَاher / it / its
16Then certainly we willفَإِنَّاfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِCertainly we will+ناus / our
17Enter itدَاخِلُونَdakhilunaI

Al-Maidah 5:23

قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غَٰلِبُونَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿23﴾

Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."

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1SaidقَالَqalaF
2Two menرَجُلَانِrajulaniI
3FromمِنَminaH
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5Feared AllahيَخَافُونَyakhafunaF
6Allah had favoredأَنْعَمَan'amaF
7Allah had favoredاللَّهُl-lahuI
8[on] both of themعَلَيْهِمَا'alayhimaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on] both of+هِمَاthem two
9EnterادْخُلُواudkhuluF
10Upon themعَلَيْهِمُ'alayhimuCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمُthem / their
11Through the gateالْبَابَl-babaIالthe+بَابَThrough the gate
12Then whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
13You have entered itدَخَلْتُمُوهُdakhaltumuhuCBFV+PRONATTدَخَلْتُمُYou have entered+وهُit / him
14Then indeed you will beفَإِنَّكُمْfa-innakumCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed you will be+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
15VictoriousغَالِبُونَghalibunaI
16And uponوَعَلَىwa'alaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+عَلَىUpon
17Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
18Then put your trustفَتَوَكَّلُواfatawakkaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَوَكَّلُواPut your trust
19IfإِنْinH
20You areكُنْتُمْkuntumF
21Believersمُؤْمِنِينَmu'mininaI

Al-Maidah 5:24

قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَٰهُنَا قَٰعِدُونَ ﴿24﴾

They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."

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1They saidقَالُواqaluF
2O mosesيَامُوسَىyamusaCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses
3Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
4NeverلَنْlanH
5Will enter itنَدْخُلَهَاnadkhulahaCBFV+PRONATTنَدْخُلَWill enter+هَاher / it / its
6EverأَبَدًاabadanI
7As long as they areمَاmaH
8As long as they areدَامُواdamuF
9In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
10So goفَاذْهَبْfa-idhhabCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اذْهَبْGo
11YouأَنْتَantaI
12And your LordوَرَبُّكَwarabbukaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
13And you both fightفَقَاتِلَاfaqatilaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَاتِلَاAnd you both fight
14Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
15Are [here]هَاهُنَاhahunaI
16Sittingقَاعِدُونَqa'idunaI

Al-Maidah 5:25

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى ۖ فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿25﴾

[Moses] said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess except myself and my brother, so part us from the defiantly disobedient people."

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2O my LordرَبِّrabbiI
3Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
4Do notلَاlaH
5Have powerأَمْلِكُamlikuF
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7Over myselfنَفْسِيnafsiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِOver myself+يme / my
8And my brotherوَأَخِيwa-akhiCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَخِMy brother+يme / my
9So make a separationفَافْرُقْfa-ufruqCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+افْرُقْMake a separation
10Between usبَيْنَنَاbaynanaCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+نَاus / our
11And betweenوَبَيْنَwabaynaCBICONJ+LOCوَand+بَيْنَBetween
12The defiantly disobedient peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِDefiantly disobedient people
13The defiantly disobedient peopleالْفَاسِقِينَl-fasiqinaIالthe+فَاسِقِينَDefiantly disobedient people

Al-Maidah 5:26

قَالَ فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ۛ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ۛ يَتِيهُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿26﴾

[Allah] said, "Then indeed, it is forbidden to them for forty years [in which] they will wander throughout the land. So do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people."

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1Allah saidقَالَqalaF
2Then indeed itفَإِنَّهَاfa-innahaCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed+هَاher / it / its
3Will be forbiddenمُحَرَّمَةٌmuharramatunI
4To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
5For fortyأَرْبَعِينَarba'inaI
6YearsسَنَةًsanatanI
7They will wanderيَتِيهُونَyatihunaF
8InفِيfiH
9The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
10So do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاDo not
11Grieveتَأْسَta'saF
12Overعَلَى'alaH
13The defiantly disobedient peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِDefiantly disobedient people
14The defiantly disobedient peopleالْفَاسِقِينَl-fasiqinaIالthe+فَاسِقِينَDefiantly disobedient people

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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