Surah Al-Maidah

المائدة

Surah 5 · Ruku 5 of 16 · ayahs 27–34 · Juz 6 · pages 112–113 · Madani

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وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱبْنَىْ ءَادَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ ٱلْءَاخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿27﴾

And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].

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And reciteوَاتْلُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتْلُRecite
To themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
The storyنَبَأَI
Of two sonsابْنَيْI
Of adamآدَمَI
In truthبِالْحَقِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
WhenإِذْI
Both offeredقَرَّبَاF
A sacrificeقُرْبَانًاI
And it was acceptedفَتُقُبِّلَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تُقُبِّلَAnd it was accepted
FromمِنْH
One of themأَحَدِهِمَاCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدِOne of+هِمَاthem two
And notوَلَمْCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَمْNot
Was acceptedيُتَقَبَّلْF
FromمِنَH
The otherالْآخَرِIالthe+آخَرِOther
Said the latterقَالَF
Surely i will kill youلَأَقْتُلَنَّكَCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَقْتُلَSurely i will kill you+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your
Said the formerقَالَF
OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
Allah acceptsيَتَقَبَّلُF
Allah acceptsاللَّهُI
FromمِنَH
The god fearingالْمُتَّقِينَIالthe+مُتَّقِينَGod fearing

لَئِنۢ بَسَطتَ إِلَىَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِى مَآ أَنَا۠ بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِىَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿28﴾

If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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IfلَئِنْH
You stretchبَسَطْتَF
Towards meإِلَيَّCBHP+PRONATTإِلَTowards+يme / my
Your handيَدَكَCBIN+PRONATTيَدَYour hand+كَyou / your
To kill meلِتَقْتُلَنِيCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+تَقْتُلَKill+نِيme
I will notمَاH
I will notأَنَاI
StretchبِبَاسِطٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+بَاسِطٍStretch
My handيَدِيَCBIN+PRONATTيَدِMy hand+يَme / my
Towards youإِلَيْكَCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTowards+كَyou / your
To kill youلِأَقْتُلَكَCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+أَقْتُلَKill+كَyou / your
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
FearأَخَافُF
AllahاللَّهَI
The LordرَبَّI
Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds

إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَن تَبُوٓأَ بِإِثْمِى وَإِثْمِكَ فَتَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾

Indeed I want you to obtain [thereby] my sin and your sin so you will be among the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers."

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Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
WishأُرِيدُF
ThatأَنْH
You be ladenتَبُوءَF
With my sinبِإِثْمِيCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+إِثْمِMy sin+يme / my
And your sinوَإِثْمِكَCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+إِثْمِYour sin+كَyou / your
So you will beفَتَكُونَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَكُونَYou will be
AmongمِنْH
The companionsأَصْحَابِI
Of the fireالنَّارِIالthe+نَارِOf the fire
And thatوَذَلِكَCBICONJ+DEMوَand+ذَلِكَThat
Is the recompenseجَزَاءُI
Of the wrong doersالظَّالِمِينَIالthe+ظَالِمِينَOf the wrong doers

فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُۥ نَفْسُهُۥ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُۥ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ﴿30﴾

And his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.

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Then promptedفَطَوَّعَتْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+طَوَّعَتْPrompted
To himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
His soulنَفْسُهُCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسُHis soul+هُhim / his / it
To killقَتْلَI
His brotherأَخِيهِCBIN+PRONATTأَخِيHis brother+هِhim / his / it
So he killed himفَقَتَلَهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+قَتَلَHe killed+هُhim / his / it
And becameفَأَصْبَحَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحَAnd became
OfمِنَH
The losersالْخَاسِرِينَIالthe+خَاسِرِينَLosers

فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيْفَ يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ ۚ قَالَ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِىَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِى ۖ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ ﴿31﴾

Then Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.

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Then Allah sentفَبَعَثَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَعَثَAllah sent
Then Allah sentاللَّهُI
A crowغُرَابًاI
It was scratchingيَبْحَثُF
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
To showلِيُرِيَهُCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يُرِيَShow+هُhim / his / it
HowكَيْفَH
To hideيُوَارِيF
The dead bodyسَوْءَةَI
Of his brotherأَخِيهِCBIN+PRONATTأَخِيOf his brother+هِhim / his / it
He saidقَالَF
Woe to meيَاوَيْلَتَاCBIVOC+NيَاO+وَيْلَتَاWoe to me
Am i unableأَعَجَزْتُCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+عَجَزْتُAm i unable
ThatأَنْH
I can beأَكُونَF
LikeمِثْلَI
ThisهَذَاI
[the] crowالْغُرَابِIالthe+غُرَابِ[the] crow
And hideفَأُوَارِيَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أُوَارِيَAnd hide
The dead bodyسَوْءَةَI
Of my brotherأَخِيCBIN+PRONATTأَخِOf my brother+يme / my
Then he becameفَأَصْبَحَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحَHe became
OfمِنَH
The regretfulالنَّادِمِينَIالthe+نَادِمِينَRegretful

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ ﴿32﴾

Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.

Word by word

From timeمِنْH
From timeأَجْلِI
ThatذَلِكَI
We ordainedكَتَبْنَاF
OnعَلَىH
The childrenبَنِيI
Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَI
That heأَنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat he+هُhim / his / it
WhoمَنْI
KillsقَتَلَF
A soulنَفْسًاI
Other thanبِغَيْرِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِOther than
For a soulنَفْسٍI
OrأَوْH
For spreading corruptionفَسَادٍI
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
Then it is as ifفَكَأَنَّمَاCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+كَأَنَّمَاIt is as if
He has killedقَتَلَF
All [the] mankindالنَّاسَIالthe+نَاسَAll [the] mankind
All [the] mankindجَمِيعًاI
And whoeverوَمَنْCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
Saves itأَحْيَاهَاCBFV+PRONATTأَحْيَاSaves+هَاher / it / its
Then it is as ifفَكَأَنَّمَاCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+كَأَنَّمَاIt is as if
He has savedأَحْيَاF
All [the] mankindالنَّاسَIالthe+نَاسَAll [the] mankind
All [the] mankindجَمِيعًاI
And surelyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْSurely
Came to themجَاءَتْهُمْCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَتْCame to+هُمْthem / their
Our MessengersرُسُلُنَاCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُOur Messengers+نَاus / our
With clear signsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear signs
YetثُمَّH
IndeedإِنَّH
ManyكَثِيرًاI
Of themمِنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their
AfterبَعْدَI
ThatذَلِكَI
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
Are surely those who commit excessesلَمُسْرِفُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مُسْرِفُونَAre surely those who commit excesses

إِنَّمَا جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَسَادًا أَن يُقَتَّلُوٓا۟ أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوٓا۟ أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ أَوْ يُنفَوْا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُمْ خِزْىٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿33﴾

Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment,

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OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
The recompenseجَزَاءُI
For those whoالَّذِينَI
Wage warيُحَارِبُونَF
Against AllahاللَّهَI
And his MessengerوَرَسُولَهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولَHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it
And striveوَيَسْعَوْنَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْعَوْنَStrive
InفِيH
The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
Spreading corruptionفَسَادًاI
Is thatأَنْH
They be killedيُقَتَّلُواF
OrأَوْH
They be crucifiedيُصَلَّبُواF
OrأَوْH
Be cut offتُقَطَّعَF
Their handsأَيْدِيهِمْCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيTheir hands+هِمْthem / their
And their feetوَأَرْجُلُهُمْCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَرْجُلُTheir feet+هُمْthem / their
OfمِنْH
Opposite sidesخِلَافٍI
OrأَوْH
They be exiledيُنْفَوْاF
FromمِنَH
The landالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِLand
ThatذَلِكَI
Is for themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
DisgraceخِزْيٌI
InفِيH
The worldالدُّنْيَاIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld
And for themوَلَهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهُمْFor them
InفِيH
The HereafterالْآخِرَةِIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
Is a punishmentعَذَابٌI
GreatعَظِيمٌI

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿34﴾

Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Word by word

ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
Those whoالَّذِينَI
RepentتَابُواF
BeforeمِنْH
BeforeقَبْلِI
ThatأَنْH
You overpowerتَقْدِرُواF
[over] themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[over]+هِمْthem / their
Then knowفَاعْلَمُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اعْلَمُواKnow
ThatأَنَّH
AllahاللَّهَI
Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌI
Most MercifulرَحِيمٌI

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.