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Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 23 (5:23)

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قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ …

Quran 5:23 is ayah 23 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 111 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:23
قَالَرَجُلَانِمِنَٱلَّذِينَيَخَافُونَأَنْعَمَٱللَّهُعَلَيْهِمَاٱدْخُلُوا۟عَلَيْهِمُٱلْبَابَفَإِذَادَخَلْتُمُوهُفَإِنَّكُمْغَٰلِبُونَ ۚوَعَلَىٱللَّهِفَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟إِنكُنتُممُّؤْمِنِينَ٢٣
qāla rajulāni mina alladhīna yakhāfūna anʿama l-lahu ʿalayhimā ud'khulū ʿalayhimu l-bāba fa-idhā dakhaltumūhu fa-innakum ghālibūna waʿalā l-lahi fatawakkalū in kuntum mu'minīna

Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allāh had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allāh rely, if you should be believers."(23)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaSaid
  2. رَجُلَانِrajulānitwo men
  3. مِنَminafrom
  4. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  5. يَخَافُونَyakhāfūnafeared (Allah)
  6. أَنْعَمَanʿama(had) favored
  7. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  8. عَلَيْهِمَاʿalayhimā[on] both of them
  9. ٱدْخُلُوا۟ud'khulūEnter
  10. عَلَيْهِمُʿalayhimuupon them
  11. ٱلْبَابَl-bāba(through) the gate
  12. فَإِذَاfa-idhāthen when
  13. دَخَلْتُمُوهُdakhaltumūhuyou have entered it
  14. فَإِنَّكُمْfa-innakumthen indeed, you (will be)
  15. غَٰلِبُونَ ۚghālibūnavictorious
  16. وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
  17. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  18. فَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟fatawakkalūthen put your trust
  19. إِنinif
  20. كُنتُمkuntumyou are
  21. مُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers

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