Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 28 (5:28)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

لَئِنۢ بَسَطتَ إِلَىَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِى مَآ أَنَا۠ بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِىَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّىٓ …

Quran 5:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 112 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:28
لَئِنۢبَسَطتَإِلَىَّيَدَكَلِتَقْتُلَنِىمَآأَنَا۠بِبَاسِطٍيَدِىَإِلَيْكَلِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖإِنِّىٓأَخَافُٱللَّهَرَبَّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ٢٨
la-in basaṭta ilayya yadaka litaqtulanī mā anā bibāsiṭin yadiya ilayka li-aqtulaka innī akhāfu l-laha rabba l-ʿālamīna

If you should raise your hand toward me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand toward you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allāh, Lord of the worlds.(28)

Word by word

  1. لَئِنۢla-inIf
  2. بَسَطتَbasaṭtayou stretch
  3. إِلَىَّilayyatowards me
  4. يَدَكَyadakayour hand
  5. لِتَقْتُلَنِىlitaqtulanīto kill me
  6. مَآmānot
  7. أَنَا۠anāwill I
  8. بِبَاسِطٍbibāsiṭinstretch
  9. يَدِىَyadiyamy hand
  10. إِلَيْكَilaykatowards you
  11. لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖli-aqtulakato kill you
  12. إِنِّىٓinnīindeed I
  13. أَخَافُakhāfufear
  14. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  15. رَبَّrabba(the) Lord
  16. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

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