Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 49 (5:49)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

وَأَنِ ٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَٱحْذَرْهُمْ أَن …

Quran 5:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 116 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:49
وَأَنِٱحْكُمبَيْنَهُمبِمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُوَلَاتَتَّبِعْأَهْوَآءَهُمْوَٱحْذَرْهُمْأَنيَفْتِنُوكَعَنۢبَعْضِمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُإِلَيْكَ ۖفَإِنتَوَلَّوْا۟فَٱعْلَمْأَنَّمَايُرِيدُٱللَّهُأَنيُصِيبَهُمبِبَعْضِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗوَإِنَّكَثِيرًامِّنَٱلنَّاسِلَفَٰسِقُونَ٤٩
wa-ani uḥ'kum baynahum bimā anzala l-lahu walā tattabiʿ ahwāahum wa-iḥ'dharhum an yaftinūka ʿan baʿḍi mā anzala l-lahu ilayka fa-in tawallaw fa-iʿ'lam annamā yurīdu l-lahu an yuṣībahum bibaʿḍi dhunūbihim wa-inna kathīran mina l-nāsi lafāsiqūna

And judge, [O Muḥammad], between them by what Allāh has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allāh has revealed to you. And if they turn away - then know that Allāh only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.(49)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنِwa-aniAnd that
  2. ٱحْكُمuḥ'kumyou judge
  3. بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
  4. بِمَآbimāby what
  5. أَنزَلَanzala(has) revealed
  6. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  7. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  8. تَتَّبِعْtattabiʿfollow
  9. أَهْوَآءَهُمْahwāahumtheir vain desires
  10. وَٱحْذَرْهُمْwa-iḥ'dharhumand beware of them
  11. أَنanlest
  12. يَفْتِنُوكَyaftinūkathey tempt you away
  13. عَنۢʿanfrom
  14. بَعْضِbaʿḍisome
  15. مَآmā(of) what
  16. أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
  17. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  18. إِلَيْكَ ۖilaykato you
  19. فَإِنfa-inAnd if
  20. تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn away
  21. فَٱعْلَمْfa-iʿ'lamthen know that
  22. أَنَّمَاannamāonly
  23. يُرِيدُyurīduintends
  24. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  25. أَنanto
  26. يُصِيبَهُمyuṣībahumafflict them
  27. بِبَعْضِbibaʿḍifor some
  28. ذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗdhunūbihim(of) their sins
  29. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
  30. كَثِيرًاkathīranmany
  31. مِّنَminaof
  32. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
  33. لَفَٰسِقُونَlafāsiqūna(are) defiantly disobedient

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