Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 75 (5:75)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

مَّا ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُۥ صِدِّيقَةٌ ۖ …

Quran 5:75 is ayah 75 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 120 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:75
مَّاٱلْمَسِيحُٱبْنُمَرْيَمَإِلَّارَسُولٌقَدْخَلَتْمِنقَبْلِهِٱلرُّسُلُوَأُمُّهُۥصِدِّيقَةٌ ۖكَانَايَأْكُلَانِٱلطَّعَامَ ۗٱنظُرْكَيْفَنُبَيِّنُلَهُمُٱلَْٔايَٰتِثُمَّٱنظُرْأَنَّىٰيُؤْفَكُونَ٧٥
mā l-masīḥu ub'nu maryama illā rasūlun qad khalat min qablihi l-rusulu wa-ummuhu ṣiddīqatun kānā yakulāni l-ṭaʿāma unẓur kayfa nubayyinu lahumu l-āyāti thumma unẓur annā yu'fakūna

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.(75)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāNot
  2. ٱلْمَسِيحُl-masīḥu(is) the Messiah
  3. ٱبْنُub'nuson
  4. مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
  5. إِلَّاillābut
  6. رَسُولٌrasūluna Messenger
  7. قَدْqadcertainly
  8. خَلَتْkhalathad passed
  9. مِنminfrom
  10. قَبْلِهِqablihibefore him
  11. ٱلرُّسُلُl-rusuluthe Messengers
  12. وَأُمُّهُۥwa-ummuhuAnd his mother
  13. صِدِّيقَةٌ ۖṣiddīqatun(was) truthful
  14. كَانَاkānāThey both used to
  15. يَأْكُلَانِyakulānieat
  16. ٱلطَّعَامَ ۗl-ṭaʿāma[the] food
  17. ٱنظُرْunẓurSee
  18. كَيْفَkayfahow
  19. نُبَيِّنُnubayyinuWe make clear
  20. لَهُمُlahumuto them
  21. ٱلَْٔايَٰتِl-āyātithe Signs
  22. ثُمَّthummathen
  23. ٱنظُرْunẓursee
  24. أَنَّىٰannāhow
  25. يُؤْفَكُونَyu'fakūnathey are deluded

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