Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 8 (5:8)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ …

Quran 5:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 108 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:8
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟كُونُوا۟قَوَّٰمِينَلِلَّهِشُهَدَآءَبِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖوَلَايَجْرِمَنَّكُمْشَنََٔانُقَوْمٍعَلَىٰٓأَلَّاتَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚٱعْدِلُوا۟هُوَأَقْرَبُلِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَخَبِيرٌۢبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَ٨
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū kūnū qawwāmīna lillahi shuhadāa bil-qis'ṭi walā yajrimannakum shanaānu qawmin ʿalā allā taʿdilū iʿ'dilū huwa aqrabu lilttaqwā wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha khabīrun bimā taʿmalūna

O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allāh, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.(8)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. كُونُوا۟kūnūBe
  5. قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnasteadfast
  6. لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
  7. شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
  8. بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖbil-qis'ṭiin justice
  9. وَلَاwalāand let not
  10. يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْyajrimannakumprevent you
  11. شَنََٔانُshanaānuhatred
  12. قَوْمٍqawmin(of) a people
  13. عَلَىٰٓʿalā[upon]
  14. أَلَّاallāthat not
  15. تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚtaʿdilūyou do justice
  16. ٱعْدِلُوا۟iʿ'dilūBe just
  17. هُوَhuwait
  18. أَقْرَبُaqrabu(is) nearer
  19. لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖlilttaqwāto [the] piety
  20. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
  21. ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
  22. إِنَّinnaindeed
  23. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  24. خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
  25. بِمَاbimāof what
  26. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do

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