Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 11 (5:11)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن …

Quran 5:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 109 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:11
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ٱذْكُرُوا۟نِعْمَتَٱللَّهِعَلَيْكُمْإِذْهَمَّقَوْمٌأَنيَبْسُطُوٓا۟إِلَيْكُمْأَيْدِيَهُمْفَكَفَّأَيْدِيَهُمْعَنكُمْ ۖوَٱتَّقُوا۟ٱللَّهَ ۚوَعَلَىٱللَّهِفَلْيَتَوَكَّلِٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ١١
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū udh'kurū niʿ'mata l-lahi ʿalaykum idh hamma qawmun an yabsuṭū ilaykum aydiyahum fakaffa aydiyahum ʿankum wa-ittaqū l-laha waʿalā l-lahi falyatawakkali l-mu'minūna

O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allāh upon you when a people determined to extend their hands [in aggression] against you, but He withheld their hands from you; and fear Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.(11)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. ٱذْكُرُوا۟udh'kurūRemember
  5. نِعْمَتَniʿ'mata(the) Favor
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  7. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  8. إِذْidhwhen
  9. هَمَّhammadetermined
  10. قَوْمٌqawmuna people
  11. أَنanthat
  12. يَبْسُطُوٓا۟yabsuṭūthey stretch
  13. إِلَيْكُمْilaykumtowards you
  14. أَيْدِيَهُمْaydiyahumtheir hands
  15. فَكَفَّfakaffabut He restrained
  16. أَيْدِيَهُمْaydiyahumtheir hands
  17. عَنكُمْ ۖʿankumfrom you
  18. وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
  19. ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
  20. وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
  21. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  22. فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkaliso let put the trust
  23. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers

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