Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 13 (5:13)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمْ لَعَنَّٰهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَٰسِيَةً ۖ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَ عَن …

Quran 5:13 is ayah 13 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.

5:13
فَبِمَانَقْضِهِممِّيثَٰقَهُمْلَعَنَّٰهُمْوَجَعَلْنَاقُلُوبَهُمْقَٰسِيَةً ۖيُحَرِّفُونَٱلْكَلِمَعَنمَّوَاضِعِهِۦ ۙوَنَسُوا۟حَظًّامِّمَّاذُكِّرُوا۟بِهِۦ ۚوَلَاتَزَالُتَطَّلِعُعَلَىٰخَآئِنَةٍمِّنْهُمْإِلَّاقَلِيلًامِّنْهُمْ ۖفَٱعْفُعَنْهُمْوَٱصْفَحْ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَيُحِبُّٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ١٣
fabimā naqḍihim mīthāqahum laʿannāhum wajaʿalnā qulūbahum qāsiyatan yuḥarrifūna l-kalima ʿan mawāḍiʿihi wanasū ḥaẓẓan mimmā dhukkirū bihi walā tazālu taṭṭaliʿu ʿalā khāinatin min'hum illā qalīlan min'hum fa-uʿ'fu ʿanhum wa-iṣ'faḥ inna l-laha yuḥibbu l-muḥ'sinīna

So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hardened. They distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.(13)

Word by word

  1. فَبِمَاfabimāSo for
  2. نَقْضِهِمnaqḍihimtheir breaking
  3. مِّيثَٰقَهُمْmīthāqahum(of) their covenant
  4. لَعَنَّٰهُمْlaʿannāhumWe cursed them
  5. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāand We made
  6. قُلُوبَهُمْqulūbahumtheir hearts
  7. قَٰسِيَةً ۖqāsiyatanhard
  8. يُحَرِّفُونَyuḥarrifūnaThey distort
  9. ٱلْكَلِمَl-kalimathe words
  10. عَنʿanfrom
  11. مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ ۙmawāḍiʿihitheir places
  12. وَنَسُوا۟wanasūand forgot
  13. حَظًّاḥaẓẓana part
  14. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  15. ذُكِّرُوا۟dhukkirūthey were reminded
  16. بِهِۦ ۚbihiof [it]
  17. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  18. تَزَالُtazāluwill you cease
  19. تَطَّلِعُtaṭṭaliʿuto discover
  20. عَلَىٰʿalāof
  21. خَآئِنَةٍkhāinatintreachery
  22. مِّنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
  23. إِلَّاillāexcept
  24. قَلِيلًاqalīlana few
  25. مِّنْهُمْ ۖmin'humof them
  26. فَٱعْفُfa-uʿ'fuBut forgive
  27. عَنْهُمْʿanhumthem
  28. وَٱصْفَحْ ۚwa-iṣ'faḥand overlook
  29. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  30. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  31. يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
  32. ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers

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