Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 14 (5:14)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا نَصَٰرَىٰٓ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَهُمْ فَنَسُوا۟ حَظًّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦ …

Quran 5:14 is ayah 14 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 110 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:14
وَمِنَٱلَّذِينَقَالُوٓا۟إِنَّانَصَٰرَىٰٓأَخَذْنَامِيثَٰقَهُمْفَنَسُوا۟حَظًّامِّمَّاذُكِّرُوا۟بِهِۦفَأَغْرَيْنَابَيْنَهُمُٱلْعَدَاوَةَوَٱلْبَغْضَآءَإِلَىٰيَوْمِٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚوَسَوْفَيُنَبِّئُهُمُٱللَّهُبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَصْنَعُونَ١٤
wamina alladhīna qālū innā naṣārā akhadhnā mīthāqahum fanasū ḥaẓẓan mimmā dhukkirū bihi fa-aghraynā baynahumu l-ʿadāwata wal-baghḍāa ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati wasawfa yunabbi-uhumu l-lahu bimā kānū yaṣnaʿūna

And from those who say, "We are Christians" We took their covenant; but they forgot a portion of that of which they were reminded. So We caused among them animosity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection. And Allāh is going to inform them about what they used to do.(14)

Word by word

  1. وَمِنَwaminaAnd from
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. قَالُوٓا۟qālūsaid
  4. إِنَّاinnāIndeed we
  5. نَصَٰرَىٰٓnaṣārā(are) Christians
  6. أَخَذْنَاakhadhnāWe took
  7. مِيثَٰقَهُمْmīthāqahumtheir covenant
  8. فَنَسُوا۟fanasūbut they forgot
  9. حَظًّاḥaẓẓana part
  10. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  11. ذُكِّرُوا۟dhukkirūthey were reminded
  12. بِهِۦbihiof [it]
  13. فَأَغْرَيْنَاfa-aghraynāSo We aroused
  14. بَيْنَهُمُbaynahumubetween them
  15. ٱلْعَدَاوَةَl-ʿadāwata[the] enmity
  16. وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَwal-baghḍāaand [the] hatred
  17. إِلَىٰilātill
  18. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
  19. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  20. وَسَوْفَwasawfaAnd soon
  21. يُنَبِّئُهُمُyunabbi-uhumuwill inform them
  22. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  23. بِمَاbimāof what
  24. كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
  25. يَصْنَعُونَyaṣnaʿūnado

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