Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 18 (5:18)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم …

Quran 5:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 111 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:18
وَقَالَتِٱلْيَهُودُوَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰنَحْنُأَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟ٱللَّهِوَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚقُلْفَلِمَيُعَذِّبُكُمبِذُنُوبِكُم ۖبَلْأَنتُمبَشَرٌمِّمَّنْخَلَقَ ۚيَغْفِرُلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيُعَذِّبُمَنيَشَآءُ ۚوَلِلَّهِمُلْكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَمَابَيْنَهُمَا ۖوَإِلَيْهِٱلْمَصِيرُ١٨
waqālati l-yahūdu wal-naṣārā naḥnu abnāu l-lahi wa-aḥibbāuhu qul falima yuʿadhibukum bidhunūbikum bal antum basharun mimman khalaqa yaghfiru liman yashāu wayuʿadhibu man yashāu walillahi mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā wa-ilayhi l-maṣīru

But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allāh and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.(18)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَتِwaqālatiAnd said
  2. ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
  3. وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰwal-naṣārāand the Christians
  4. نَحْنُnaḥnuWe (are)
  5. أَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟abnāu(the) children
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  7. وَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚwa-aḥibbāuhuand His beloved
  8. قُلْqulSay
  9. فَلِمَfalimaThen why
  10. يُعَذِّبُكُمyuʿadhibukum(does He) punish you
  11. بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖbidhunūbikumfor your sins
  12. بَلْbalNay
  13. أَنتُمantumyou (are)
  14. بَشَرٌbasharunhuman beings
  15. مِّمَّنْmimmanfrom among (those)
  16. خَلَقَ ۚkhalaqaHe created
  17. يَغْفِرُyaghfiruHe forgives
  18. لِمَنliman[for] whom
  19. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  20. وَيُعَذِّبُwayuʿadhibuand punishes
  21. مَنmanwhom
  22. يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
  23. وَلِلَّهِwalillahiAnd for Allah
  24. مُلْكُmul'ku(is the) dominion
  25. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  26. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
  27. وَمَاwamāand whatever
  28. بَيْنَهُمَا ۖbaynahumā(is) between them
  29. وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
  30. ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the final return

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