Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 42 (5:42)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

سَمَّٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّٰلُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ …

Quran 5:42 is ayah 42 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 115 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:42
سَمَّٰعُونَلِلْكَذِبِأَكَّٰلُونَلِلسُّحْتِ ۚفَإِنجَآءُوكَفَٱحْكُمبَيْنَهُمْأَوْأَعْرِضْعَنْهُمْ ۖوَإِنتُعْرِضْعَنْهُمْفَلَنيَضُرُّوكَشَئًْا ۖوَإِنْحَكَمْتَفَٱحْكُمبَيْنَهُمبِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَيُحِبُّٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ٤٢
sammāʿūna lil'kadhibi akkālūna lilssuḥ'ti fa-in jāūka fa-uḥ'kum baynahum aw aʿriḍ ʿanhum wa-in tuʿ'riḍ ʿanhum falan yaḍurrūka shayan wa-in ḥakamta fa-uḥ'kum baynahum bil-qis'ṭi inna l-laha yuḥibbu l-muq'siṭīna

[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muḥammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.(42)

Word by word

  1. سَمَّٰعُونَsammāʿūnaListeners
  2. لِلْكَذِبِlil'kadhibito [the] falsehood
  3. أَكَّٰلُونَakkālūnadevourers
  4. لِلسُّحْتِ ۚlilssuḥ'tiof the forbidden
  5. فَإِنfa-inSo if
  6. جَآءُوكَjāūkathey come to you
  7. فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
  8. بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
  9. أَوْawor
  10. أَعْرِضْaʿriḍturn away
  11. عَنْهُمْ ۖʿanhumfrom them
  12. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  13. تُعْرِضْtuʿ'riḍyou turn away
  14. عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
  15. فَلَنfalanthen never
  16. يَضُرُّوكَyaḍurrūkawill they harm you
  17. شَئًْا ۖshayan(in) anything
  18. وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
  19. حَكَمْتَḥakamtayou judge
  20. فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
  21. بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
  22. بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚbil-qis'ṭiwith [the] justice
  23. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  24. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  25. يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
  26. ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathe ones who are just

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