Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 44 (5:44)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ …

Quran 5:44 is ayah 44 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.

5:44
إِنَّآأَنزَلْنَاٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَفِيهَاهُدًىوَنُورٌ ۚيَحْكُمُبِهَاٱلنَّبِيُّونَٱلَّذِينَأَسْلَمُوا۟لِلَّذِينَهَادُوا۟وَٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَوَٱلْأَحْبَارُبِمَاٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟مِنكِتَٰبِٱللَّهِوَكَانُوا۟عَلَيْهِشُهَدَآءَ ۚفَلَاتَخْشَوُا۟ٱلنَّاسَوَٱخْشَوْنِوَلَاتَشْتَرُوا۟بَِٔايَٰتِىثَمَنًاقَلِيلًا ۚوَمَنلَّمْيَحْكُمبِمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَهُمُٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ٤٤
innā anzalnā l-tawrāta fīhā hudan wanūrun yaḥkumu bihā l-nabiyūna alladhīna aslamū lilladhīna hādū wal-rabāniyūna wal-aḥbāru bimā us'tuḥ'fiẓū min kitābi l-lahi wakānū ʿalayhi shuhadāa falā takhshawū l-nāsa wa-ikh'shawni walā tashtarū biāyātī thamanan qalīlan waman lam yaḥkum bimā anzala l-lahu fa-ulāika humu l-kāfirūna

Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allāh] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allāh, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price [i.e., worldly gain]. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.(44)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed
  2. أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāWe revealed
  3. ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَl-tawrātathe Taurat
  4. فِيهَاfīhāin it
  5. هُدًىhudan(was) Guidance
  6. وَنُورٌ ۚwanūrunand light
  7. يَحْكُمُyaḥkumujudged
  8. بِهَاbihāby it
  9. ٱلنَّبِيُّونَl-nabiyūnathe Prophets
  10. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  11. أَسْلَمُوا۟aslamūhad submitted (to Allah)
  12. لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
  13. هَادُوا۟hādūwere Jews
  14. وَٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَwal-rabāniyūnaand the Rabbis
  15. وَٱلْأَحْبَارُwal-aḥbāruand the scholars
  16. بِمَاbimāwith what
  17. ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟us'tuḥ'fiẓūthey were entrusted
  18. مِنminof
  19. كِتَٰبِkitābi(the) Book
  20. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  21. وَكَانُوا۟wakānūand they were
  22. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito it
  23. شُهَدَآءَ ۚshuhadāawitnesses
  24. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
  25. تَخْشَوُا۟takhshawūfear
  26. ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
  27. وَٱخْشَوْنِwa-ikh'shawnibut fear Me
  28. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  29. تَشْتَرُوا۟tashtarūsell
  30. بَِٔايَٰتِىbiāyātīMy Verses
  31. ثَمَنًاthamanan(for) a price
  32. قَلِيلًا ۚqalīlanlittle
  33. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  34. لَّمْlam(does) not
  35. يَحْكُمyaḥkumjudge
  36. بِمَآbimāby what
  37. أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
  38. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  39. فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
  40. هُمُhumu[they]
  41. ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna(are) the disbelievers

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