Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 83 (5:83)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰٓ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ ٱلدَّمْعِ مِمَّا …

Quran 5:83 is ayah 83 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 121 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:83
وَإِذَاسَمِعُوا۟مَآأُنزِلَإِلَىٱلرَّسُولِتَرَىٰٓأَعْيُنَهُمْتَفِيضُمِنَٱلدَّمْعِمِمَّاعَرَفُوا۟مِنَٱلْحَقِّ ۖيَقُولُونَرَبَّنَآءَامَنَّافَٱكْتُبْنَامَعَٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ٨٣
wa-idhā samiʿū mā unzila ilā l-rasūli tarā aʿyunahum tafīḍu mina l-damʿi mimmā ʿarafū mina l-ḥaqi yaqūlūna rabbanā āmannā fa-uk'tub'nā maʿa l-shāhidīna

And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.(83)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey listen
  3. مَآmā(to) what
  4. أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
  5. إِلَىilāto
  6. ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūlithe Messenger
  7. تَرَىٰٓtarāyou see
  8. أَعْيُنَهُمْaʿyunahumtheir eyes
  9. تَفِيضُtafīḍuoverflowing
  10. مِنَminawith
  11. ٱلدَّمْعِl-damʿithe tears
  12. مِمَّاmimmāfor what
  13. عَرَفُوا۟ʿarafūthey recognized
  14. مِنَminaof
  15. ٱلْحَقِّ ۖl-ḥaqithe truth
  16. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey say
  17. رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
  18. ءَامَنَّاāmannāwe have believed
  19. فَٱكْتُبْنَاfa-uk'tub'nāso write us
  20. مَعَmaʿawith
  21. ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَl-shāhidīnathe witnesses

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