Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 99 (5:99)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

مَّا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ

Quran 5:99 is ayah 99 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 124 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:99
مَّاعَلَىٱلرَّسُولِإِلَّاٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَاتُبْدُونَوَمَاتَكْتُمُونَ٩٩
mā ʿalā l-rasūli illā l-balāghu wal-lahu yaʿlamu mā tub'dūna wamā taktumūna

Not upon the Messenger is [responsibility] except [for] notification. And Allāh knows whatever you reveal and whatever you conceal.(99)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāNot
  2. عَلَىʿalāon
  3. ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūlithe Messenger
  4. إِلَّاillāexcept
  5. ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗl-balāghuthe conveyance
  6. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  7. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
  8. مَاmāwhat
  9. تُبْدُونَtub'dūnayou reveal
  10. وَمَاwamāand what
  11. تَكْتُمُونَtaktumūnayou conceal

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