Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 18
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
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.
Word by word
- وَقَالَتِwaqālatiAnd said
- ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
- وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰwal-naṣārāand the Christians
- نَحْنُnaḥnuWe (are)
- أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟abnāu(the) children
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚwa-aḥibbāuhuand His beloved
- قُلْqulSay
- فَلِمَfalimaThen why
- يُعَذِّبُكُمyuʿadhibukum(does He) punish you
- بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖbidhunūbikumfor your sins
- بَلْbalNay
- أَنتُمantumyou (are)
- بَشَرٌۭbasharunhuman beings
- مِّمَّنْmimmanfrom among (those)
- خَلَقَ ۚkhalaqaHe created
- يَغْفِرُyaghfiruHe forgives
- لِمَنliman[for] whom
- يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
- وَيُعَذِّبُwayuʿadhibuand punishes
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
- وَلِلَّهِwalillahiAnd for Allah
- مُلْكُmul'ku(is the) dominion
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
- وَمَاwamāand whatever
- بَيْنَهُمَا ۖbaynahumā(is) between them
- وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
- ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the final return
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