Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 27
۞ وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱبْنَىْ ءَادَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both made an offering [to Allāh], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allāh only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
Al-Ma'idah · 5:27
Word by word
- ۞ وَٱتْلُwa-ut'luAnd recite
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
- نَبَأَnaba-athe story
- ٱبْنَىْib'nay(of) two sons
- ءَادَمَādama(of) Adam
- بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
- إِذْidhwhen
- قَرَّبَاqarrabāboth offered
- قُرْبَانًۭاqur'bānana sacrifice
- فَتُقُبِّلَfatuqubbilaand it was accepted
- مِنْminfrom
- أَحَدِهِمَاaḥadihimāone of them
- وَلَمْwalamand not
- يُتَقَبَّلْyutaqabbalwas accepted
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْـَٔاخَرِl-ākharithe other
- قَالَqālaSaid (the latter)
- لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖla-aqtulannakaSurely I will kill you
- قَالَqālaSaid (the former)
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- يَتَقَبَّلُyataqabbaluaccepts
- ٱللَّهُl-lahu(does) Allah
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe God fearing
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