Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 49
وَأَنِ ٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَٱحْذَرْهُمْ أَن يَفْتِنُوكَ عَنۢ بَعْضِ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُصِيبَهُم بِبَعْضِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَفَـٰسِقُونَ
And judge, [O Muḥammad], between them by what Allāh has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allāh has revealed to you. And if they turn away - then know that Allāh only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.
Word by word
- وَأَنِwa-aniAnd that
- ٱحْكُمuḥ'kumyou judge
- بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
- بِمَآbimāby what
- أَنزَلَanzala(has) revealed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَتَّبِعْtattabiʿfollow
- أَهْوَآءَهُمْahwāahumtheir vain desires
- وَٱحْذَرْهُمْwa-iḥ'dharhumand beware of them
- أَنanlest
- يَفْتِنُوكَyaftinūkathey tempt you away
- عَنۢʿanfrom
- بَعْضِbaʿḍisome
- مَآmā(of) what
- أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- إِلَيْكَ ۖilaykato you
- فَإِنfa-inAnd if
- تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn away
- فَٱعْلَمْfa-iʿ'lamthen know that
- أَنَّمَاannamāonly
- يُرِيدُyurīduintends
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- أَنanto
- يُصِيبَهُمyuṣībahumafflict them
- بِبَعْضِbibaʿḍifor some
- ذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗdhunūbihim(of) their sins
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
- لَفَـٰسِقُونَlafāsiqūna(are) defiantly disobedient
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