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Al-Ma'idah 13

Ayah 13 of 120 · Medinan

فَبِمَا نَقۡضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ لَعَنَّٰهُمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا قُلُوبَهُمۡ قَٰسِيَةٗۖ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلۡكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ وَنَسُواْ حَظّٗا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِۦۚ وَلَا تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَىٰ خَآئِنَةٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۖ فَٱعۡفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡفَحۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٣

So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hardened. They distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded.1 And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allāh loves the doers of good.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In the Torah concerning the coming of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ).

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَبِمَاSo forfabimā
  2. نَقۡضِهِمtheir breakingnaqḍihim
  3. مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ(of) their covenantmīthāqahum
  4. لَعَنَّٰهُمۡWe cursed themlaʿannāhum
  5. وَجَعَلۡنَاand We madewajaʿalnā
  6. قُلُوبَهُمۡtheir heartsqulūbahum
  7. قَٰسِيَةٗۖhardqāsiyatan
  8. يُحَرِّفُونَThey distortyuḥarrifūna
  9. ٱلۡكَلِمَthe wordsl-kalima
  10. عَنfromʿan
  11. مَّوَاضِعِهِۦtheir placesmawāḍiʿihi
  12. وَنَسُواْand forgotwanasū
  13. حَظّٗاa partḥaẓẓan
  14. مِّمَّاof whatmimmā
  15. ذُكِّرُواْthey were remindeddhukkirū
  16. بِهِۦۚof [it]bihi
  17. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  18. تَزَالُwill you ceasetazālu
  19. تَطَّلِعُto discovertaṭṭaliʿu
  20. عَلَىٰofʿalā
  21. خَآئِنَةٖtreacherykhāinatin
  22. مِّنۡهُمۡfrom themmin'hum
  23. إِلَّاexceptillā
  24. قَلِيلٗاa fewqalīlan
  25. مِّنۡهُمۡۖof themmin'hum
  26. فَٱعۡفُBut forgivefa-uʿ'fu
  27. عَنۡهُمۡthemʿanhum
  28. وَٱصۡفَحۡۚand overlookwa-iṣ'faḥ
  29. إِنَّIndeedinna
  30. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  31. يُحِبُّlovesyuḥibbu
  32. ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna

Tafsir

Because of their breaking the promise that was taken from them, I distanced them from My mercy and I made their hearts so hard that no good could enter them and no advice could be of any benefit to them. They distort the placing of words by replacing them with other words, and by interpreting them according to their desires. They also left out practicing some of what they were advised to do. You will continuously discover, O Messenger, their betrayal of Allah and His believing servants, with the exception of a few of them, who fulfil the promise taken from them. So pardon them and do not take them to task. Overlook what they do, because that is being good and Allah loves those who do good.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran