Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:11 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 11 / 120 · Page 109

ۖ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Word by Word

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ۚ
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe!
اذْكُرُوا
udh'kuru
Remember
نِعْمَتَ
ni'mata
(the) Favor
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
upon you
إِذْ
idh
when
هَمَّ
hamma
(were) determined
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
a people
أَن
an
[to]
يَبْسُطُوا
yabsutu
stretch
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
towards you
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
فَكَفَّ
fakaffa
but He restrained
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
عَنكُمْ
ankum
from you
وَاتَّقُوا
wa-ittaqu
And fear
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَعَلَى
wa'ala
And upon
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
so let put the trust
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers

Transliteration

Yaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanuz kuroo ni'matallaahi 'alaikum iz hamma qawmun ai yabsutooo ilaikum aidiyahm fakaffa aidiyahum 'ankum wattaqullaah; wa'alal laahi fal yatawakalil mu'minoon

Translation

O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when a people determined to extend their hands [in aggression] against you, but He withheld their hands from you; and fear Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, remember, with your hearts and tongues, the favours Allah has given you, such as safety and the placing of fear in the hearts of your enemies, when they intended to stretch their hands towards you in order to attack you. Allah turned them away from you and protected you from them. Be mindful of Allah by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions. Let the believers place their reliance in Allah alone, in order to achieve their religious and worldly interests.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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