Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:19 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 19 / 120 · Page 111

ۖ ۗ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ عَلَى فَتْرَةٍ مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا جَاءَنَا مِن بَشِيرٍ وَلَا نَذِيرٍ فَقَدْ جَاءَكُم بَشِيرٌ وَنَذِيرٌ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

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ۖ
ۗ
يَا أَهْلَ
yaahla
O People
الْكِتَابِ
al-kitabi
(of) the Book!
قَدْ
qad
Surely
جَاءَكُمْ
jaakum
has come to you
رَسُولُنَا
rasuluna
Our Messenger
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
he makes clear
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
عَلَى
ala
[on]
فَتْرَةٍ
fatratin
(after) an interval (of cessation)
مِّنَ
mina
of
الرُّسُلِ
al-rusuli
the Messengers
أَن
an
lest
تَقُولُوا
taqulu
you say
مَا
ma
Not
جَاءَنَا
jaana
(has) come to us
مِن
min
any
بَشِيرٍ
bashirin
bearer of glad tidings
وَلَا
wala
and not
نَذِيرٍ
nadhirin
a warner
فَقَدْ
faqad
But surely
جَاءَكُم
jaakum
has come to you
بَشِيرٌ
bashirun
a bearer of glad tidings
وَنَذِيرٌ
wanadhirun
and a warner
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلَى
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيْءٍ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌ
qadirun
All-Powerful

Transliteration

Yaaa Ahlal Kitaabi qad jaaa'akum Rasoolunaa yubaiyinu lakum 'alaa fatratim minal Rusuli an taqooloo maa jaaa'anaa mim basheerinw wa laa nazeerin faqad jaaa'akum basheerunw wa nazeer; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer

Translation

O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger to make clear to you [the religion] after a period [of suspension] of messengers, lest you say, "There came not to us any bringer of good tidings or a warner." But there has come to you a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And Allah is over all things competent.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O People of the Scripture, Jews and Christians, My messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) has come to you after a period when there were no messengers and when there was a real need for his mission, so that you do not say as an excuse, ‘No messenger came to us bringing good news of Allah’s reward nor any warning of His punishment’. Muhammad (peace be upon him) has come to you to give you good news of My reward and warn you of My punishment. I am able to do all things. Nothing is outside My ability. It is through My power that I sent the messengers and I sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) as the final messenger.

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

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