Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:28 — translation and meaning
المائدة · Verse 28 / 120 · Page 112
ۖ لَئِن بَسَطتَ إِلَيَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِي مَا أَنَا بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِيَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَقْتُلَكَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
ۖ
لَئِن
la-in
If
بَسَطتَ
basatta
you stretch
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
towards me
يَدَكَ
yadaka
your hand
لِتَقْتُلَنِي
litaqtulani
to kill me
مَا
ma
not
أَنَا
ana
will I
بِبَاسِطٍ
bibasitin
stretch
يَدِيَ
yadiya
my hand
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
towards you
لِأَقْتُلَكَ
li-aqtulaka
to kill you
إِنِّي
inni
indeed I
أَخَافُ
akhafu
fear
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
رَبَّ
rabba
(the) Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds
Transliteration
La'im basatta ilaiya yadaka litaqtulanee maaa ana bibaasitiny yadiya ilaika li aqtulaka inneee akhaaful laaha Rabbal 'aalameen
Translation
If you should raise your hand against me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If you lift your hand intending to kill me, I will not do the same as you. It is not because I am a coward, but because I fear Allah the Lord of all created things.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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