Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:52 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 52 / 120 · Page 117

ۚ فَتَرَى الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يُسَارِعُونَ فِيهِمْ يَقُولُونَ نَخْشَى أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَائِرَةٌ فَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَ بِالْفَتْحِ أَوْ أَمْرٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِ فَيُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا أَسَرُّوا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ نَادِمِينَ

Word by Word

ۚ
فَتَرَى
fatara
And you see
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those
فِي
fi
in
قُلُوبِهِم
qulubihim
their hearts
مَّرَضٌ
maradun
(is) a disease
يُسَارِعُونَ
yusari'una
they hasten
فِيهِمْ
fihim
to them
يَقُولُونَ
yaquluna
saying
نَخْشَى
nakhsha
We fear
أَن
an
that
تُصِيبَنَا
tusibana
(may) strike us
دَائِرَةٌ
dairatun
a misfortune
فَعَسَى
fa'asa
But perhaps
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِيَ
yatiya
will bring
بِالْفَتْحِ
bil-fathi
the victory
أَوْ
aw
or
أَمْرٍ
amrin
a decision
مِّنْ
min
from
عِندِهِ
indihi
(of) Him
فَيُصْبِحُوا
fayus'bihu
Then they will become
عَلَى
ala
for
مَا
ma
what
أَسَرُّوا
asarru
they had concealed
فِي
fi
within
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
نَادِمِينَ
nadimina
regretful

Transliteration

Fataral lazeena fee quloobihim maraduny yusaari'oona feehim yaqooloona nakhshaaa an tuseebanaa daaa'irah; fa'asallaahu ai yaatiya bilfathi aw amrim min 'indihee fa yusbihoo 'alaa maaa asarroo feee anfusihim naadimeen

Translation

So you see those in whose hearts is disease hastening into [association with] them, saying, "We are afraid a misfortune may strike us." But perhaps Allah will bring conquest or a decision from Him, and they will become, over what they have been concealing within themselves, regretful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

You will see, O Messenger, those weak in faith rushing to become friends with the Jews and the Christians, saying, ‘We fear that these people will gain victory and when they come into power we will be harmed’. Perhaps Allah will give victory to the Messenger and the believers or bring something from Him that will crush the force of the Jews and their allies. Those who rush to befriend them will then regret the hypocrisy they kept hidden within their hearts, because the weak links they held on to will be for nothing.

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

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