Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:54 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 54 / 120 · Page 117

ۚ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

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ۚ
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
مَن
man
Whoever
يَرْتَدَّ
yartadda
turns back
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
عَن
an
from
دِينِهِ
dinihi
his religion
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
يَأْتِي
yati
(will be) brought
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
بِقَوْمٍ
biqawmin
a people
يُحِبُّهُمْ
yuhibbuhum
whom He loves
وَيُحِبُّونَهُ
wayuhibbunahu
and they love Him
أَذِلَّةٍ
adhillatin
humble
عَلَى
ala
towards
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
أَعِزَّةٍ
a'izzatin
(and) stern
عَلَى
ala
towards
الْكَافِرِينَ
al-kafirina
the disbelievers
يُجَاهِدُونَ
yujahiduna
striving
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَخَافُونَ
yakhafuna
fearing
لَوْمَةَ
lawmata
the blame
لَائِمٍ
laimin
(of) a critic
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
فَضْلُ
fadlu
(is the) Grace
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tihi
He grants
مَن
man
whom
يَشَاءُ
yashau
He wills
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
وَاسِعٌ
wasi'un
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
All-Knowing

Transliteration

Yaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo mai yartadda minkum 'an deenihee fasawfa yaatil laahu biqawminy yuhibbuhum wa yuhibboonahoo azillatin 'alal mu'mineena a'izzatin 'alal kaafireena yujaahidoona fee sabeelil laahi wa laa yakhaafoona lawmata laaa'im; zaalika fadlul laahi yu'teehi mai yashaaa'; wallaahu Waasi'un 'Aleem

Translation

O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, if anyone of you turns back from their religion to disbelief, then Allah will soon replace them with a people whom He will love and who will love Him due to their steadfastness. They will be compassionate towards the believers and harsh towards the disbelievers. They will strive with their wealth and their lives so that Allah’s word is victorious. They will not fear the one who blames them, because their concern will be Allah’s pleasure and blame rather than that of created things. That is Allah’s grace which He gives to whomever of His servants He wishes. Allah’s grace and kindness is wide and He knows who is deserving of the same and who is not.

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

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