Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:63 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 63 / 120 · Page 118

ۚ لَوْلَا يَنْهَاهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ الْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ السُّحْتَ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَصْنَعُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
لَوْلَا
lawla
Why (do) not
يَنْهَاهُمُ
yanhahumu
forbid them
الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ
al-rabaniyuna
the Rabbis
وَالْأَحْبَارُ
wal-ahbaru
and the religious scholars
عَن
an
from
قَوْلِهِمُ
qawlihimu
their saying
الْإِثْمَ
al-ith'ma
the sinful
وَأَكْلِهِمُ
wa-aklihimu
and their eating
السُّحْتَ
al-suh'ta
(of) the forbidden
لَبِئْسَ
labi'sa
Surely evil
مَا
ma
(is) what
كَانُوا
kanu
they used to
يَصْنَعُونَ
yasna'una
do

Transliteration

Law laa yanhaahumur rabbaaniyyoona wal ahbaaru 'an qawlihimul ismaa wa aklihimus suht; labi'sa maa kaanoo yasna'oon

Translation

Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Why do their leaders and scholars not prohibit them from the lying, false testimony and wrongful consumption of the wealth of people that they rush towards? This action of their leaders and scholars, who do not prohibit them from evil, is wrong.

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

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