Surah Al-Ma'idah (المائدة) • The Table Spread

Quran 5:18

5:18

وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

waqālati l-yahūdu wal-naṣārā naḥnu abnāu l-lahi wa-aḥibbāuhu qul falima yuʿadhibukum bidhunūbikum bal antum basharun mimman khalaqa yaghfiru liman yashāu wayuʿadhibu man yashāu walillahi mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā wa-ilayhi l-maṣīru

But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allāh and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.

— Saheeh International

The Jews and the Christians say, ‘We are the children of God and His beloved ones.’ Say, ‘Then why does He punish you for your sins? You are merely human beings, part of His creation: He forgives whoever He will and punishes whoever He will. Control of the heavens and earth and all that is between them belongs to Him: all journeys lead to Him.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allâh and His loved ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings of those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allâh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them; and to Him is the return (of all).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَقَالَتِwaqālatiAnd said
ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰwal-naṣārāand the Christians
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe (are)
أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟abnāu(the) children
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥۚwa-aḥibbāuhuand His beloved
قُلْqulSay
فَلِمَfalimaThen why
يُعَذِّبُكُمyuʿadhibukum(does He) punish you
بِذُنُوبِكُمۖbidhunūbikumfor your sins
بَلْbalNay
أَنتُمantumyou (are)
بَشَرٌۭbasharunhuman beings
مِّمَّنْmimmanfrom among (those)
خَلَقَۚkhalaqaHe created
يَغْفِرُyaghfiruHe forgives
لِمَنliman[for] whom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
وَيُعَذِّبُwayuʿadhibuand punishes
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
وَلِلَّهِwalillahiAnd for Allah
مُلْكُmul'ku(is the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
وَمَاwamāand whatever
بَيْنَهُمَاۖbaynahumā(is) between them
وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the final return