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

Quran 5:27

5:27

۞ وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱبْنَىْ ءَادَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

wa-ut'lu ʿalayhim naba-a ib'nay ādama bil-ḥaqi idh qarrabā qur'bānan fatuqubbila min aḥadihimā walam yutaqabbal mina l-ākhari qāla la-aqtulannaka qāla innamā yataqabbalu l-lahu mina l-mutaqīna

And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both made an offering [to Allāh], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allāh only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].

— Saheeh International

[Prophet], tell them the truth about the story of Adam’s two sons: each of them offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one and not the other. One said, ‘I will kill you,’ but the other said, ‘God only accepts the sacrifice of those who are mindful of Him.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) recite to them (the Jews) the story of the two sons of Adam (Hâbîl and Qâbîl-Abel and Cain) in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allâh), it was accepted from the one but not from the other. The latter said to the former: "I will surely kill you." The former said: "Verily, Allâh accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2)."

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

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۞ وَٱتْلُwa-ut'luAnd recite
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
نَبَأَnaba-athe story
ٱبْنَىْib'nay(of) two sons
ءَادَمَādama(of) Adam
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
إِذْidhwhen
قَرَّبَاqarrabāboth offered
قُرْبَانًۭاqur'bānana sacrifice
فَتُقُبِّلَfatuqubbilaand it was accepted
مِنْminfrom
أَحَدِهِمَاaḥadihimāone of them
وَلَمْwalamand not
يُتَقَبَّلْyutaqabbalwas accepted
مِنَminafrom
ٱلْـَٔاخَرِl-ākharithe other
قَالَqālaSaid (the latter)
لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَۖla-aqtulannakaSurely I will kill you
قَالَqālaSaid (the former)
إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
يَتَقَبَّلُyataqabbaluaccepts
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(does) Allah
مِنَminafrom
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe God fearing