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

Quran 5:42

5:42

سَمَّـٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّـٰلُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ

sammāʿūna lil'kadhibi akkālūna lilssuḥ'ti fa-in jāūka fa-uḥ'kum baynahum aw aʿriḍ ʿanhum wa-in tuʿ'riḍ ʿanhum falan yaḍurrūka shayan wa-in ḥakamta fa-uḥ'kum baynahum bil-qis'ṭi inna l-laha yuḥibbu l-muq'siṭīna

[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muḥammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.

— Saheeh International

they listen eagerly to lies and consume what is unlawful. If they come to you [Prophet] for judgement, you can either judge between them, or decline- if you decline, they will not harm you in any way, but if you do judge between them, judge justly: God loves the just-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

(They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allâh loves those who act justly.

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

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Word by Word

سَمَّـٰعُونَsammāʿūnaListeners
لِلْكَذِبِlil'kadhibito [the] falsehood
أَكَّـٰلُونَakkālūnadevourers
لِلسُّحْتِۚlilssuḥ'tiof the forbidden
فَإِنfa-inSo if
جَآءُوكَjāūkathey come to you
فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
أَوْawor
أَعْرِضْaʿriḍturn away
عَنْهُمْۖʿanhumfrom them
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تُعْرِضْtuʿ'riḍyou turn away
عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
فَلَنfalanthen never
يَضُرُّوكَyaḍurrūkawill they harm you
شَيْـًۭٔاۖshayan(in) anything
وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
حَكَمْتَḥakamtayou judge
فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
بِٱلْقِسْطِۚbil-qis'ṭiwith [the] justice
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathe ones who are just