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

Quran 5:49

5:49

وَأَنِ ٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَٱحْذَرْهُمْ أَن يَفْتِنُوكَ عَنۢ بَعْضِ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُصِيبَهُم بِبَعْضِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَفَـٰسِقُونَ

wa-ani uḥ'kum baynahum bimā anzala l-lahu walā tattabiʿ ahwāahum wa-iḥ'dharhum an yaftinūka ʿan baʿḍi mā anzala l-lahu ilayka fa-in tawallaw fa-iʿ'lam annamā yurīdu l-lahu an yuṣībahum bibaʿḍi dhunūbihim wa-inna kathīran mina l-nāsi lafāsiqūna

And judge, [O Muḥammad], between them by what Allāh has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allāh has revealed to you. And if they turn away - then know that Allāh only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.

— Saheeh International

So [Prophet] judge between them according to what God has sent down. Do not follow their whims, and take good care that they do not tempt you away from any of what God has sent down to you. If they turn away, remember that God intends to punish them for some of the sins they have committed: a great many people are lawbreakers.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And so judge (you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) among them by what Allâh has revealed and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they turn you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) far away from some of that which Allâh has sent down to you. And if they turn away, then know that Allâh’s Will is to punish them for some sins of theirs. And truly, most of men are Fâsiqûn (rebellious and disobedient to Allâh).

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

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Word by Word

وَأَنِwa-aniAnd that
ٱحْكُمuḥ'kumyou judge
بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
بِمَآbimāby what
أَنزَلَanzala(has) revealed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَتَّبِعْtattabiʿfollow
أَهْوَآءَهُمْahwāahumtheir vain desires
وَٱحْذَرْهُمْwa-iḥ'dharhumand beware of them
أَنanlest
يَفْتِنُوكَyaftinūkathey tempt you away
عَنۢʿanfrom
بَعْضِbaʿḍisome
مَآmā(of) what
أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
إِلَيْكَۖilaykato you
فَإِنfa-inAnd if
تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn away
فَٱعْلَمْfa-iʿ'lamthen know that
أَنَّمَاannamāonly
يُرِيدُyurīduintends
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَنanto
يُصِيبَهُمyuṣībahumafflict them
بِبَعْضِbibaʿḍifor some
ذُنُوبِهِمْۗdhunūbihim(of) their sins
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
مِّنَminaof
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
لَفَـٰسِقُونَlafāsiqūna(are) defiantly disobedient