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

Quran 5:50

5:50

أَفَحُكْمَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

afaḥuk'ma l-jāhiliyati yabghūna waman aḥsanu mina l-lahi ḥuk'man liqawmin yūqinūna

Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allāh in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].

— Saheeh International

Do they want judgement according to the time of pagan ignorance? Is there any better judge than God for those of firm faith?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Do they then seek the judgement of (the days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allâh for a people who have firm Faith.

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

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Word by Word

أَفَحُكْمَafaḥuk'maIs it then the judgment
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِl-jāhiliyati(of the time of) ignorance
يَبْغُونَۚyabghūnathey seek
وَمَنْwamanAnd who (is)
أَحْسَنُaḥsanubetter
مِنَminathan
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
حُكْمًۭاḥuk'man(in) judgment
لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor a people
يُوقِنُونَyūqinūna(who) firmly believe