Quran 5:27 — Al-Maaida, verse 27
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[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.
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
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
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And recite thou to them the story of the two sons of Adam truthfully, when they offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted of one of them, and not accepted of the other. 'I will surely slay thee,' said one. 'God accepts only of the godfearing,' said the other.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND CONVEY unto them, setting forth the truth, the story of the two sons of Adam -how each offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one of them whereas it was not accepted from the other. [And Cain] said: "I will surely slay thee!" [Abel] replied: "Behold, God accepts only from those who are conscious of Him.
- Sahih International
- 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].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَٱتْلُwa-ut'lu | And recite | تلو |
| 2 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 3 | نَبَأَnaba-a | the story | نبأ |
| 4 | ٱبْنَىْib'nay | (of) two sons | بني |
| 5 | ءَادَمَādama | (of) Adam | — |
| 6 | بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqi | in truth | حقق |
| 7 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 8 | قَرَّبَاqarrabā | both offered | قرب |
| 9 | قُرْبَانًۭاqur'bānan | a sacrifice | قرب |
| 10 | فَتُقُبِّلَfatuqubbila | and it was accepted | قبل |
| 11 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 12 | أَحَدِهِمَاaḥadihimā | one of them | أحد |
| 13 | وَلَمْwalam | and not | — |
| 14 | يُتَقَبَّلْyutaqabbal | was accepted | قبل |
| 15 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 16 | ٱلْـَٔاخَرِl-ākhari | the other | أخر |
| 17 | قَالَqāla | Said (the latter) | قول |
| 18 | لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖla-aqtulannaka | Surely I will kill you | قتل |
| 19 | قَالَqāla | Said (the former) | قول |
| 20 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 21 | يَتَقَبَّلُyataqabbalu | accepts | قبل |
| 22 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (does) Allah | أله |
| 23 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 24 | ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīna | the God fearing | وقي |