Quran 5:41 — Al-Maaida, verse 41
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Messenger, do not be grieved by those who race to surpass one another in disbelief- those who say with their mouths, ‘We believe,’ but have no faith in their hearts, and the Jews who listen eagerly to lies and to those who have not even met you, who distort the meanings of [revealed] words and say [to each other], ‘If you are given this ruling, accept it, but if you are not, then beware!’––if God intends some people to be so misguided, you will be powerless against God on their behalf. These are the ones whose hearts God does not intend to cleanse- a disgrace for them in this world, and then a heavy punishment in the Hereafter-
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۛ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُوا ۛ سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ سَمَّاعُونَ لِقَوْمٍ آخَرِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوكَ ۖ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوَاضِعِهِ ۖ يَقُولُونَ إِنْ أُوتِيتُمْ هَـٰذَا فَخُذُوهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ تُؤْتَوْهُ فَاحْذَرُوا ۚ وَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَنْ تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا خِزْيٌ ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
yāayyuhā l-rasūlu lā yaḥzunka alladhīna yusāriʿūna fī l-kuf'ri mina alladhīna qālū āmannā bi-afwāhihim walam tu'min qulūbuhum wamina alladhīna hādū sammāʿūna lil'kadhibi sammāʿūna liqawmin ākharīna lam yatūka yuḥarrifūna l-kalima min baʿdi mawāḍiʿihi yaqūlūna in ūtītum hādhā fakhudhūhu wa-in lam tu'tawhu fa-iḥ'dharū waman yuridi l-lahu fit'natahu falan tamlika lahu mina l-lahi shayan ulāika alladhīna lam yuridi l-lahu an yuṭahhira qulūbahum lahum fī l-dun'yā khiz'yun walahum fī l-ākhirati ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O Messenger, let them not grieve thee that vie with one another in unbelief, such men as say with their mouths 'We believe' but their hearts believe not; and the Jews who listen to falsehood, listen to other folk, who have not come to thee, perverting words from their meanings, saying, 'If you are given this, then take it; if you are not given it, beware!' Whomsoever God desires to try, thou canst not avail him anything with God. Those are they whose hearts God desired not to purify; for them is degradation in this world; and in the world to come awaits them a mighty chastisement;
- Muhammad Asad
- O APOSTLE! Be not grieved by those who vie with one another in denying the truth: such as those who say with their mouths, "We believe," the while their hearts do not believe; and such of the Jewish faith as eagerly listen to any falsehood, eagerly listen to other people without having come to thee [for enlightenment]. They distort the meaning of the [revealed] words, taking them out of their context, saying [to themselves], "If such-and-such [teaching] is vouchsafed unto you, accept it; but if it is not vouchsafed unto you, be on your guard!" [Be not grieved by them-] for if God wills anyone to be tempted to evil, thou canst in no wise prevail with God in his behalf. It is they whose hearts God is not willing to cleanse. Theirs shall be ignominy in this world, and awesome suffering in the life to come-
- Sahih International
- O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief – of those who say, "We believe" with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their [proper] places [i.e., usages], saying, "If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware." But he for whom Allāh intends fitnah - never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allāh. Those are the ones for whom Allāh does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O | — |
| 2 | ٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūlu | Messenger | رسل |
| 3 | لَاlā | Let not | — |
| 4 | يَحْزُنكَyaḥzunka | grieve you | حزن |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 6 | يُسَـٰرِعُونَyusāriʿūna | hasten | سرع |
| 7 | فِىfī | in (to) | — |
| 8 | ٱلْكُفْرِl-kuf'ri | [the] disbelief | كفر |
| 9 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 10 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 11 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | said | قول |
| 12 | ءَامَنَّاāmannā | We believe | أمن |
| 13 | بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْbi-afwāhihim | with their mouths | فوه |
| 14 | وَلَمْwalam | and not | — |
| 15 | تُؤْمِنtu'min | believe | أمن |
| 16 | قُلُوبُهُمْ ۛqulūbuhum | their hearts | قلب |
| 17 | وَمِنَwamina | and from | — |
| 18 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 19 | هَادُوا۟ ۛhādū | (are) Jews | هود |
| 20 | سَمَّـٰعُونَsammāʿūna | They (are) listeners | سمع |
| 21 | لِلْكَذِبِlil'kadhibi | to falsehood | كذب |
| 22 | سَمَّـٰعُونَsammāʿūna | (and) listeners | سمع |
| 23 | لِقَوْمٍliqawmin | for people | قوم |
| 24 | ءَاخَرِينَākharīna | other | أخر |
| 25 | لَمْlam | (who have) not | — |
| 26 | يَأْتُوكَ ۖyatūka | come to you | أتي |
| 27 | يُحَرِّفُونَyuḥarrifūna | They distort | حرف |
| 28 | ٱلْكَلِمَl-kalima | the words | كلم |
| 29 | مِنۢmin | from | — |
| 30 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 31 | مَوَاضِعِهِۦ ۖmawāḍiʿihi | their context | وضع |
| 32 | يَقُولُونَyaqūlūna | saying | قول |
| 33 | إِنْin | If | — |
| 34 | أُوتِيتُمْūtītum | you are given | أتي |
| 35 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 36 | فَخُذُوهُfakhudhūhu | [so] take it | أخذ |
| 37 | وَإِنwa-in | but if | — |
| 38 | لَّمْlam | not | — |
| 39 | تُؤْتَوْهُtu'tawhu | you are given it | أتي |
| 40 | فَٱحْذَرُوا۟ ۚfa-iḥ'dharū | then beware | حذر |
| 41 | وَمَنwaman | And (for) whom | — |
| 42 | يُرِدِyuridi | intends | رود |
| 43 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 44 | فِتْنَتَهُۥfit'natahu | his trial | فتن |
| 45 | فَلَنfalan | then never | — |
| 46 | تَمْلِكَtamlika | will you have power | ملك |
| 47 | لَهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 48 | مِنَmina | against | — |
| 49 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 50 | شَيْـًٔا ۚshayan | anything | شيأ |
| 51 | أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāika | Those | — |
| 52 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (are) the ones | — |
| 53 | لَمْlam | never | — |
| 54 | يُرِدِyuridi | will intend | رود |
| 55 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 56 | أَنan | that | — |
| 57 | يُطَهِّرَyuṭahhira | He purifies | طهر |
| 58 | قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚqulūbahum | their hearts | قلب |
| 59 | لَهُمْlahum | For them | — |
| 60 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 61 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | the world | دنو |
| 62 | خِزْىٌۭ ۖkhiz'yun | (is) disgrace | خزي |
| 63 | وَلَهُمْwalahum | and for them | — |
| 64 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 65 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati | the Hereafter | أخر |
| 66 | عَذَابٌʿadhābun | (is) a punishment | عذب |
| 67 | عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmun | great | عظم |