Quran 5:42 — Al-Maaida, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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-
سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِنْ جَاءُوكَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ
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
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- who listen to falsehood, and consume the unlawful. If they come to thee, judge thou between them, or turn away from them; if thou turnest away from them, they will hurt thee nothing; and if thou judgest, judge justly between them; God loves the just.
- Muhammad Asad
- those who eagerly listen to any falsehood, greedily swallowing all that is evil! Hence, if they come to thee [for judgment], thou mayest either judge between them or leave them alone: for, if thou leave them alone, they cannot harm thee in any way. But if thou dost judge, judge between them with equity: verily, God knows those who act equitably.
- Sahih International
- [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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | سَمَّـٰعُونَsammāʿūna | Listeners | سمع |
| 2 | لِلْكَذِبِlil'kadhibi | to [the] falsehood | كذب |
| 3 | أَكَّـٰلُونَakkālūna | devourers | أكل |
| 4 | لِلسُّحْتِ ۚlilssuḥ'ti | of the forbidden | سحت |
| 5 | فَإِنfa-in | So if | — |
| 6 | جَآءُوكَjāūka | they come to you | جيأ |
| 7 | فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kum | then judge | حكم |
| 8 | بَيْنَهُمْbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 9 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 10 | أَعْرِضْaʿriḍ | turn away | عرض |
| 11 | عَنْهُمْ ۖʿanhum | from them | — |
| 12 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 13 | تُعْرِضْtuʿ'riḍ | you turn away | عرض |
| 14 | عَنْهُمْʿanhum | from them | — |
| 15 | فَلَنfalan | then never | — |
| 16 | يَضُرُّوكَyaḍurrūka | will they harm you | ضرر |
| 17 | شَيْـًۭٔا ۖshayan | (in) anything | شيأ |
| 18 | وَإِنْwa-in | And if | — |
| 19 | حَكَمْتَḥakamta | you judge | حكم |
| 20 | فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kum | then judge | حكم |
| 21 | بَيْنَهُمbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 22 | بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚbil-qis'ṭi | with [the] justice | قسط |
| 23 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 24 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 25 | يُحِبُّyuḥibbu | loves | حبب |
| 26 | ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīna | the ones who are just | قسط |