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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 18
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are the children of Allâh and His loved ones." Say: "Why then does He punish you for your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings of those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allâh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them; and to Him is the return (of all).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَتِ
waqālati
And said
ٱلْيَهُودُ
l-yahūdu
the Jews
وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ
wal-naṣārā
and the Christians
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We (are)
أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟
abnāu
(the) children
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ
wa-aḥibbāuhu
and His beloved
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَلِمَ
falima
Then why
يُعَذِّبُكُم
yuʿadhibukum
(does He) punish you
بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ
bidhunūbikum
for your sins
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَنتُم
antum
you (are)
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
human beings
مِّمَّنْ
mimman
from among (those)
خَلَقَ ۚ
khalaqa
He created
يَغْفِرُ
yaghfiru
He forgives
لِمَن
liman
[for] whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيُعَذِّبُ
wayuʿadhibu
and punishes
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And for Allah
مُلْكُ
mul'ku
(is the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ
baynahumā
(is) between them
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
l-maṣīru
(is) the final return
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18. The Jews and the Christians both say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved ones." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins? Rather, you are human beings like [49] those He has created." He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the final return.
[49] That is, you are not a superior creation but are just like ordinary human beings. You too will be questioned before Allah just as other people will be, then Allah will forgive whom He wills and will seize whom He wills in recompense for his sins, and whatever He does, He is the Absolute Authority. Because He is the Owner of everything in the universe, nothing can raise its head before Him, and everyone will have to be presented before Him, and this is a reality from which there is no escape.
[49] That is, you are not a superior creation but are just like ordinary human beings. You too will be questioned before Allah just as other people will be, then Allah will forgive whom He wills and will seize whom He wills in recompense for his sins, and whatever He does, He is the Absolute Authority. Because He is the Owner of everything in the universe, nothing can raise its head before Him, and everyone will have to be presented before Him, and this is a reality from which there is no escape.
