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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 80
تَرَىٰ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لَهُمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ أَن سَخِطَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَفِى ٱلْعَذَابِ هُمْ خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them; for that (reason) Allâh’s Wrath fell upon them, and in torment they will abide.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تَرَىٰ
tarā
You see
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
يَتَوَلَّوْنَ
yatawallawna
taking as allies
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ
kafarū
disbelieved
لَبِئْسَ
labi'sa
Surely evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
قَدَّمَتْ
qaddamat
sent forth
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَنفُسُهُمْ
anfusuhum
their souls
أَن
an
that
سَخِطَ
sakhiṭa
became angry
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
with them
وَفِى
wafī
and in
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
the punishment
هُمْ
hum
they
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
(will) abide forever
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80. You will see many of them befriending the disbelievers [126]. Evil indeed is what their souls have sent ahead for themselves, for Allah is displeased with them, and they will abide forever in punishment.
[126]
The Jews’ Friendship with the Polytheists:
Here, the disbelievers refer to the polytheists, because these disobedient ones, transgressors, and those who do not forbid evil have already been declared disbelievers in the previous verse. The friendship of such Jews with the polytheists was also an inner effect of the curse that was placed upon them. The outward effect was that their forms were transformed, turning them into apes and swine, and the inner effect was that, despite believing in Allah, His Prophets, His Book, and the Day of Judgment, they formed friendships with people who neither believe in the Day of Judgment, nor in any book, nor in the Prophets. Rather, instead of following the teachings of the Prophets, they are devoted to idols and deities and worship them.
[126]
The Jews’ Friendship with the Polytheists:
Here, the disbelievers refer to the polytheists, because these disobedient ones, transgressors, and those who do not forbid evil have already been declared disbelievers in the previous verse. The friendship of such Jews with the polytheists was also an inner effect of the curse that was placed upon them. The outward effect was that their forms were transformed, turning them into apes and swine, and the inner effect was that, despite believing in Allah, His Prophets, His Book, and the Day of Judgment, they formed friendships with people who neither believe in the Day of Judgment, nor in any book, nor in the Prophets. Rather, instead of following the teachings of the Prophets, they are devoted to idols and deities and worship them.
