Surah 5. Al-Ma'idah

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Verses [Section]: 1-5[1], 6-11 [2], 12-19 [3], 20-26 [4], 27-34 [5], 35-43 [6], 44-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-66 [9], 67-77 [10], 78-86 [11], 87-98 [12], 99-100 [13], 101-108 [14], 109-115 [15], 116-120 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 116-120وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidاللّٰهُAllahیٰعِیْسَیO Isaابْنَsonمَرْیَمَ(of) MaryamءَاَنْتَDid youقُلْتَsayلِلنَّاسِto the peopleاتَّخِذُوْنِیْTake meوَ اُمِّیَand my motherاِلٰهَیْنِ(as) two godsمِنْfromدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِ ؕAllahقَالَHe saidسُبْحٰنَكَGlory be to YouمَاNotیَكُوْنُwasلِیْۤfor meاَنْthatاَقُوْلَI sayمَاwhatلَیْسَnotلِیْ ۗIبِحَقٍّ ؔؕ(had) rightاِنْIfكُنْتُI hadقُلْتُهٗsaid itفَقَدْthen surelyعَلِمْتَهٗ ؕYou would have known itتَعْلَمُYou knowمَاwhatفِیْ(is) inنَفْسِیْmyselfوَ لَاۤand notاَعْلَمُI knowمَاwhatفِیْ(is) inنَفْسِكَ ؕYourselfاِنَّكَIndeed, YouاَنْتَYouعَلَّامُ(are) All-Knowerالْغُیُوْبِ (of) the unseen مَاNotقُلْتُI saidلَهُمْto themاِلَّاexceptمَاۤwhatاَمَرْتَنِیْYou commanded meبِهٖۤ[with it]اَنِthatاعْبُدُواYou worshipاللّٰهَAllahرَبِّیْmy Lordوَ رَبَّكُمْ ۚand your Lordوَ كُنْتُAnd I wasعَلَیْهِمْover themشَهِیْدًاa witnessمَّاthatدُمْتُas long as Iفِیْهِمْ ۚ(was) among themفَلَمَّاthen whenتَوَفَّیْتَنِیْYou raised meكُنْتَYou wereاَنْتَ[You]الرَّقِیْبَthe Watcherعَلَیْهِمْ ؕover themوَ اَنْتَand Youعَلٰی(are) onكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingشَهِیْدٌ a Witness اِنْIfتُعَذِّبْهُمْYou punish themفَاِنَّهُمْthen indeed theyعِبَادُكَ ۚ(are) Your slavesوَ اِنْand ifتَغْفِرْYou forgiveلَهُمْ[for] themفَاِنَّكَthen indeed YouاَنْتَYouالْعَزِیْزُ(are) the All-Mightyالْحَكِیْمُ the All-Wise قَالَWill sayاللّٰهُAllahهٰذَاThisیَوْمُDayیَنْفَعُwill profitالصّٰدِقِیْنَthe truthfulصِدْقُهُمْ ؕtheir truthfulnessلَهُمْFor themجَنّٰتٌ(are) Gardensتَجْرِیْflowsمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itالْاَنْهٰرُthe riversخٰلِدِیْنَwill abideفِیْهَاۤin itاَبَدًا ؕforeverرَضِیَis pleasedاللّٰهُAllahعَنْهُمْwith themوَ رَضُوْاand they are pleasedعَنْهُ ؕwith HimذٰلِكَThatالْفَوْزُ(is) the successالْعَظِیْمُ (the) great لِلّٰهِTo Allah (belongs)مُلْكُthe dominionالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthوَ مَاand whatفِیْهِنَّ ؕ(is) in themوَ هُوَAnd Heعَلٰی(is) onكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرٌ۠All-Powerful

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Translation of Verse 116-120

116. And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, "O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?" He will answer, "Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it. You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Knower of all unseen.

117. I never told them anything except what You ordered me to say: "Worship Allah-my Lord and your Lord!" And I was witness over them as long as I remained among them. But when You took me, ²⁶⁷ You were the Witness over them-and You are a Witness over all things.

118. If You punish them, they belong to You after all. ²⁶⁸ But if You forgive them, You are surely the Almighty, All- Wise."

119. Allah will declare, "This is the Day when ˹only˺ the faithful will benefit from their faithfulness. Theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. That is the ultimate triumph."

120. To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything within. And He is Most Capable of everything.

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Commentary

267. This refers to the ascension of Jesus Christ. See footnote for 3:54.

268. i.e., as Your creation, they cannot escape the punishment.