Sura 5 Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), ayah 27
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وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Translation by words
- وَٱتْلُ
- And recite
- عَلَيْهِمْ
- to them
- نَبَأَ
- the story
- ٱبْنَىْ
- (of) two sons
- ءَادَمَ
- (of) Adam,
- بِٱلْحَقِّ
- in truth,
- إِذْ
- when
- قَرَّبَا
- both offered
- قُرْبَانًا
- a sacrifice,
- فَتُقُبِّلَ
- and it was accepted
- مِنْ
- from
- أَحَدِهِمَا
- one of them
- وَلَمْ
- and not
- يُتَقَبَّلْ
- was accepted
- مِنَ
- from
- ٱلْءَاخَرِ
- the other.
- قَالَ
- Said (the latter),
- لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ
- "Surely I will kill you."
- قَالَ
- Said (the former),
- إِنَّمَا
- "Only
- يَتَقَبَّلُ
- accepts
- ٱللَّهُ
- (does) Allah
- مِنَ
- from
- ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
- the God fearing.
And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice (to Allah), and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said (the latter), "I will surely kill you." Said (the former), "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous (who fear Him).
5:27
Translation: Saheeh International