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Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayat 49 in Arabic Text

وَأَنِ ٱحۡكُم بَيۡنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ وَٱحۡذَرۡهُمۡ أَن يَفۡتِنُوكَ عَنۢ بَعۡضِ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡكَۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُصِيبَهُم بِبَعۡضِ ذُنُوبِهِمۡۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَفَٰسِقُونَ
Wa anih kum bainahum bimaaa anzalal laahu wa laa tattabi’ ahwaaa’ahum wahzarhum ai yaftinooka ‘am ba’di maaa anzalal laahu ilaika fa in tawallaw fa’lam annamaa yureedul laahu ai yuseebahum biba’di zunoobihim; wa inna kaseeram minan naasi lafaasiqoon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 49

Sahih International
And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you. And if they turn away – then know that Allah only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient.

Yusuf Ali
And this (He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crime it is Allah’s purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious.

Abul Ala Maududi
Therefore, judge bet-ween them (O Muhammad!) by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their desires, and beware lest they tempt you away from anything of what Allah has revealed to you. And if they turn away, then know well that Allah has indeed decided to afflict them for some of their sins. For surely many of them are transgressors.

Muhsin Khan
And so judge (you O Muhammad SAW) between them by what Allah has revealed and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they turn you (O Muhammad SAW) far away from some of that which Allah has sent down to you. And if they turn away, then know that Allah’s Will is to punish them for some sins of theirs. And truly, most of men are Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah).

Pickthall
So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires, but beware of them lest they seduce thee from some part of that which Allah hath revealed unto thee. And if they turn away, then know that Allah’s Will is to smite them for some sin of theirs. Lo! many of mankind are evil-livers.

Dr. Ghali
And (that) you should judge between them according to what Allah has sent down. And do not ever follow their prejudices, and beware of them (lest) they tempt you away from some (part) of what Allah has sent down to you. So, in case they turn away, then know that Allah wills only to afflict them for some of their guilty deeds; and surely many of mankind are indeed immoral.

Abdel Haleem
So [Prophet] judge between them according to what God has sent down. Do not follow their whims, and take good care that they do not tempt you away from any of what God has sent down to you. If they turn away, remember that God intends to punish them for some of the sins they have committed: a great many people are lawbreakers.

Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ ان کے معاملات میں خدا کی نازل کرده وحی کے مطابق ہی حکم کیا کیجیئے، ان کی خواہشوں کی تابعداری نہ کیجیئے اور ان سے ہوشیار رہیئے کہ کہیں یہ آپ کو اللہ کے اتارے ہوئے کسی حکم سے ادھر ادھر نہ کریں، اگر یہ لوگ منھ پھیر لیں تو یقین کریں کہ اللہ کا اراده یہی ہے کہ انہیں ان کے بعض گناہوں کی سزا دے ہی ڈالے اور اکثر لوگ نا فرمان ہی ہوتے ہیں

Quran 5 Verse 49 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Ma’idah ayat 49, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(5:49) Therefore, judge bet-ween them (O Muhammad!)[82] by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their desires, and beware lest they tempt you away from anything of what Allah has revealed to you. And if they turn away, then know well that Allah has indeed decided to afflict them for some of their sins. For surely many of them are transgressors.


82. Following this parenthetical clause, the previous subject is resumed.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 49 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 48 which provides the complete commentary from verse 48 through 50.

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