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Quran 5:117

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 117 of 120 · Juz 7

مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَمَرْتَنِى بِهِۦٓ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ ۚ وَكُنتُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا مَّا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِى كُنتَ أَنتَ ٱلرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

Translations of Quran 5:117
EnglishTalal Itani

I only told them what You commanded me: that you shall worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. And I was a witness over them while I was among them; but when You took me to Yourself, You became the Watcher over them—You are Witness over everything.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sen bana ne emrettinse ben onlara ancak onu söyledim: hep Rabbim ve Rabbiniz Allah’a kulluk edin dedim ve içlerinde bulunduğum müddetce üzerlerinde şâhid idim, vaktâki Ben-î içlerinden aldın üzerlerinde murâkıb ancak sen kaldın ve zaten sen her şeye şahidsin.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Je ne leur ai dit que ce que tu m’as ordonné de leur dire : Adorez Dieu, mon Seigneur et le vôtre. Tant que je demeurai sur la terre, je pouvais témoigner contre eux ; et, lorsque tu m’as recueilli chez toi, tu avais les yeux sur eux, car tu es témoin de toutes choses.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Ik heb hun niets gezegd, dan wat gij mij hebt geboden; namelijk: Aanbidt God, mijn Heer, en ùw Heer; en ik was getuige van hunne daden, zoo lang ik onder hen bleef; doch sedert gij mij tot u hebt opgenomen, waart gij hun bewaker; want gij zijt getuige van alle dingen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Io non ho detto che quel che tu mi ordinasti di dir loro: Adorate Dio, mio Signore e vostro. Finchè io fui sulla terra, poteva deporre contr’essi; e quando tu mi hai chiamato a te tu avevi gli occhi sovr’essi, poichè vedi tutto.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.