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Quran 5:18

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 18 of 120 · Juz 6

وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّـٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم ۖ بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۚ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translations of Quran 5:18
EnglishTalal Itani

The Jews and the Christians say, “We are the children of Allah, and His beloved.” Say, “Why then does He punish you for your sins?” In fact, you are humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them, and to Him is the return.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones. Say: Why then doth He chastise you for your sins? Nay, ye are but mortals of His creating. He forgiveth whom He will, and chastiseth whom He will. Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and unto Him is the journeying.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de Yehud ve Nesârâ "biz Allah’ın oğulları ve sevgilileriyiz" dediler, de ki: öyle de niçin size günâhlarınızla azab ediyor? Doğrusu siz onun yarattıklarından bir beşersiniz, dilediğine mağfiret ediyor dilediğine azab, göklerin ve yerin ve aralarındakilerin mülkü bütün Allah’ın’dır, nihayet dönüş de onadır.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous sommes les fils de Dieu et ses amis chéris, disent les juifs et les chrétiens. Réponds-leur : Pourquoi donc vous punit-il de vos péchés ? Vous n’êtes qu’une portion des hommes qu’il a créés ; Il pardonne ou châtie à son gré. À lui appartient la souveraineté des cieux, de la terre, et de tout ce qui est entre eux. Il est le terme où tout aboutira un jour.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De Joden en Christenen zeggen, wij zijn de kinderen Gods en zijne geliefden. Antwoord: Waarom straft hij u dan voor uwe zonden? Maar gij zijt slechts menschen, van diegenen, welke hij heeft geschapen. Hij vergeeft aan wie het hem behaagt, en hij straft wie hem behaagt; en Gode behoort het koninkrijk des hemels en der aarde, en alles wat tusschen beide is; en tot hem keert alles terug.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Noi siamo i figli di Dio, ed i suoi prediletti, dicono gli ebrei ed i cristiani. Rispondi ad essi: Perchè dunque vi punisce dei vostri peccati? Voi non siete che una parte degli uomini che ha creati; egli perdona, o gastiga, a sua voglia; egli è il sovrano del cielo, e della terra, e dello spazio; egli è il punto dove tutto finirà un giorno.

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