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Quran 5:4

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 4 of 120 · Juz 6

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَآ أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ ۖ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ ۙ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّآ أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Translations of Quran 5:4
EnglishTalal Itani

They ask you what is permitted for them. Say, “Permitted for you are all good things, including what trained dogs and falcons catch for you.” You train them according to what Allah has taught you. So eat from what they catch for you, and pronounce Allah’s name over it. And fear Allah. Allah is Swift in reckoning.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sana soruyorlar: Kendileri için helâl kılınan ne? De ki sizin için bütün pâk nimetler helâl kılındı, alıştırarak ve Allah’ın size öğrettiğinden öğreterek yetiştirdiğiniz avcı hayvanların da size tutuverdiklerinden yeyin ve üzerine besmele çekin ve Allah’dan korkun, çünkü Allah’ın muhasebesi çok sür'atlidir.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ils te demanderont ce qui leur est permis. Réponds-leur : Les choses bonnes vous sont permises. La proie des animaux de chasse que vous aurez dressés à la manière des chiens, d’après la science que vous avez reçue de Dieu, vous est permise. Mangez ce qu’ils vous auront procuré en invoquant le nom de Dieu. Craignez-le, car il est prompt à faire rendre compte.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zullen u vragen, wat hun veroorloofd is. Antwoord: de dingen, die goed zijn, zijn u geoorloofd. De prooi der jachtdieren, die gij als honden zult hebben afgericht, naar de wetenschap, die gij van God hebt ontvangen, is u geoorloofd te eten. Eet daarom van hetgeen zij u zullen hebben verschaft, en herdenkt daarbij den naam Gods, en vreest God; want God is snel in het rekenen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ti domanderanno ciò che è loro permesso. Rispondi loro: Le cose buone vi sono permesse. La preda degli animali da caccia che avrete fatta coi ca ni, secondo l’insegnamento ricevuto da Dio, vi è permessa. Mangiate ciò che questi vi avranno procurato invocando, il nome di Dio. Temetelo, giacchè egli è pronto a farsi render conto.

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