The Table, The Table Spread — Verse 4
5:4 · al-Ma`idah
The Table, The Table Spread 5:4
| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
|
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
yasalūnaka
|
They ask you | V |
|
مَاذَآ
mādhā
|
what | Noun |
|
أُحِلَّ
uḥilla
|
(is) made lawful | V |
|
لَهُمْ
lahum
|
for them | Noun |
|
قُلْ
qul
|
Say | V |
|
أُحِلَّ
uḥilla
|
Are made lawful | V |
|
لَكُمُ
lakumu
|
for you | Noun |
|
ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتُ
l-ṭayibātu
|
the good things | Noun |
|
وَمَا
wamā
|
and what | Noun |
|
عَلَّمْتُم
ʿallamtum
|
you have taught | V |
|
مِّنَ
mina
|
of | Prep |
|
ٱلْجَوَارِحِ
l-jawāriḥi
|
(your) hunting animals | Noun |
|
مُكَلِّبِينَ
mukallibīna
|
ones who train animals to hunt | Noun |
|
تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ
tuʿallimūnahunna
|
you teach them | V |
|
مِمَّا
mimmā
|
of what | Prep |
|
عَلَّمَكُمُ
ʿallamakumu
|
has taught you | V |
|
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
|
Allah | Noun |
|
فَكُلُوا۟
fakulū
|
So eat | V |
|
مِمَّآ
mimmā
|
of what | Prep |
|
أَمْسَكْنَ
amsakna
|
they catch | V |
|
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
|
for you | Prep |
|
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟
wa-udh'kurū
|
but mention | V |
|
ٱسْمَ
is'ma
|
(the) name | Noun |
|
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
(of) Allah | Noun |
|
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
|
on it | Prep |
|
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
|
and fear | V |
|
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
|
إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
|
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
|
سَرِيعُ
sarīʿu
|
is swift | Noun |
|
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
|
(in taking) account | Noun |
They ask you, Prophet, what is lawful for them. Say, ‘All good things are lawful for you.’ [This includes] what you have taught your birds and beasts of prey to catch, teaching them as God has taught you, so eat what they catch for you, but first pronounce God’s name over it. Be mindful of God: He is swift to take account
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
yasalūnaka mādhā uḥilla lahum qul uḥilla lakumu l-ṭayibātu wamā ʿallamtum mina l-jawāriḥi mukallibīna tuʿallimūnahunna mimmā ʿallamakumu l-lahu fakulū mimmā amsakna ʿalaykum wa-udh'kurū is'ma l-lahi ʿalayhi wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha sarīʿu l-ḥisāb