# 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 81 - **Surah:** 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Feast) — سورة المائدة - **Verse:** 81 / 120 · **Juz:** 6 · **Mushaf page:** 120 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-81 ## Arabic وَلَوْ كَانُوا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالنَّبِيِّ وَمَٓا اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مَا اتَّخَذُوهُمْ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ وَلٰكِنَّ كَث۪يراً مِنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ## Transcription Walaw kanoo yu/minoona billahiwannabiyyi wama onzila ilayhi ma ittakhathoohumawliyaa walakinna katheeran minhum fasiqoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley If they had had iman in Allah and the Prophet and what has been sent down to him, they would not have taken them as friends. But most of them are deviators. ### Progressive Muslims And if they had only believed in God and the prophet, and what was sent down to him, then they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are corrupt. ### Shabbir Ahmed If they had believed in Allah and the Prophet, and that which is revealed to him, they (the People of the Scripture) would not ally themselves with the rejecters. But a great many of them are drifting away from the Truth. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And had they believed in God and the Prophet and what has been sent down to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many among them are perfidious. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And if they had believed in God and the prophet, and what was sent down to him, then they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are wicked. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Had they believed in GOD, and the prophet, and in what was revealed to him herein, they would not have befriended them. But many of them are evil. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira If they had believed in God and the Prophet and what had been revealed to him, they would never have held them as allies; and many among them are transgressors. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are defiantly disobedient. ### Muhammad Asad For, if they [truly] believed in God and their Prophet and all that was bestowed upon him from on high, they would not take those [deniers of the truth] for their allies: but most of them are iniquitous. ### Marmaduke Pickthall If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose them for their friends. But many of them are of evil conduct. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary For had they truly believed in Allah and the Messenger and what was sent down to him, they would not have taken unbelievers (instead of believers) for their allies.[1] But many of them have rebelled against Allah altogether. _Footnotes_ - [1] It seems natural that those who believe in God and the Prophets and the Scriptures, compared with the polytheists, would naturally be more sympathetic to those who at least share with them belief in God, in prophethood and in .revelation (whatever their disagreements on other religious issues). It was ironic, therefore, that the Jews should openly support the polytheists in the struggle between polytheism and monotheism, and that their sympathies in the conflict between those who rejected prophethood and those who believed in it should lie expressly with the former. Despite all this, they brazenly claimed to be true believers in God, in the Prophets and in the Scriptures. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab If they were indeed faithful to Allah and to the Prophet Muhammad and gave credence to the Quran sent to him, they would not have sought the infidels’ tutelage, but many of them are indeed wicked. ### Bijan Moeinian Had they believed in God and the Prophet (Mohammad) and in what was revealed to him (Qur’an), they would have never allied themselves with the disbelievers [after all, what kind of believer in God allies himself with the disbelievers against the Muslims who believe in God?] The fact of the matter is, many of them have become corrupt. ### Al-Hilali & Khan And had they believed in Allâh, and in the Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh). ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali If only they had believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Had they believed in Allah, the Prophet, and what has been revealed to him, they would have never taken those ˹pagans˺ as allies. But most of them are rebellious. ### Taqi Usmani If they believed in Allah, in the prophet, and in what had been sent down to him, they would have not taken them (the pagans) for friends, but many of them are sinners. ### Abdul Haleem If they had believed in God, in the Prophet, and in what was sent down to him, they would never have allied themselves with the disbelievers, but most of them are rebels. ### Arthur John Arberry Yet had they believed in God and the Prophet and what has been sent down to him, they would not have taken them as friends; but many of them are ungodly. ### E. Henry Palmer But had they believed in God and the prophet, and what was revealed to him, they had not taken these for their patrons; but many of them are evildoers. ### Hamid S. Aziz But had they believed in Allah and the Prophet, and what was revealed to him, they would not have taken these for friends. But many of them are evildoers. ### Mahmoud Ghali And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and what has been sent down to him, in no way would they have taken them to themselves as patrons; but many of them are immoral. ### George Sale But, if they had believed in God, and the prophet, and that which hath been revealed unto him, they had not taken them for their friends; but many of them are evil doers. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed If they had only believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in what has been sent down to him, they (the believers) would have never taken them (the disbelievers) for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious, wrongdoers. ### Amatul Rahman Omar And if they had believed in Allâh and this perfect Prophet and (in) what has been revealed to him, they would not have taken them for allies; but (they do so for) many of them are disobedient. ### Ali Quli Qarai Had they believed in Allah and the Prophet and what has been sent down to him, they would not have taken them for allies. But most of them are transgressors. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Eğer, varlıklarını El Esma'sından yaratan Allah'a, En Nebi'ye (Hz. Muhammed'e) ve O'na inzal olunana iman etmiş olsalardı, onları (inkarcıları) evliya edinmezlerdi. . . Fakat onlardan birçoğu fasıklardır (inancı bozuk olanlar). ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Eğer Allah'a, peygambere ve ona indirilene iman etselerdi, onları dostlar edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan çoğu fasık olanlardır. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Eğer onlar Allah'a, peygambere ve ona indirilene iman etmiş olsalardı, kafirleri dost edinmezlerdi; fakat onların çoğu fasıktır. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Eğer Allah'a, Peygamber'e ve ona indirilene (Kur'an'a) inanıyor olsalardı, onları (müşrikleri) dost edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan birçoğu fasık kimselerdir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eğer Allah ve Peygambere ve ona indirilene iymanları olsa idi o kafirleri yar tutmazlardı, lakin onların çoğu iymandan uzak fasıklardır ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Eğer Allah'a, peygambere ve ona indirilene inansalardı, o kafirleri dost edinmezlerdi. Fakat onların çoğu imandan uzak fasıklardır. ### Gültekin Onan Eğer Tanrı'ya, peygambere ve ona indirilene inansalardı, onları dostlar edinmezlerdi. Fakat onların çoğu fasıktır. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Eğer Allaha, peygambere ve ona indirilene iman etmiş olsalardı onları (kafirleri) dostlar edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan bir çoğu faasık kimselerdir. ### İbni Kesir Şayet Allah'a, Peygambere ve ona indirilene iman etmiş olsalardı; onları dost edinmezlerdi. Ne var ki, onların çoğu fasıklardır. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Çünkü, eğer onlar Allaha, kendilerine gönderilen Peygambere ve ona indirilen her şeye (gerçekten) inansalardı, bu (hakikat inkarcı)larını dost edinmezlerdi: Ama onların çoğu sapkındır. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Eğer Allah'a, Peygambere ve ona indirilenlere iman etmiş olsalardı, küfredenleri veli edinmezlerdi. Fakat onların çoğu fasıktır. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eğer Allah'a, Peygambere ve ona indirilene inansalardı, o(inkar ede)nleri veli yapmazlardı. Ama onlardan çoğu yoldan çıkmış insanlardır. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Eğer Allah'a, peygambere ve ona indirilene inanmış olsalardı, küfre sapanları dostlar edinmezlerdi. Ama onların çokları yoldan sapmışlardır. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Eğer bu (Yahudiler) Allah'a, Peygamber'e ve ona indirilene inanmış olsalardı, o (Müşrikleri) müttefik edinmezlerdi. Ne ki, bunlardan çoğu yoldan sapmıştır. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Eğer onlar, Allah'a, Nebi'ye ve ona indirilene iman etselerdi, onları evliya[1] edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan pek çoğu fasıktır. _Footnotes_ - [1] Koruyucular, yardımcılar, gözeticiler, destekleyiciler, yandaşlar. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Allah'a ve hem peygambere hem de Ona indirilene inansalardı, onları dost edinmezlerdi. Fakat onların çoğu zaten yoldan çıkmıştır. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Eğer Allah'a, Nebi'ye ve ona indirilmiş olana inanıp güvenmiş olsalardı onları dost (veli) edinmezlerdi. Ama onların çoğu yoldan çıkmış fasıklardır. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Onlar Allah'a, Peygamber'e ve ona indirilene iman etmiş olsalardı onları (müşrikleri) dost edinmezlerdi fakat çoğu yoldan çıkmışlardır. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Eğer onlar, Allah'a, Nebi'ye ve ona indirilene iman etselerdi, onları evliya edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan pek çoğu fasıktır. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Eğer onlar, Allah'a, Nebi'ye ve ona indirilene iman etselerdi, onları evliya edinmezlerdi. Fakat onlardan pek çoğu fasıktır. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Eğer Allah'a, nebisine ve ona indirilmiş olana (Kur'an'a) inanıp güvenselerdi kafirleri veli /yakın dost edinmezlerdi. Ama onların çoğu yoldan çıkmış kimselerdir. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلَوْ — walaw | And if | — | | 2 | كَانُوا۟ — kānū | they had | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 3 | يُؤْمِنُونَ — yu'minūna | believed | امن — Elif-Mim-Nun | | 4 | بِٱللَّهِ — bil-lahi | in Allah | — | | 5 | وَٱلنَّبِىِّ — wal-nabiyi | and the Prophet | نبا — Nun-Be-Elif | | 6 | وَمَآ — wamā | and what | — | | 7 | أُنزِلَ — unzila | has been revealed | نزل — Nun-Za-Lam | | 8 | إِلَيْهِ — ilayhi | to him | — | | 9 | مَا — mā | not | — | | 10 | ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ — ittakhadhūhum | they (would have) taken them | اخذ — Elif-Kh-Zal | | 11 | أَوْلِيَآءَ — awliyāa | (as) allies | ولي — Vav-Lam-Ye | | 12 | وَلَـٰكِنَّ — walākinna | [and] but | — | | 13 | كَثِيرًۭا — kathīran | many | كثر — Kef-Se-Ra | | 14 | مِّنْهُمْ — min'hum | of them | — | | 15 | فَـٰسِقُونَ — fāsiqūna | (are) defiantly disobedient | فسق — Fe-Sin-Kaf | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-80.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-82.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.