Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 118·Madanī

118

إِن فَإِنَّهُمْ وَإِن لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ﴿١١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 11 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 118 of 120

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 26:217 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

  • Quran 13:6 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِمُ ٱلْمَثُلَٰتُ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِهِمْ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    They impatiently urge you to bring about evil before good, while there has already occurred before them similar punishments [to what they demand]. And indeed, your Lord is full of…

  • Quran 15:42 · Al-Hijrvery close

    إِنَّ عِبَادِى لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

    Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.

  • Quran 43:14 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

    And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

  • Quran 14:36 · Ibrahimvery close

    رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَمَن تَبِعَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّى وَمَنْ عَصَانِى فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    My Lord, indeed they have led astray many among the people. So whoever follows me - then he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 23:109 · Al-Muminoonclose

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.'

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • An-Naml 27:92 shared roots

    يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    ع-ز-زح-ك-م

  • Al-Mumtahana 60:53 shared roots

    رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    ع-ز-زح-ك-مغ-ف-ر

  • Al-Anfaal 8:332 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

    غ-ف-رع-ذ-ب

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:22 shared roots

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    ع-ز-زح-ك-م

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:22 shared roots

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    ع-ز-زح-ك-م

  • Az-Zumar 39:12 shared roots

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    ع-ز-زح-ك-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 5:118?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:118 include Quran 26:217 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 13:6 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 15:42 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 43:14 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 26:217 reads: “And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 5:118 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:118 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

Which surah is verse 5:118 in?

Quran 5:118 is āyah 118 of Surah Al-Maaida (The Table), chapter 5 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 120 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 5:118?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:118 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.