5:17

Salaam all,

This is 5:17
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَآلُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ اللّهِ شَيْئًا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ وَمَن فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَلِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاء وَاللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Laqad kafara allatheena qaloo inna Allaha huwa almaseehu ibnu maryama qul faman yamliku mina Allahi shayan in arada an yuhlika almaseeha ibna maryama waommahu waman fee alardi jameeAAan walillahi mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma yakhluqu ma yashao waAllahu AAala kulli shayin qadeerun

The Aya says:
Indeed, those who say that Allah is the messiah son of Mary have rejected. Say (O Muhammad): then who has authority of a thing of Allah if He sought to cause perdition to the messiah son of Mary and his mother and all who are in and on the earth?! And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between the two. He creates what He wills and Allah, upon every thing, capable.

My personal note:
The term in Arabic Man Yamliku min Allahi min shayin” is translated as “Who has authority of a thing of Allah?!” It really means that no one has authority of any kind to exert limits on Allah’s will and this is the message. Basically, no one can stop Allah if He willed something to happen. Allah, it must be remembered, is always merciful, wise and strong and therefore He uses his authority according to His will which is guided by His love, mercy, wisdom and justice.

The term fee Alardi is often translated “in the land” because the term FEE is often understood as “in”. However the term actually spans the meaning of in and on at the same time and therefore can apply to both unless the context limits the meaning to one of the two.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Laqad: indeed
Kafara: rejected/ discarded
Note: the root is K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. KAFARA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of rejection or discarding of the object (not declared, but understood from the context to point to God and/or the message) happened by the subject (third person plural or singular).
Allatheena: those who
Qaloo: said/ communicated
Note: QALOO is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: they said or they happened to say or communicate.
Inna: indeed/ verily
Allaha: Allah
Huwa: he/ he is
Almaseehu: the Messiah/ the anointed one
Note: the root is M-S-Ha and it means swipe one surface opposite another or rub. It could also mean anoint. ALMASEEHA means the Messiah or the anointed one or rubbed one.

Ibnu: son of
Maryama: Mary/ Miriam
Qul: Say/ communicate/respond
Note: the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. QUL is an order or a request addressed to a singular. It means: say or communicate.
Faman: so who?!
Note: this has a question and exclamation in it.
Yamliku: has authority/ has ownership
Note: the root is M-L-K and it means ownership or authority over something. One concrete meaning is the fruit when it becomes strong and held together. So, in a sense MULK has the meaning of holding things together in a strong bond and that is the authority. YAMLIKU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of having authority or ownership is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural)
Mina: from / of
Allahi: Allah
Shayan: entity/ a thing
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYAN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or entity.
In: if/ in case
Arada: He sought/ He wanted
Note: the root is R-W-D and it means in concrete the person that goes ahead of the people looking for resources. Therefore, the word has within it the meanings of pioneering, seeking and desiring. ARADA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of seeking or wanting happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).

An: that/ to
Yuhlika: cause death/ cause perdition
Note: the root is H-L-K and it means dried and dead plant. This is the concrete and the abstract means death and perdition. YUHLIKA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of causing the object’s (Almaseeha= the messiah) death or perdition is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to God).

almaseeha: the Messiah/ the anointed one
Note: the root is M-S-Ha and it means swipe one surface opposite another or rub. It could also mean anoint. ALMASEEHA means the Messiah or the anointed one or rubbed one.
Ibna: son of
Maryama: Mary/Miriam
Waommahu: and his mother
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. OMMA is derived from the root Hamza-M-M and it means mother or sources/origin if said as UMM and destination if said as AMM. OMMA means mother of. HU means him and it points to the messiah.
Waman: and whoever
Fee: in/ on/ in and on
Note: the term carries the meaning of in and on within it’s range. The context can limit the meaning to one or the other or can keep it open as in here, to cover both in and on at the same time.
Alardi: the land/ the earth
Note: the root is Hamza-R-Dhad and it means land or earth. AlARDI is the land or the earth.
jameeAAan: altogether/ all/collectively
Note: the root is J-M-Ain and it means gather the different parts together or putting things together. JAMeeAAaN means together or all. The context suggests all of it.
Walillahi: and to Allah belongs
Mulku: authority of/ ownership of
Note: the root is M-L-K and it means ownership or authority over something. One concrete meaning is the fruit when it becomes strong and held together. So, in a sense MULK has the meaning of holding things together in a strong bond and that is the authority. MULKU means authority of ownership of.
Alssamawati: the aboves / the heavens/ the beyond the earth
Note: the root is S-M-W and it means rising. This word is used to mean many things that are related to that meaning. One of the meanings is name because when a person’s name is called, he or she would rise and respond. ALSSAMAWATI are the aboves or what are above, that is the skies or the heavens or any entity from the atmosphere to beyond that.

Waalardi: and the earth
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALARDI is derived from the root Hamza-R-Dhad and it means earth or land. ALARDI is the earth/ the land.
Wama: and what/ including what
Baynahuma: between the two.
Yakhluqu: He creates/ He shapes
Note: the root is KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. YAKHLUQU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of creating or shaping of the object (ma Yashao= what He wills) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Ma: What
Yashao: He wills/ He entities
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity for noun and to entity for the action. This means making a non entity become an entity, which also means making what was impossible possible, or what was non existent, existent or what was un-allowed allowed, and so forth. YASHAO is an action that is related to the root that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The entity is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular and points to God).
waAllahu: and Allah
AAala: upon/ on
Kulli: every/ each
Note: KULLI is derived from the root K-L-L and it means the parts put together. This is the concrete and it means all or every or each. It can also be extended conceptually to mean the parts surrounding an entity. KULLI means every, or each.
Shayin: entity/ thing
Note: the root is SH-Y-Hamza and it means entity. SHAYIN means entity. It is taken here to mean a thing or entity
qadeerun: capable/ limiting
Note: the root is Qaf-D-R and it means in concrete cooking the meat in the pot. Conceptually it takes the meaning of measuring, putting limits on an entity and capability to cover the exact need and task. QADEERUN means: an entity that puts limits, measures and is capable to perform accordingly. This takes the meaning of all capable in this context and this includes imposing limits.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein