# Quran 5:16 — Surah Al-Mai'dah (The Spread Table), Verse 16

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
يَهۡدِي بِهِ ٱللَّهُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضۡوَٰنَهُۥ سُبُلَ ٱلسَّلَٰمِ وَيُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦ وَيَهۡدِيهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
یَّهْدِیْ بِهِ اللّٰهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهٗ سُبُلَ السَّلٰمِ وَیُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَی النُّوْرِ بِاِذْنِهٖ وَیَهْدِیْهِمْ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

## Transliteration
Yahdee bihil laahu manit taba'a ridwaanahoo subulas salaami wa yukhrijuhum minaz zulumaati ilan noori bi iznihee wa yahdeehim ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Wherewith Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a path that is straight.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Mai'dah 5:16 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Mai'dah is a medinan surah with 120 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-mai-dah.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/5/15.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/5/17.md
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