Surah An-Nisa 4:1–10

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Surah 4 · Ruku 1 of 24 · ayahs 1–10 · Juz 4 · pages 77–78 · Madani

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An-Nisa 4:1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَآءً ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا ﴿1﴾

O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer.

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1Oيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH
2Mankindالنَّاسُl-nasuIالthe+نَاسُMankind
3FearاتَّقُواittaquF
4Your LordرَبَّكُمُrabbakumuCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
5The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
6Created youخَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakumCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقَCreated+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7FromمِنْminH
8A soulنَفْسٍnafsinI
9SingleوَاحِدَةٍwahidatinI
10And createdوَخَلَقَwakhalaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+خَلَقَCreated
11From itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
12Its mateزَوْجَهَاzawjahaCBIN+PRONATTزَوْجَIts mate+هَاher / it / its
13And dispersedوَبَثَّwabathaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَثَّDispersed
14From both of themمِنْهُمَاminhumaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom both of+هُمَاthem two
15Many menرِجَالًاrijalanI
16Many menكَثِيرًاkathiranI
17And womenوَنِسَاءًwanisa'anCBICONJ+Nوَand+نِسَاءًWomen
18And fearوَاتَّقُواwa-ittaquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقُواFear
19Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
20Through whomالَّذِيalladhiI
21You askتَسَاءَلُونَtasa'alunaF
22[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
23And the wombsوَالْأَرْحَامَwal-arhamaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْحَامَWombs
24IndeedإِنَّinnaH
25Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
26IsكَانَkanaF
27Over youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
28Ever watchfulرَقِيبًاraqibanI

An-Nisa 4:2

وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بِٱلطَّيِّبِ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا ﴿2﴾

And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.

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1And giveوَآتُواwa-atuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتُواGive
2To the orphansالْيَتَامَىl-yatamaIالthe+يَتَامَىTo the orphans
3Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
4And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
5ExchangeتَتَبَدَّلُواtatabaddaluF
6The badالْخَبِيثَl-khabithaIالthe+خَبِيثَBad
7With the goodبِالطَّيِّبِbil-tayibiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+طَيِّبِGood
8And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
9Consumeتَأْكُلُواta'kuluF
10Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
11WithإِلَىilaH
12Your wealthأَمْوَالِكُمْamwalikumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالِYour wealth+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13Indeed itإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it
14IsكَانَkanaF
15A sinحُوبًاhubanI
16GreatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

An-Nisa 4:3

وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا۟ فِى ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُوا۟ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا۟ ﴿3﴾

And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

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1And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
2You fearخِفْتُمْkhiftumF
3That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
4You will be able to doتُقْسِطُواtuqsituF
5WithفِيfiH
6The orphansالْيَتَامَىl-yatamaIالthe+يَتَامَىOrphans
7Then marryفَانْكِحُواfa-inkihuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْكِحُواMarry
8WhatمَاmaI
9Seems suitableطَابَtabaF
10To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11FromمِنَminaH
12The womenالنِّسَاءِl-nisa'iIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen
13TwoمَثْنَىmathnaI
14Or threeوَثُلَاثَwathulathaCBICONJ+NUMوَand+ثُلَاثَOr three
15Or fourوَرُبَاعَwaruba'aCBICONJ+Nوَand+رُبَاعَOr four
16But ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْBut if
17You fearخِفْتُمْkhiftumF
18That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
19You can do justiceتَعْدِلُواta'diluF
20Then marry oneفَوَاحِدَةًfawahidatanCBICONJ+NUMفَso / then+وَاحِدَةًMarry one
21OrأَوْawH
22WhatمَاmaI
23PossessesمَلَكَتْmalakatF
24Your right handأَيْمَانُكُمْaymanukumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانُYour right hand+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
25ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
26Is more appropriateأَدْنَىadnaI
27That you may not oppressأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
28That you may not oppressتَعُولُواta'uluF

An-Nisa 4:4

وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً ۚ فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـًٔا مَّرِيٓـًٔا ﴿4﴾

And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.

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1And giveوَآتُواwa-atuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتُواGive
2The womenالنِّسَاءَl-nisa'aIالthe+نِسَاءَWomen
3Their dowerصَدُقَاتِهِنَّsaduqatihinnaCBIN+PRONATTصَدُقَاتِTheir dower+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
4GraciouslyنِحْلَةًnihlatanI
5But ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْBut if
6They remitطِبْنَtibnaF
7To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
8Anythingعَنْ'anH
9Anythingشَيْءٍshay'inI
10Of itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُhim / his / it
11On their ownنَفْسًاnafsanI
12Then eat itفَكُلُوهُfakuluhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+كُلُوEat+هُhim / his / it
13In satisfactionهَنِيئًاhani'anI
14And easeمَرِيئًاmari'anI

An-Nisa 4:5

وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ﴿5﴾

And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

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1And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
2Giveتُؤْتُواtu'tuF
3The foolishالسُّفَهَاءَl-sufaha'aIالthe+سُفَهَاءَFoolish
4Your wealthأَمْوَالَكُمُamwalakumuCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَYour wealth+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
5WhichالَّتِيallatiI
6Allah madeجَعَلَja'alaF
7Allah madeاللَّهُl-lahuI
8For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9A means of supportقِيَامًاqiyamanI
10But provide for themوَارْزُقُوهُمْwa-urzuquhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+ارْزُقُوBut provide for+هُمْthem / their
11With itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيWith+هَاher / it / its
12And clothe themوَاكْسُوهُمْwa-iksuhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اكْسُوClothe+هُمْthem / their
13And speakوَقُولُواwaquluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُولُواSpeak
14To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
15WordsقَوْلًاqawlanI
16Of kindnessمَعْرُوفًاma'rufanI

An-Nisa 4:6

وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُوا۟ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ ءَانَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَآ إِسْرَافًا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚ وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فَأَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًا ﴿6﴾

And test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them. And sufficient is Allah as Accountant.

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1And testوَابْتَلُواwa-ibtaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ابْتَلُواTest
2The orphansالْيَتَامَىl-yatamaIالthe+يَتَامَىOrphans
3UntilحَتَّىhattaH
4[when]إِذَاidhaI
5They reach[ed]بَلَغُواbalaghuF
6The age of marriageالنِّكَاحَl-nikahaIالthe+نِكَاحَAge of marriage
7Then ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْIf
8You perceiveآنَسْتُمْanastumF
9In themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْIn+هُمْthem / their
10Sound judgementرُشْدًاrushdanI
11Then deliverفَادْفَعُواfa-idfa'uCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ادْفَعُواDeliver
12To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
13Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
14And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
15Eat itتَأْكُلُوهَاta'kuluhaCBFV+PRONATTتَأْكُلُوEat+هَاher / it / its
16ExtravagantlyإِسْرَافًاisrafanI
17And hastilyوَبِدَارًاwabidaranCBICONJ+Nوَand+بِدَارًاHastily
18Fearing thatأَنْanH
19They will grow upيَكْبَرُواyakbaruF
20And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
21IsكَانَkanaF
22RichغَنِيًّاghaniyyanI
23Then he should refrainفَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْfalyasta'fifCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَسْتَعْفِفْHe should refrain
24And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
25IsكَانَkanaF
26PoorفَقِيرًاfaqiranI
27Then let him eat of itفَلْيَأْكُلْfalya'kulCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَأْكُلْLet him eat of it
28In a fair mannerبِالْمَعْرُوفِbil-ma'rufiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَعْرُوفِA fair manner
29Then whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen
30You deliverدَفَعْتُمْdafa'tumF
31To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
32Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
33Then take witnessesفَأَشْهِدُواfa-ashhiduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَشْهِدُواTake witnesses
34On themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِمْthem / their
35And Allah is sufficientوَكَفَىwakafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىAllah is sufficient
36And Allah is sufficientبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAnd Allah is sufficient
37As a reckonerحَسِيبًاhasibanI

An-Nisa 4:7

لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا ﴿7﴾

For men is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, and for women is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, be it little or much - an obligatory share.

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1For the menلِلرِّجَالِlilrrijaliCBIP+Nلِلfor the+رِجَالِMen
2A portionنَصِيبٌnasibunI
3Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
4Is leftتَرَكَtarakaF
5By the parentsالْوَالِدَانِl-walidaniIالthe+وَالِدَانِBy the parents
6And the near relativesوَالْأَقْرَبُونَwal-aqrabunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَقْرَبُونَNear relatives
7And for the womenوَلِلنِّسَاءِwalilnnisa'iCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+لِلfor the+نِسَاءِWomen
8A portionنَصِيبٌnasibunI
9Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
10Is leftتَرَكَtarakaF
11By parentsالْوَالِدَانِl-walidaniIالthe+وَالِدَانِBy parents
12And the near relativesوَالْأَقْرَبُونَwal-aqrabunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَقْرَبُونَNear relatives
13Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
14Is littleقَلَّqallaF
15Of itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُhim / his / it
16OrأَوْawH
17MuchكَثُرَkathuraF
18A portionنَصِيبًاnasibanI
19ObligatoryمَفْرُوضًاmafrudanI

An-Nisa 4:8

وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلْقِسْمَةَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينُ فَٱرْزُقُوهُم مِّنْهُ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ﴿8﴾

And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2PresentحَضَرَhadaraF
3At the time of divisionالْقِسْمَةَl-qismataIالthe+قِسْمَةَAt the time of division
4The relativesأُولُوuluI
5The relativesالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىRelatives
6And the orphansوَالْيَتَامَىwal-yatamaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَتَامَىOrphans
7And the poorوَالْمَسَاكِينُwal-masakinuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَسَاكِينُPoor
8Then provide themفَارْزُقُوهُمْfa-urzuquhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ارْزُقُوProvide+هُمْthem / their
9From itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it
10And speakوَقُولُواwaquluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُولُواSpeak
11To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
12WordsقَوْلًاqawlanI
13Of kindnessمَعْرُوفًاma'rufanI

An-Nisa 4:9

وَلْيَخْشَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَٰفًا خَافُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا ﴿9﴾

And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.

Word by word

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1And let fearوَلْيَخْشَwalyakhshaCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَخْشَLet fear
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3IfلَوْlawH
4They leftتَرَكُواtarakuF
5BehindمِنْminH
6BehindخَلْفِهِمْkhalfihimCBIN+PRONATTخَلْفِBehind+هِمْthem / their
7OffspringذُرِّيَّةًdhurriyyatanI
8Weakضِعَافًاdi'afanI
9And they would have fearedخَافُواkhafuF
10About themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAbout+هِمْthem / their
11So let them fearفَلْيَتَّقُواfalyattaquCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَتَّقُواLet them fear
12Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
13And let them speakوَلْيَقُولُواwalyaquluCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَقُولُواLet them speak
14WordsقَوْلًاqawlanI
15AppropriateسَدِيدًاsadidanI

An-Nisa 4:10

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا ۖ وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا ﴿10﴾

Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Consumeيَأْكُلُونَya'kulunaF
4WealthأَمْوَالَamwalaI
5Of the orphansالْيَتَامَىl-yatamaIالthe+يَتَامَىOf the orphans
6WrongfullyظُلْمًاzulmanI
7OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
8They consumeيَأْكُلُونَya'kulunaF
9InفِيfiH
10Their belliesبُطُونِهِمْbutunihimCBIN+PRONATTبُطُونِTheir bellies+هِمْthem / their
11FireنَارًاnaranI
12And they will be burnedوَسَيَصْلَوْنَwasayaslawnaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَصْلَوْنَThey will be burned
13In a blazing fireسَعِيرًاsa'iranI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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