Surah An-Nisa 4:34–42

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Surah 4 · Ruku 6 of 24 · ayahs 34–42 · Juz 5 · pages 84–85 · Madani

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An-Nisa 4:34

ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ ۚ فَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ قَٰنِتَٰتٌ حَٰفِظَٰتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱلَّٰتِى تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿34﴾

Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.

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1[the] menالرِّجَالُal-rijaluIالthe+رِجَالُ[the] men
2Are protectorsقَوَّامُونَqawwamunaI
3Ofعَلَى'alaH
4The womenالنِّسَاءِl-nisa'iIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen
5BecauseبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاBecause
6Allah has bestowedفَضَّلَfaddalaF
7Allah has bestowedاللَّهُl-lahuI
8Some of themبَعْضَهُمْba'dahumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضَSome of+هُمْthem / their
9Overعَلَى'alaH
10Othersبَعْضٍba'dinI
11And becauseوَبِمَاwabimaCBICONJ+P+RELوَand+بِwith / in+مَاBecause
12They spendأَنْفَقُواanfaquF
13FromمِنْminH
14Their wealthأَمْوَالِهِمْamwalihimCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالِTheir wealth+هِمْthem / their
15So the righteous womenفَالصَّالِحَاتُfal-salihatuCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+الthe+صَالِحَاتُRighteous women
16Are obedientقَانِتَاتٌqanitatunI
17GuardingحَافِظَاتٌhafizatunI
18In the unseenلِلْغَيْبِlilghaybiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+غَيْبِIn the unseen
19That whichبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاThat which
20Allah orders them to guardحَفِظَhafizaF
21Allah orders them to guardاللَّهُl-lahuI
22And those from whomوَاللَّاتِيwa-allatiCBICONJ+RELوَand+اللَّاتِيThose from whom
23You fearتَخَافُونَtakhafunaF
24Their ill conductنُشُوزَهُنَّnushuzahunnaCBIN+PRONATTنُشُوزَTheir ill conduct+هُنَّthem / their (f.)
25Then advise themفَعِظُوهُنَّfa'izuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+عِظُوAdvise+هُنَّthem / their (f.)
26And forsake themوَاهْجُرُوهُنَّwa-uhjuruhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اهْجُرُوForsake+هُنَّthem / their (f.)
27InفِيfiH
28The bedالْمَضَاجِعِl-madaji'iIالthe+مَضَاجِعِBed
29And set forth toوَاضْرِبُوهُنَّwa-idribuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اضْرِبُوSet forth to+هُنَّthem / their (f.)
30Then ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْIf
31They obey youأَطَعْنَكُمْata'nakumCBFV+PRONATTأَطَعْنَThey obey+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
32Then do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not
33SeekتَبْغُواtabghuF
34Against themعَلَيْهِنَّ'alayhinnaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
35A wayسَبِيلًاsabilanI
36IndeedإِنَّinnaH
37Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
38IsكَانَkanaF
39Most highعَلِيًّا'aliyyanI
40Most greatكَبِيرًاkabiranI

An-Nisa 4:35

وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَٱبْعَثُوا۟ حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِۦ وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن يُرِيدَآ إِصْلَٰحًا يُوَفِّقِ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرًا ﴿35﴾

And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Acquainted [with all things].

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1And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
2You fearخِفْتُمْkhiftumF
3A dissensionشِقَاقَshiqaqaI
4Between the two ofبَيْنِهِمَاbaynihimaCBIN+PRONATTبَيْنِBetween the two of+هِمَاthem two
5Then sendفَابْعَثُواfa-ib'athuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ابْعَثُواSend
6An arbitratorحَكَمًاhakamanI
7FromمِنْminH
8His familyأَهْلِهِahlihiCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِHis family+هِhim / his / it
9And an arbitratorوَحَكَمًاwahakamanCBICONJ+Nوَand+حَكَمًاAn arbitrator
10FromمِنْminH
11Her familyأَهْلِهَاahlihaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِHer family+هَاher / it / its
12IfإِنْinH
13They both wishيُرِيدَاyuridaF
14ReconciliationإِصْلَاحًاislahanI
15Allah will cause reconciliationيُوَفِّقِyuwaffiqiF
16Allah will cause reconciliationاللَّهُl-lahuI
17Between both of themبَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumaCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween both of+هُمَاthem two
18IndeedإِنَّinnaH
19Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
20IsكَانَkanaF
21All knowerعَلِيمًا'alimanI
22All awareخَبِيرًاkhabiranI

An-Nisa 4:36

وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ﴿36﴾

Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.

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1And worshipوَاعْبُدُواwa-u'buduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اعْبُدُواWorship
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
4AssociateتُشْرِكُواtushrikuF
5With himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
6Anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI
7And to theوَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِwabil-walidayniCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+بِwith / in+الthe+وَالِدَيْنِTo the
8Do goodإِحْسَانًاihsananI
9And with the relativesوَبِذِيwabidhiCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+بِwith / in+ذِيThe relatives
10And with the relativesالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىAnd with the relatives
11And the orphansوَالْيَتَامَىwal-yatamaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَتَامَىOrphans
12And the needyوَالْمَسَاكِينِwal-masakiniCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَسَاكِينِNeedy
13And the neighborوَالْجَارِwal-jariCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+جَارِNeighbor
14Who is nearذِيdhiI
15Who is nearالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىWho is near
16And the neighborوَالْجَارِwal-jariCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+جَارِNeighbor
17Who is farther awayالْجُنُبِl-junubiIالthe+جُنُبِWho is farther away
18And the companionوَالصَّاحِبِwal-sahibiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+صَاحِبِCompanion
19By your sideبِالْجَنْبِbil-janbiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+جَنْبِYour side
20And the travelerوَابْنِwa-ibniCBICONJ+Nوَand+ابْنِThe traveler
21And the travelerالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِAnd the traveler
22And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
23Possess[ed]مَلَكَتْmalakatF
24Your right handsأَيْمَانُكُمْaymanukumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانُYour right hands+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
25IndeedإِنَّinnaH
26Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
27Does notلَاlaH
28LoveيُحِبُّyuhibbuF
29The one whoمَنْmanI
30IsكَانَkanaF
31[a] proudمُخْتَالًاmukhtalanI
32And [a] boastfulفَخُورًاfakhuranI

An-Nisa 4:37

ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا ﴿37﴾

Who are stingy and enjoin upon [other] people stinginess and conceal what Allah has given them of His bounty - and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment -

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1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
2Are stingyيَبْخَلُونَyabkhalunaF
3And orderوَيَأْمُرُونَwaya'murunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَأْمُرُونَOrder
4The peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَPeople
5[of] stinginessبِالْبُخْلِbil-bukhliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بُخْلِ[of] stinginess
6And hideوَيَكْتُمُونَwayaktumunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَكْتُمُونَHide
7WhatمَاmaI
8Allah has given themآتَاهُمُatahumuCBFV+PRONATTآتَاAllah has given+هُمُthem / their
9Allah has given themاللَّهُl-lahuI
10OfمِنْminH
11His bountyفَضْلِهِfadlihiCBIN+PRONATTفَضْلِHis bounty+هِhim / his / it
12And we have preparedوَأَعْتَدْنَاwa-a'tadnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَعْتَدْنَاWe have prepared
13For the disbelieversلِلْكَافِرِينَlilkafirinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers
14A punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI
15HumiliatingمُهِينًاmuhinanI

An-Nisa 4:38

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَا بِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۗ وَمَن يَكُنِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لَهُۥ قَرِينًا فَسَآءَ قَرِينًا ﴿38﴾

And [also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not in Allah nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil is he as a companion.

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1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
2SpendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF
3Their wealthأَمْوَالَهُمْamwalahumCBIN+PRONATTأَمْوَالَTheir wealth+هُمْthem / their
4To be seenرِئَاءَri''aaI
5By the peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِBy the people
6And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
7They believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
8In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
9And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
10In the dayبِالْيَوْمِbil-yawmiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+يَوْمِDay
11The lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِLast
12And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
13HasيَكُنِyakuniF
14The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil
15For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
16As companionقَرِينًاqarinanI
17Then evilفَسَاءَfasa'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَاءَEvil
18Is he as a companionقَرِينًاqarinanI

An-Nisa 4:39

وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمْ عَلِيمًا ﴿39﴾

And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.

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1And whatوَمَاذَاwamadhaCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَاذَاWhat
2Is against themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىIs against+هِمْthem / their
3IfلَوْlawH
4They believedآمَنُواamanuF
5In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
6And the dayوَالْيَوْمِwal-yawmiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمِDay
7The lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِLast
8And spentوَأَنْفَقُواwa-anfaquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْفَقُواSpent
9From whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
10Allah has provided themرَزَقَهُمُrazaqahumuCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقَAllah has provided+هُمُthem / their
11Allah has provided themاللَّهُl-lahuI
12And Allah isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is
13And Allah isاللَّهُl-lahuI
14About themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
15All knowerعَلِيمًا'alimanI

An-Nisa 4:40

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَٰعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ﴿40﴾

Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Does notلَاlaH
4WrongيَظْلِمُyazlimuF
5As much as weightمِثْقَالَmithqalaI
6Of an atomذَرَّةٍdharratinI
7And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
8There isتَكُtakuF
9A goodحَسَنَةًhasanatanI
10He doubles itيُضَاعِفْهَاyuda'ifhaCBFV+PRONATTيُضَاعِفْHe doubles+هَاher / it / its
11And givesوَيُؤْتِwayu'tiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُؤْتِGives
12FromمِنْminH
13Near himلَدُنْهُladunhuCBILOC+PRONATTلَدُنْNear+هُhim / his / it
14A rewardأَجْرًاajranI
15Greatعَظِيمًا'azimanI

An-Nisa 4:41

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدًا ﴿41﴾

So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?

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1So how ill it beفَكَيْفَfakayfaCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+كَيْفَHow ill it be
2WhenإِذَاidhaI
3We bringجِئْنَاji'naF
4FromمِنْminH
5EveryكُلِّkulliI
6NationأُمَّةٍummatinI
7A witnessبِشَهِيدٍbishahidinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+شَهِيدٍA witness
8And we bringوَجِئْنَاwaji'naCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جِئْنَاWe bring
9YouبِكَbikaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَyou / your
10Againstعَلَى'alaH
11These peopleهَؤُلَاءِha'ula'iI
12As a witnessشَهِيدًاshahidanI

An-Nisa 4:42

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَعَصَوُا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّىٰ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ ٱللَّهَ حَدِيثًا ﴿42﴾

That Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they could be covered by the earth. And they will not conceal from Allah a [single] statement.

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1On that dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat
2Will wishيَوَدُّyawadduF
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
5And disobeyedوَعَصَوُاwa'asawuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَصَوُاDisobeyed
6The Messengerالرَّسُولَl-rasulaIالthe+رَسُولَMessenger
7IfلَوْlawH
8Was leveledتُسَوَّىtusawwaF
9With themبِهِمُbihimuCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمُthem / their
10The earthالْأَرْضُl-arduIالthe+أَرْضُEarth
11And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
12They will be able to hideيَكْتُمُونَyaktumunaF
13From Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
14Any statementحَدِيثًاhadithanI

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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