Surah An-Nisa 4:51–59

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Surah 4 · Ruku 8 of 24 · ayahs 51–59 · Juz 5 · pages 86–87 · Madani

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An-Nisa 4:51

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا ﴿51﴾

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worship and say about the disbelievers, "These are better guided than the believers as to the way"?

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1Do notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot
2You seeتَرَtaraF
3[towards]إِلَىilaH
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5Were givenأُوتُواutuF
6A portionنَصِيبًاnasibanI
7OfمِنَminaH
8The Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِBook
9They believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF
10In the superstitionبِالْجِبْتِbil-jibtiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+جِبْتِSuperstition
11And the false deitiesوَالطَّاغُوتِwal-taghutiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+طَاغُوتِFalse deities
12And they sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say
13For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
14Disbelieve[d]كَفَرُواkafaruF
15Theseهَؤُلَاءِha'ula'iI
16Are better guidedأَهْدَىahdaI
17ThanمِنَminaH
18Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
19Believe[d]آمَنُواamanuF
20As to the wayسَبِيلًاsabilanI

An-Nisa 4:52

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَمَن يَلْعَنِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ نَصِيرًا ﴿52﴾

Those are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses - never will you find for him a helper.

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1Thoseأُولَئِكَula'ikaI
2Are the onesالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Whom Allah has cursedلَعَنَهُمُla'anahumuCBFV+PRONATTلَعَنَWhom Allah has cursed+هُمُthem / their
4Whom Allah has cursedاللَّهُl-lahuI
5And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
6Allah cursesيَلْعَنِyal'aniF
7Allah cursesاللَّهُl-lahuI
8Then neverفَلَنْfalanCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَنْNever
9Will you findتَجِدَtajidaF
10For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
11Any helperنَصِيرًاnasiranI

An-Nisa 4:53

أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ فَإِذًا لَّا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ نَقِيرًا ﴿53﴾

Or have they a share of dominion? Then [if that were so], they would not give the people [even as much as] the speck on a date seed.

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1OrأَمْamH
2For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
3Is a shareنَصِيبٌnasibunI
4OfمِنَminaH
5The kingdomالْمُلْكِl-mulkiIالthe+مُلْكِKingdom
6Thenفَإِذًاfa-idhanCBHCONJ+SURفَso / then+إِذًاthen
7They would not giveلَاlaH
8They would not giveيُؤْتُونَyu'tunaF
9The peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَPeople
10Even as much as the speck on a date seedنَقِيرًاnaqiranI

An-Nisa 4:54

أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ ءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا ﴿54﴾

Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? But we had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

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1OrأَمْamH
2Are they jealousيَحْسُدُونَyahsudunaF
3Of the peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَOf the people
4Forعَلَى'alaH
5WhatمَاmaI
6Allah gave themآتَاهُمُatahumuCBFV+PRONATTآتَاAllah gave+هُمُthem / their
7Allah gave themاللَّهُl-lahuI
8FromمِنْminH
9His bountyفَضْلِهِfadlihiCBIN+PRONATTفَضْلِHis bounty+هِhim / his / it
10But surelyفَقَدْfaqadCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْBut surely
11We gaveآتَيْنَاataynaF
12The familyآلَalaI
13Of abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
14The Bookالْكِتَابَl-kitabaIالthe+كِتَابَBook
15And [the] wisdomوَالْحِكْمَةَwal-hikmataCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+حِكْمَةَ[the] wisdom
16And [we] gave themوَآتَيْنَاهُمْwa-ataynahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَيْنَا[we] gave+هُمْthem / their
17A kingdomمُلْكًاmulkanI
18Greatعَظِيمًا'azimanI

An-Nisa 4:55

فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن صَدَّ عَنْهُ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِجَهَنَّمَ سَعِيرًا ﴿55﴾

And some among them believed in it, and some among them were averse to it. And sufficient is Hell as a blaze.

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1Then of themفَمِنْهُمْfaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+مِنْهُمْOf them
2Are some whoمَنْmanI
3BelievedآمَنَamanaF
4In himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
5And of themوَمِنْهُمْwaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْOf them
6Are some whoمَنْmanI
7Turned awayصَدَّsaddaF
8Fromعَنْهُ'anhuCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هُhim / his / it
9And sufficientوَكَفَىwakafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىSufficient
10Is HellبِجَهَنَّمَbijahannamaCBIP+PNبِwith / in+جَهَنَّمَIs Hell
11As a blazing fireسَعِيرًاsa'iranI

An-Nisa 4:56

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا سَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِمْ نَارًا كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُم بَدَّلْنَٰهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا لِيَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا ﴿56﴾

Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
4In our signsبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
5SoonسَوْفَsawfaH
6We will burn themنُصْلِيهِمْnuslihimCBFV+PRONATTنُصْلِيWe will burn+هِمْthem / their
7In a fireنَارًاnaranI
8Every timeكُلَّمَاkullamaI
9Are roastedنَضِجَتْnadijatF
10Their skinsجُلُودُهُمْjuluduhumCBIN+PRONATTجُلُودُTheir skins+هُمْthem / their
11We will change theirبَدَّلْنَاهُمْbaddalnahumCBFV+PRONATTبَدَّلْنَاWe will change+هُمْthem / their
12SkinsجُلُودًاjuludanI
13For other than thatغَيْرَهَاghayrahaCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرَFor other than that+هَاher / it / its
14So that they mayلِيَذُوقُواliyadhuquCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَذُوقُواSo that they may
15The punishmentالْعَذَابَl-'adhabaIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment
16IndeedإِنَّinnaH
17Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
18IsكَانَkanaF
19All mightyعَزِيزًا'azizanI
20All wiseحَكِيمًاhakimanI

An-Nisa 4:57

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَنُدْخِلُهُمْ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۖ لَّهُمْ فِيهَآ أَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَنُدْخِلُهُمْ ظِلًّا ظَلِيلًا ﴿57﴾

But those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.

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1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
2Believe[d]آمَنُواamanuF
3And didوَعَمِلُواwa'amiluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَمِلُواDid
4The good deedsالصَّالِحَاتِl-salihatiIالthe+صَالِحَاتِGood deeds
5We will admit themسَنُدْخِلُهُمْsanudkhiluhumCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+نُدْخِلُWe will admit+هُمْthem / their
6In gardensجَنَّاتٍjannatinI
7FlowsتَجْرِيtajriF
8FromمِنْminH
9Underneath itتَحْتِهَاtahtihaCBIN+PRONATTتَحْتِUnderneath+هَاher / it / its
10The riversالْأَنْهَارُl-anharuIالthe+أَنْهَارُRivers
11Will abideخَالِدِينَkhalidinaI
12In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
13ForeverأَبَدًاabadanI
14For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
15In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
16Are spousesأَزْوَاجٌazwajunI
17PureمُطَهَّرَةٌmutahharatunI
18And we will admit themوَنُدْخِلُهُمْwanudkhiluhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نُدْخِلُWe will admit+هُمْthem / their
19In the shadeظِلًّاzillanI
20ThickظَلِيلًاzalilanI

An-Nisa 4:58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا۟ ٱلْأَمَٰنَٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا۟ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ﴿58﴾

Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allah orders youاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Allah orders youيَأْمُرُكُمْya'murukumCBFV+PRONATTيَأْمُرُAllah orders+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4ToأَنْanH
5Renderتُؤَدُّواtu'adduF
6The trustsالْأَمَانَاتِl-amanatiIالthe+أَمَانَاتِTrusts
7ToإِلَىilaH
8Their ownersأَهْلِهَاahlihaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِTheir owners+هَاher / it / its
9And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
10You judgeحَكَمْتُمْhakamtumF
11BetweenبَيْنَbaynaI
12The peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِPeople
13ToأَنْanH
14JudgeتَحْكُمُواtahkumuF
15With justiceبِالْعَدْلِbil-'adliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَدْلِJustice
16IndeedإِنَّinnaH
17Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
18Excellentlyنِعِمَّاni'immaFنِعْمَexcellent is=مَاwhat
19Advises youيَعِظُكُمْya'izukumCBFV+PRONATTيَعِظُAdvises+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
20With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
21IndeedإِنَّinnaH
22Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
23IsكَانَkanaF
24All hearingسَمِيعًاsami'anI
25All seeingبَصِيرًاbasiranI

An-Nisa 4:59

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا ﴿59﴾

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.

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1O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH
2WhoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Believe[d]آمَنُواamanuF
4Obeyأَطِيعُواati'uF
5Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
6And obeyوَأَطِيعُواwa-ati'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَطِيعُواObey
7The Messengerالرَّسُولَl-rasulaIالthe+رَسُولَMessenger
8And those having authorityوَأُولِيwa-uliCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُولِيThose having authority
9And those having authorityالْأَمْرِl-amriIالthe+أَمْرِAnd those having authority
10Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11Then ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْIf
12You disagreeتَنَازَعْتُمْtanaza'tumF
13InفِيfiH
14Anythingشَيْءٍshay'inI
15Refer itفَرُدُّوهُfarudduhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+رُدُّوRefer+هُhim / his / it
16ToإِلَىilaH
17Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
18And the Messengerوَالرَّسُولِwal-rasuliCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+رَسُولِMessenger
19IfإِنْinH
20YouكُنْتُمْkuntumF
21Believeتُؤْمِنُونَtu'minunaF
22In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
23And the dayوَالْيَوْمِwal-yawmiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمِDay
24[the] lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِ[the] last
25ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
26Is bestخَيْرٌkhayrunI
27And more suitableوَأَحْسَنُwa-ahsanuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَحْسَنُMore suitable
28For final determinationتَأْوِيلًاta'wilanI

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