Sourate An-Nisa (4) unvowelled

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. O mankind! guard yourselves toward your Guardian, who created you from a single Self, and created from it its spouse, and spread, from the two of them, many men and women.i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يايها الناس اتقوا ربكم الذي خلقكم من نفس وحدة وخلق منها زوجها وبث منهما رجالا كثيرا ونساء

And guard yourselves toward God, in whose name you appeal to one another, and [respect] the ties of kinship. 1

واتقوا الله الذي تساءلون به والارحام

God is indeed, over you, an Observer. 1

ان الله كان عليكم رقيبا

And give the orphans their possessions, 2

وءاتوا اليتمى امولهم

and do not substitute the vile for the good, 2

ولا تتبدلوا الخبيث بالطيب

and do not devour their possessions with yours: 2

ولا تاكلوا امولهم الى امولكم

that is indeed a grave offense. 2

انه كان حوبا كبيرا

And if you fear not being equitable toward the orphans, marry then those women who are agreeable to you, two, three, or four;i 3

وان خفتم الا تقسطوا في اليتمى فانكحوا ما طاب لكم من النساء مثنى وثلث وربع

and if you fear not being just, then only one, or those to whom you are bound by oath. 3

فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فوحدة او ما ملكت ايمنكم

That is closest to sparing you from being overburdened by the weight of a family (too large to bear).i 3

ذلك ادنى الا تعولوا

And give women their dowries, as an attribution of full right. 4

وءاتوا النساء صدقتهن نحلة

Then, if they willingly release any of it to you, consume it 4

فان طبن لكم عن شىء منه نفسا فكلوه

in complete ease and benefit. 4

هنيا مريا

And do not entrust to the foolish your possessions, which God has made a support for you; 5

ولا توتوا السفهاء امولكم التي جعل الله لكم قيما

but feed them from it, clothe them, and speak to them a recognized word. 5

وارزقوهم فيها واكسوهم وقولوا لهم قولا معروفا

And test the orphans until they reach the age of marriage; if you then discern in them a soundness of judgment, hand over to them their possessions, and do not devour them wastefully and hastily, before they grow up. 6

وابتلوا اليتمى حتى اذا بلغوا النكاح فان ءانستم منهم رشدا فادفعوا اليهم امولهم ولا تاكلوها اسرافا وبدارا ان يكبروا

And whoever is rich, let him abstain; 6

ومن كان غنيا فليستعفف

and whoever is poor, let him eat from it reasonably. 6

ومن كان فقيرا فلياكل بالمعروف

And when you hand over their possessions to them, take witnesses regarding them. 6

فاذا دفعتم اليهم امولهم فاشهدوا عليهم

God suffices as an accountant. 6

وكفى بالله حسيبا

To men belongs a share of what the two parents and relatives leave, and to women belongs a share of what the two parents and relatives leave, whether little or much — 7

للرجال نصيب مما ترك الولدان والاقربون وللنساء نصيب مما ترك الولدان والاقربون مما قل منه او كثر

a mandatory share.i 7

نصيبا مفروضا

And when the possessors of kinship ties, the orphans, and the destitute are present at the division, assign them a share from it,i 8

واذا حضر القسمة اولوا القربى واليتمى والمسكين فارزقوهم منه

and speak to them a recognized word. 8

وقولوا لهم قولا معروفا

And let those fear [doing wrong] who, if they left behind them a vulnerable offspring, would fear for it: 9

وليخش الذين لو تركوا من خلفهم ذرية ضعفا خافوا عليهم

let them, then, guard themselves toward God, and speak a straightforward word. 9

فليتقوا الله وليقولوا قولا سديدا

Those who devour the possessions of orphans unjustly are only swallowing fire into their bellies, 10

ان الذين ياكلون امول اليتمى ظلما انما ياكلون في بطونهم نارا

and they will burn in a blaze. 10

وسيصلون سعيرا

God instructs you, concerning your children: 11

يوصيكم الله في اولدكم

to the male, the equivalent of the share of two females. 11

للذكر مثل حظ الانثيين

But if there are more than two women, two-thirds of what is left belongs to them; 11

فان كن نساء فوق اثنتين فلهن ثلثا ما ترك

and if she is alone, half belongs to her. 11

وان كانت وحدة فلها النصف

And to his two parents, to each of them, a sixth of what he leaves, if he has a child; 11

ولابويه لكل وحد منهما السدس مما ترك ان كان له ولد

but if he has no child, and his parents inherit from him, to his mother belongs a third. 11

فان لم يكن له ولد وورثه ابواه فلامه الثلث

If he has siblings, to his mother belongs a sixth, 11

فان كان له اخوة فلامه السدس

after [the execution of] a testament he may have made, or a debt. 11

من بعد وصية يوصي بها او دين

Your parents and your children — you do not know which of them are closer to you in benefit: 11

ءاباوكم وابناوكم لا تدرون ايهم اقرب لكم نفعا

it is an obligation from God. 11

فريضة من الله

God is indeed All-Knowing, Wise. 11

ان الله كان عليما حكيما

And to you belongs half of what your wives leave, if they have no child; 12

ولكم نصف ما ترك ازوجكم ان لم يكن لهن ولد

but if they have a child, to you belongs a quarter of what they leave, after [the execution of] a testament they may have made, or a debt. 12

فان كان لهن ولد فلكم الربع مما تركن من بعد وصية يوصين بها او دين

And to them belongs a quarter of what you leave, if you have no child; 12

ولهن الربع مما تركتم ان لم يكن لكم ولد

but if you have a child, to them belongs an eighth of what you leave, after [the execution of] a testament you may have made, or a debt. 12

فان كان لكم ولد فلهن الثمن مما تركتم من بعد وصية توصون بها او دين

And if a man whose inheritance passes in the absence of any ascendant or descendant, or a woman in the same case, has a brother or a sister, to each of them belongs a sixth;i 12

وان كان رجل يورث كللة او امراة وله اخ او اخت فلكل وحد منهما السدس

but if they are more numerous than that, they share in the third, after [the execution of] a testament that may have been made, or a debt, without harm [to the heirs]. 12

فان كانوا اكثر من ذلك فهم شركاء في الثلث من بعد وصية يوصى بها او دين غير مضار

It is a recommendation from God. 12

وصية من الله

God is All-Knowing, full of patience. 12

والله عليم حليم

Those are the limits of God. 13

تلك حدود الله

And whoever obeys God and His Messenger, He admits him into gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein he will abide eternally. 13

ومن يطع الله ورسوله يدخله جنت تجري من تحتها الانهر خلدين فيها

That is the immense triumph. 13

وذلك الفوز العظيم

And whoever disobeys God and His Messenger, and transgresses His limits, He admits him into a fire wherein he will abide eternally, 14

ومن يعص الله ورسوله ويتعد حدوده يدخله نارا خلدا فيها

and he will have a humiliating punishment. 14

وله عذاب مهين

And those of your women who commit indecency, take against them the testimony of four among you; 15

والتي ياتين الفحشة من نسايكم فاستشهدوا عليهن اربعة منكم

and if they testify, then keep them within the household rather than casting them out, until death recalls them [to God], or God opens a way for them.i 15

فان شهدوا فامسكوهن في البيوت حتى يتوفىهن الموت او يجعل الله لهن سبيلا

And the two among you who commit it, sanction them both; 16

والذان ياتينها منكم فاذوهما

but if they turn back [to God] and reform, turn away from them: 16

فان تابا واصلحا فاعرضوا عنهما

God is indeed the Ever-Accepter of repentance, full of benevolence. 16

ان الله كان توابا رحيما

The repentance accepted by God concerns only those who do evil out of ignorance, then turn back [to Him] without delay: 17

انما التوبة على الله للذين يعملون السوء بجهلة ثم يتوبون من قريب

those are the ones toward whom God turns with clemency. 17

فاوليك يتوب الله عليهم

God is All-Knowing, Wise. 17

وكان الله عليما حكيما

And repentance is not accepted for those who commit evil deeds until, when death presents itself to one of them, he says: "I turn back [to God] now" — nor for those who die while denying-disowning: 18

وليست التوبة للذين يعملون السيات حتى اذا حضر احدهم الموت قال اني تبت الن ولا الذين يموتون وهم كفار

those are the ones for whom We have prepared a painful punishment. 18

اوليك اعتدنا لهم عذابا اليما

O you who have believed! it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will, 19

يايها الذين ءامنوا لا يحل لكم ان ترثوا النساء كرها

and do not prevent them [from remarrying] so as to take back part of what you gave them, unless they commit a manifest indecency. 19

ولا تعضلوهن لتذهبوا ببعض ما ءاتيتموهن الا ان ياتين بفحشة مبينة

And live with them according to what is recognized. 19

وعاشروهن بالمعروف

If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike a thing in which God places much good. 19

فان كرهتموهن فعسى ان تكرهوا شيا ويجعل الله فيه خيرا كثيرا

And if you want to replace one wife with another, and you have given one of them a treasure, take nothing of it back.i 20

وان اردتم استبدال زوج مكان زوج وءاتيتم احدىهن قنطارا فلا تاخذوا منه شيا

Would you take it back through slander and manifest transgression? 20

اتاخذونه بهتنا واثما مبينا

And how would you take it back, when one of you has already been intimately united with the other, and they took from you a solemn engagement? 21

وكيف تاخذونه وقد افضى بعضكم الى بعض واخذن منكم ميثقا غليظا

And do not marry those women whom your ancestors married, except what has already passed. 22

ولا تنكحوا ما نكح ءاباوكم من النساء الا ما قد سلف

It was an indecency and an abomination, 22

انه كان فحشة ومقتا

and what an evil path! 22

وساء سبيلا

Forbidden to you are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, 23

حرمت عليكم امهتكم وبناتكم واخوتكم وعمتكم وخلتكم وبنات الاخ وبنات الاخت

your mothers who took you into their care, as well as your sisters through shared care,i 23

وامهتكم التي ارضعنكم واخوتكم من الرضعة

the mothers of your wives, your stepdaughters under your care, from wives with whom you have consummated marriage — 23

وامهت نسايكم وربيبكم التي في حجوركم من نسايكم التي دخلتم بهن

but if you have not consummated marriage with them, no blame upon you — 23

فان لم تكونوا دخلتم بهن فلا جناح عليكم

the wives of your sons from your own loins, 23

وحليل ابنايكم الذين من اصلبكم

and to unite two sisters, except what has already passed. 23

وان تجمعوا بين الاختين الا ما قد سلف

God is indeed Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 23

ان الله كان غفورا رحيما

And the contractually protected women, except those to whom you are bound by oath —i 24

والمحصنت من النساء الا ما ملكت ايمنكم

it is God's Code that binds you.i 24

كتب الله عليكم

And made lawful to you are all beyond these categories, whom you seek with your possessions, as men who bind themselves in contract, not in debauchery. 24

واحل لكم ما وراء ذلكم ان تبتغوا بامولكم محصنين غير مسفحين

And for what you have enjoyed with them, give them their rewards, as a fixed obligation. 24

فما استمتعتم به منهن فاتوهن اجورهن فريضة

And no blame upon you for what you mutually agree upon, beyond the fixed obligation. 24

ولا جناح عليكم فيما ترضيتم به من بعد الفريضة

God is indeed All-Knowing, Wise. 24

ان الله كان عليما حكيما

And whoever among you lacks the means to marry believing protected women, [let him marry] then one of your believing young women bound by oath.i 25

ومن لم يستطع منكم طولا ان ينكح المحصنت المومنت فمن ما ملكت ايمنكم من فتيتكم المومنت

God knows perfectly your mutual commitments, by virtue of your faith;i 25

والله اعلم بايمنكم

You are of one another. 25

بعضكم من بعض

Marry them, then, with the permission of their family, 25

فانكحوهن باذن اهلهن

and give them their wages according to what is recognized, as protected women, not as promiscuous ones nor as takers of secret lovers.i 25

وءاتوهن اجورهن بالمعروف محصنت غير مسفحت ولا متخذت اخدان

And once protected, if they commit an indecency, they incur half the punishment of women protected by contract.i 25

فاذا احصن فان اتين بفحشة فعليهن نصف ما على المحصنت من العذاب

That, for whoever among you fears falling into [moral] hardship; 25

ذلك لمن خشي العنت منكم

but to be patient is better for you. 25

وان تصبروا خير لكم

God is Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 25

والله غفور رحيم

God wants to make things clear to you, to guide you according to the ways of those who preceded you, and to turn toward you with clemency. 26

يريد الله ليبين لكم ويهديكم سنن الذين من قبلكم ويتوب عليكم

God is All-Knowing, Wise. 26

والله عليم حكيم

God wants to turn toward you with clemency, 27

والله يريد ان يتوب عليكم

while those who follow their desires want you to deviate greatly. 27

ويريد الذين يتبعون الشهوت ان تميلوا ميلا عظيما

God wants to lighten [the burden] for you, 28

يريد الله ان يخفف عنكم

for the human being was created weak. 28

وخلق الانسن ضعيفا

O you who have believed! do not devour your wealth among yourselves through falsehood, 29

يايها الذين ءامنوا لا تاكلوا امولكم بينكم بالبطل

unless it is a trade concluded with your mutual consent. 29

الا ان تكون تجرة عن تراض منكم

And do not kill yourselves: 29

ولا تقتلوا انفسكم

God is indeed, toward you, full of benevolence. 29

ان الله كان بكم رحيما

And whoever does that out of hostility and injustice, We will burn him in a fire. 30

ومن يفعل ذلك عدونا وظلما فسوف نصليه نارا

And that is, for God, an easy thing. 30

وكان ذلك على الله يسيرا

If you avoid the grave offenses which are forbidden to you, We will cover your evil deeds, and We will admit you into a noble entrance. 31

ان تجتنبوا كباير ما تنهون عنه نكفر عنكم سياتكم وندخلكم مدخلا كريما

And do not covet that by which God has favored some of you above others. 32

ولا تتمنوا ما فضل الله به بعضكم على بعض

To men a share of what they have earned, 32

للرجال نصيب مما اكتسبوا

and to women a share of what they have earned. 32

وللنساء نصيب مما اكتسبن

And ask God for His favor. 32

وسلوا الله من فضله

God is indeed, of all things, All-Knowing. 32

ان الله كان بكل شىء عليما

And to each, We have assigned heirs for what are left 33

ولكل جعلنا مولي مما ترك

by the two parents and the relatives. 33

الولدان والاقربون

And those with whom your oaths have bound you, give them their share. 33

والذين عقدت ايمنكم فاتوهم نصيبهم

God is indeed, over all things, a witness. 33

ان الله كان على كل شىء شهيدا

Men bear the executive, protective, and financial charge of the household toward women, by reason of the advantage God has granted some over others, and of what they spend from their possessions.i 34

الرجال قومون على النساء بما فضل الله بعضهم على بعض وبما انفقوا من امولهم

Righteous women are devoted, guardians of what escapes the presence [of others], by reason of what God has preserved. 34

فالصلحت قنتت حفظت للغيب بما حفظ الله

And those whose unilateral breach [of the marital pact] you fear, admonish them, withdraw from them in the beds, then multiply them [the marital structure, by taking another wife];i 34

والتي تخافون نشوزهن فعظوهن واهجروهن في المضاجع واضربوهن

then, if they obey you, seek no further way against them. 34

فان اطعنكم فلا تبغوا عليهن سبيلا

God is indeed Exalted, Great. 34

ان الله كان عليا كبيرا

And if you fear a rupture between the two, send then an arbiter from his family, and an arbiter from her family; if they both want reconciliation, God will bring them into accord. 35

وان خفتم شقاق بينهما فابعثوا حكما من اهله وحكما من اهلها ان يريدا اصلحا يوفق الله بينهما

God is indeed All-Knowing, Informed. 35

ان الله كان عليما خبيرا

And obey God, 36

واعبدوا الله

and associate nothing with Him, 36

ولا تشركوا به شيا

and kindness toward the two parents, relatives, orphans, the destitute, the near neighbor, the distant neighbor, the companion at your side, the stranded traveler, and those to whom you are bound by oath. 36

وبالولدين احسنا وبذي القربى واليتمى والمسكين والجار ذي القربى والجار الجنب والصاحب بالجنب وابن السبيل وما ملكت ايمنكم

God does not love him who is vain, full of boastfulness. 36

ان الله لا يحب من كان مختالا فخورا

Those who are stingy, order stinginess upon people, and hide what God has given them of His favor — 37

الذين يبخلون ويامرون الناس بالبخل ويكتمون ما ءاتىهم الله من فضله

We have prepared, for those who deny-disown, a humiliating punishment. 37

واعتدنا للكفرين عذابا مهينا

And those who spend their wealth for show before people, and believe neither in God nor in the Last Day — 38

والذين ينفقون امولهم رياء الناس ولا يومنون بالله ولا باليوم الءاخر

whoever has the Diverter as a companion, what an evil companion!i 38

ومن يكن الشيطن له قرينا فساء قرينا

And what would they have to lose, if they believed in God and the Last Day, and spent from what God provided them as sustenance? 39

وماذا عليهم لو ءامنوا بالله واليوم الءاخر وانفقوا مما رزقهم الله

God knows them perfectly. 39

وكان الله بهم عليما

God does no injustice, even the weight of a grain. 40

ان الله لا يظلم مثقال ذرة

And if it is a good deed, He doubles it, and grants, from Himself, an immense reward. 40

وان تك حسنة يضعفها ويوت من لدنه اجرا عظيما

How then, when We bring, from every community, a witness, and We bring you as a witness against these? 41

فكيف اذا جينا من كل امة بشهيد وجينا بك على هولاء شهيدا

On that day, those who denied-disowned and disobeyed the messenger would wish that the earth were leveled over them, and they will not be able to hide anything from God. 42

يوميذ يود الذين كفروا وعصوا الرسول لو تسوى بهم الارض ولا يكتمون الله حديثا

O you who have believed! do not approach the Contact while intoxicated, until you know what you are saying, nor [after] having soiled yourselves [relieving a need] — except when passing along a way — until you have washed yourselves.i 43

يايها الذين ءامنوا لا تقربوا الصلوة وانتم سكرى حتى تعلموا ما تقولون ولا جنبا الا عابري سبيل حتى تغتسلوا

And if you are sick, or on a journey, or one of you has come from relieving himself, or you have known a woman in intimacy, and you find no water, then resort to clean earth, and wipe your faces and your hands with it.i 43

وان كنتم مرضى او على سفر او جاء احد منكم من الغايط او لمستم النساء فلم تجدوا ماء فتيمموا صعيدا طيبا فامسحوا بوجوهكم وايديكم

God is indeed Ever-Effacing, Most-Forgiving. 43

ان الله كان عفوا غفورا

Have you not seen those to whom a share of the Scripture was given, buying error and wanting you to stray from the path?i 44

الم تر الى الذين اوتوا نصيبا من الكتب يشترون الضللة ويريدون ان تضلوا السبيل

God knows best your enemies. 45

والله اعلم باعدايكم

God suffices as a protector, and God suffices as a helper. 45

وكفى بالله وليا وكفى بالله نصيرا

Among the Reoriented, there are some who displace words from their context, and say: "We have heard and disobeyed", and: "Listen, without being made to hear", and: "Ra'ina", twisting their tongues and casting aspersion on the Law.i 46

من الذين هادوا يحرفون الكلم عن مواضعه ويقولون سمعنا وعصينا واسمع غير مسمع ورعنا ليا بالسنتهم وطعنا في الدين

And had they said: "We have heard and obeyed", and: "Listen", and: "Look at us", it would have been better for them, and more upright; 46

ولو انهم قالوا سمعنا واطعنا واسمع وانظرنا لكان خيرا لهم واقوم

but God cursed them for their denial-disowning, and they believe only a little. 46

ولكن لعنهم الله بكفرهم فلا يومنون الا قليلا

O you to whom the Scripture was given! believe in what We have sent down, confirming what is with you, before We efface faces, turning them backward, or curse them as We cursed those of the sabt [the act of rest/inaction].i 47

يايها الذين اوتوا الكتب ءامنوا بما نزلنا مصدقا لما معكم من قبل ان نطمس وجوها فنردها على ادبارها او نلعنهم كما لعنا اصحب السبت

And the command of God is always fulfilled. 47

وكان امر الله مفعولا

God does not forgive that anything be associated with Him, 48

ان الله لا يغفر ان يشرك به

but He forgives, besides that, whom He wills. 48

ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء

And whoever associates with God invents a grave offense. 48

ومن يشرك بالله فقد افترى اثما عظيما

Have you not seen those who declare themselves pure? 49

الم تر الى الذين يزكون انفسهم

God, rather, purifies whom He wills, 49

بل الله يزكي من يشاء

and they will not be wronged by a thread. 49

ولا يظلمون فتيلا

Look how they invent the lie against God: that suffices as a manifest offense. 50

انظر كيف يفترون على الله الكذب وكفى به اثما مبينا

Have you not seen those to whom a share of the Scripture was given, believing in the Idol and the Tyrant, and saying of those who deny-disown: "These are better guided, in path, than those who have believed"?i 51

الم تر الى الذين اوتوا نصيبا من الكتب يومنون بالجبت والطغوت ويقولون للذين كفروا هولاء اهدى من الذين ءامنوا سبيلا

Those are the ones God has cursed; 52

اوليك الذين لعنهم الله

and whoever God curses, you will find for him no helper. 52

ومن يلعن الله فلن تجد له نصيرا

Or do they have a share of the dominion? They would then not give people even the groove of a date-stone. 53

ام لهم نصيب من الملك فاذا لا يوتون الناس نقيرا

Or do they envy people for what God has given them of His favor? 54

ام يحسدون الناس على ما ءاتىهم الله من فضله

We have indeed given the family of Ibrahim the Scripture and the wisdom, and We gave them an immense dominion.i 54

فقد ءاتينا ءال ابرهيم الكتب والحكمة وءاتينهم ملكا عظيما

Among them, there are some who believed in it, and some who turned away from it. 55

فمنهم من ءامن به ومنهم من صد عنه

Jahannam suffices as a blaze. 55

وكفى بجهنم سعيرا

Those who denied-disowned Our signs, We will burn them in a fire. 56

ان الذين كفروا بايتنا سوف نصليهم نارا

Every time their skins are consumed, We will replace them with other skins, so that they may taste the punishment. 56

كلما نضجت جلودهم بدلنهم جلودا غيرها ليذوقوا العذاب

God is indeed All-Powerful, Wise. 56

ان الله كان عزيزا حكيما

And those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally, forever. 57

والذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت سندخلهم جنت تجري من تحتها الانهر خلدين فيها ابدا

They will have therein purified spouses, 57

لهم فيها ازوج مطهرة

and We will admit them into an extended shade. 57

وندخلهم ظلا ظليلا

God orders you to restore trusts to their rightful owners, and, when you judge between people, to judge with equity. 58

ان الله يامركم ان تودوا الامنت الى اهلها واذا حكمتم بين الناس ان تحكموا بالعدل

How excellent is that to which God exhorts you! 58

ان الله نعما يعظكم به

God is indeed the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. 58

ان الله كان سميعا بصيرا

O you who have believed! obey God, obey the messenger, and those among you who hold authority. 59

يايها الذين ءامنوا اطيعوا الله واطيعوا الرسول واولي الامر منكم

And if you disagree about something, refer it to God and to the messenger, if you believe in God and the Last Day. 59

فان تنزعتم في شىء فردوه الى الله والرسول ان كنتم تومنون بالله واليوم الءاخر

That is better, and of finer interpretation. 59

ذلك خير واحسن تاويلا

Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what has been revealed to you and in what was revealed before you, and who want to bring their dispute before the Tyrant, though they have been ordered to deny-disown it? 60

الم تر الى الذين يزعمون انهم ءامنوا بما انزل اليك وما انزل من قبلك يريدون ان يتحاكموا الى الطغوت وقد امروا ان يكفروا به

The Diverter wants to lead them far astray.i 60

ويريد الشيطن ان يضلهم ضللا بعيدا

And when it is said to them: "Come to what God has sent down, and to the messenger", you see the hypocrites turn away from you, resolutely. 61

واذا قيل لهم تعالوا الى ما انزل الله والى الرسول رايت المنفقين يصدون عنك صدودا

How then, when misfortune strikes them for what their hands have wrought, do they then come to you, swearing by God: "We wanted only good and reconciliation"? 62

فكيف اذا اصبتهم مصيبة بما قدمت ايديهم ثم جاءوك يحلفون بالله ان اردنا الا احسنا وتوفيقا

Those are the ones whose cores God knows; turn away from them, then, admonish them, and speak to them, concerning themselves, a penetrating word. 63

اوليك الذين يعلم الله ما في قلوبهم فاعرض عنهم وعظهم وقل لهم في انفسهم قولا بليغا

And We sent no messenger except that he be obeyed, with God's permission. 64

وما ارسلنا من رسول الا ليطاع باذن الله

And had they come to you, after having wronged themselves, to ask God's forgiveness, and had the messenger asked forgiveness for them, they would certainly have found God the Ever-Accepter of repentance, full of benevolence. 64

ولو انهم اذ ظلموا انفسهم جاءوك فاستغفروا الله واستغفر لهم الرسول لوجدوا الله توابا رحيما

But no, by your Guardian! they will not believe until they have taken you as judge of their disputes, and no longer find, within themselves, any hardship over what you have decided, and accept it with complete integrity. 65

فلا وربك لا يومنون حتى يحكموك فيما شجر بينهم ثم لا يجدوا في انفسهم حرجا مما قضيت ويسلموا تسليما

And had We prescribed for them: "Kill yourselves", or: "Leave your dwellings", they would not have done it, except a small number of them. 66

ولو انا كتبنا عليهم ان اقتلوا انفسكم او اخرجوا من ديركم ما فعلوه الا قليل منهم

And had they done what they were exhorted to do, it would have been better for them, and more strengthening; 66

ولو انهم فعلوا ما يوعظون به لكان خيرا لهم واشد تثبيتا

and We would then certainly have given them, from Ourselves, an immense reward, 67

واذا لءاتينهم من لدنا اجرا عظيما

and We would certainly have guided them to a straight path. 68

ولهدينهم صرطا مستقيما

And whoever obeys God and the messenger, those will be with those God has blessed, among the prophets, the men of truth, the witnesses, and the righteous. 69

ومن يطع الله والرسول فاوليك مع الذين انعم الله عليهم من النبين والصديقين والشهداء والصلحين

And what an excellent company that is! 69

وحسن اوليك رفيقا

That is the favor from God, 70

ذلك الفضل من الله

and God suffices as All-Knowing. 70

وكفى بالله عليما

O you who have believed! take your precautions, and mobilize in detachments, or mobilize all together.i 71

يايها الذين ءامنوا خذوا حذركم فانفروا ثبات او انفروا جميعا

And there is indeed among you one who deliberately lags behind; 72

وان منكم لمن ليبطين

and if misfortune strikes you, he says: "God has blessed me, since I was not present with them." 72

فان اصبتكم مصيبة قال قد انعم الله على اذ لم اكن معهم شهيدا

But if a favor from God reaches you, he will certainly say, as if there had been no affection between you and him: "Would that I had been with them, I would then have attained an immense triumph!" 73

ولين اصبكم فضل من الله ليقولن كان لم تكن بينكم وبينه مودة يليتني كنت معهم فافوز فوزا عظيما

So let those fight in the way of God who sell the present life for the last life. 74

فليقتل في سبيل الله الذين يشرون الحيوة الدنيا بالءاخرة

And whoever fights in the way of God, and is killed or prevails, We will give him an immense reward. 74

ومن يقتل في سبيل الله فيقتل او يغلب فسوف نوتيه اجرا عظيما

And what is with you that you should not fight in the way of God, and for the men, women, and children reduced to weakness, who say: "Our Guardian, bring us out of this city whose people are unjust, and give us, from Yourself, a protector, and give us, from Yourself, a helper"? 75

وما لكم لا تقتلون في سبيل الله والمستضعفين من الرجال والنساء والولدن الذين يقولون ربنا اخرجنا من هذه القرية الظالم اهلها واجعل لنا من لدنك وليا واجعل لنا من لدنك نصيرا

Those who have believed fight in the way of God, 76

الذين ءامنوا يقتلون في سبيل الله

and those who deny-disown fight in the way of the Tyrant. 76

والذين كفروا يقتلون في سبيل الطغوت

So fight the allies of the Diverter:i 76

فقتلوا اولياء الشيطن

the scheming of the Diverter is indeed weak.i 76

ان كيد الشيطن كان ضعيفا

Have you not seen those to whom it was said: "Hold back your hands, maintain the Contact, and give the purifying alms"? 77

الم تر الى الذين قيل لهم كفوا ايديكم واقيموا الصلوة وءاتوا الزكوة

Then, when combat was prescribed for them, there a group among them dread people as one dreads God, or with an even keener dread, 77

فلما كتب عليهم القتال اذا فريق منهم يخشون الناس كخشية الله او اشد خشية

and they say: "Our Guardian, why have You prescribed combat for us? Why did You not grant us a delay until a near term!" 77

وقالوا ربنا لم كتبت علينا القتال لولا اخرتنا الى اجل قريب

Say: "The enjoyment of the present life is little, 77

قل متع الدنيا قليل

and the last life is better for whoever guards himself, 77

والءاخرة خير لمن اتقى

and you will not be wronged by a thread." 77

ولا تظلمون فتيلا

Wherever you are, death will reach you, even were you in impregnable towers. 78

اينما تكونوا يدرككم الموت ولو كنتم في بروج مشيدة

And if good befalls them, they say: "This is from God"; 78

وان تصبهم حسنة يقولوا هذه من عند الله

and if evil befalls them, they say: "This is from you." 78

وان تصبهم سيية يقولوا هذه من عندك

Say: "All comes from God." 78

قل كل من عند الله

What is with these people that they scarcely understand a discourse? 78

فمال هولاء القوم لا يكادون يفقهون حديثا

What reaches you of good comes from God, 79

ما اصابك من حسنة فمن الله

and what reaches you of evil comes from yourself. 79

وما اصابك من سيية فمن نفسك

And We sent you to mankind as a messenger. 79

وارسلنك للناس رسولا

God suffices as a witness. 79

وكفى بالله شهيدا

Whoever obeys the messenger indeed obeys God, 80

من يطع الرسول فقد اطاع الله

and whoever turns away — We have not sent you as a guardian over them. 80

ومن تولى فما ارسلنك عليهم حفيظا

And they say: "Obedience", 81

ويقولون طاعة

but when they leave you, a group among them schemes by night something quite different from what they say. 81

فاذا برزوا من عندك بيت طايفة منهم غير الذي تقول

God records what they scheme by night. 81

والله يكتب ما يبيتون

Turn away from them, then, and rely upon God. 81

فاعرض عنهم وتوكل على الله

God suffices as a trustee-agent. 81

وكفى بالله وكيلا

Do they not then reflect on this Recitation? 82

افلا يتدبرون القرءان

Had it come from other than God, they would have found in it much divergence. 82

ولو كان من عند غير الله لوجدوا فيه اختلفا كثيرا

And when news reaches them, reassuring or alarming, they spread it; 83

واذا جاءهم امر من الامن او الخوف اذاعوا به

but had they referred it to the messenger and to those among them who hold authority, those among them who seek to draw out its substance would have known it. 83

ولو ردوه الى الرسول والى اولي الامر منهم لعلمه الذين يستنبطونه منهم

And without God's favor upon you and His benevolence, you would certainly have followed the Diverter, except a few.i 83

ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته لاتبعتم الشيطن الا قليلا

So fight in the way of God: 84

فقتل في سبيل الله

you are charged only with yourself. 84

لا تكلف الا نفسك

And incite the believers [to combat]. 84

وحرض المومنين

It may be that God will restrain the violence of those who deny-disown. 84

عسى الله ان يكف باس الذين كفروا

God is more formidable in violence, and more formidable in exemplary punishment. 84

والله اشد باسا واشد تنكيلا

Whoever intercedes with a good intercession will have a share of it; 85

من يشفع شفعة حسنة يكن له نصيب منها

and whoever intercedes with an evil intercession will bear a share of responsibility for it. 85

ومن يشفع شفعة سيية يكن له كفل منها

God is, over all things, a guarantor. 85

وكان الله على كل شىء مقيتا

And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better greeting, or simply return it. 86

واذا حييتم بتحية فحيوا باحسن منها او ردوها

God is indeed, over all things, an accountant. 86

ان الله كان على كل شىء حسيبا

God, there is no deity but Him. 87

الله لا اله الا هو

He will certainly gather you on the Day of Appearance, no doubt possible. 87

ليجمعنكم الى يوم القيمة لا ريب فيه

And who is more truthful than God in speech? 87

ومن اصدق من الله حديثا

What is with you, then, concerning the hypocrites, that you form two groups, when God has cast them back for what they have earned? 88

فما لكم في المنفقين فيتين والله اركسهم بما كسبوا

Do you want to guide him whom God has led astray? 88

اتريدون ان تهدوا من اضل الله

And whoever God leads astray, you will find for him no path. 88

ومن يضلل الله فلن تجد له سبيلا

They would like you to deny-disown as they denied-disowned, so that you might be equal; 89

ودوا لو تكفرون كما كفروا فتكونون سواء

so do not take, among them, allies, until they emigrate in the way of God. 89

فلا تتخذوا منهم اولياء حتى يهاجروا في سبيل الله

If they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take, among them, neither ally nor helper — except those who join a people between whom and you there is a pact, or who come to you 90

فان تولوا فخذوهم واقتلوهم حيث وجدتموهم ولا تتخذوا منهم وليا ولا نصيرا الا الذين يصلون الى قوم بينكم وبينهم ميثق او جاءوكم

with their hearts constrained at the thought of fighting you, or fighting their own people. 90

حصرت صدورهم ان يقتلوكم او يقتلوا قومهم

And had God willed, He would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. 90

ولو شاء الله لسلطهم عليكم فلقتلوكم

If they keep away from you, do not fight you, and offer you peace, then God grants you no way against them. 90

فان اعتزلوكم فلم يقتلوكم والقوا اليكم السلم فما جعل الله لكم عليهم سبيلا

You will find others who want to be secure with you and secure with their own people; every time they are brought back to the trial, they plunge back into it. 91

ستجدون ءاخرين يريدون ان يامنوكم ويامنوا قومهم كل ما ردوا الى الفتنة اركسوا فيها

If they do not keep away from you, do not offer you peace, and do not restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you encounter them. 91

فان لم يعتزلوكم ويلقوا اليكم السلم ويكفوا ايديهم فخذوهم واقتلوهم حيث ثقفتموهم

Those are the ones against whom We give you manifest authority. 91

واوليكم جعلنا لكم عليهم سلطنا مبينا

And it is not for a believer to kill a believer, 92

وما كان لمومن ان يقتل مومنا

except by mistake. 92

الا خطا

And whoever kills a believer by mistake must free a believing person from the burden of a debt, as well as a compensation delivered to his family, unless they forgo it as charity. 92

ومن قتل مومنا خطا فتحرير رقبة مومنة ودية مسلمة الى اهله الا ان يصدقوا

And if the slain belonged to a people hostile to you, while being a believer, then the freeing of a believing person from the burden of a debt. 92

فان كان من قوم عدو لكم وهو مومن فتحرير رقبة مومنة

And if he belonged to a people between whom and you there is a pact, then a compensation delivered to his family, and the freeing of a believing person from the burden of a debt. 92

وان كان من قوم بينكم وبينهم ميثق فدية مسلمة الى اهله وتحرير رقبة مومنة

And whoever does not find the means, then an abstention of two consecutive months, as a [accepted] return toward God. 92

فمن لم يجد فصيام شهرين متتابعين توبة من الله

God is All-Knowing, Wise. 92

وكان الله عليما حكيما

And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his reward is Jahannam, wherein he will abide eternally; God is angered against him, has cursed him, and has prepared for him an immense punishment. 93

ومن يقتل مومنا متعمدا فجزاوه جهنم خلدا فيها وغضب الله عليه ولعنه واعد له عذابا عظيما

O you who have believed! when you advance in the way of God, distinguish clearly, 94

يايها الذين ءامنوا اذا ضربتم في سبيل الله فتبينوا

and do not say to one who offers you peace: "You are not a believer", coveting the fleeting goods of the present life; but, with God, there are abundant spoils. 94

ولا تقولوا لمن القى اليكم السلم لست مومنا تبتغون عرض الحيوة الدنيا فعند الله مغانم كثيرة

Thus were you before, and God blessed you. 94

كذلك كنتم من قبل فمن الله عليكم

So distinguish clearly. 94

فتبينوا

God is indeed well informed of what you do. 94

ان الله كان بما تعملون خبيرا

Not equal are those of the believers who remain seated, apart from those with disabilities, and those who strive in the way of God with their possessions and their Selves. 95

لا يستوي القعدون من المومنين غير اولي الضرر والمجهدون في سبيل الله بامولهم وانفسهم

God has favored those who strive with their possessions and their Selves, in degree, above those who remain seated. 95

فضل الله المجهدين بامولهم وانفسهم على القعدين درجة

And to all, God has promised the best; 95

وكلا وعد الله الحسنى

and God has favored those who strive, above those who remain seated, with an immense reward — degrees from Him, and forgiveness, and benevolence;i 96

وفضل الله المجهدين على القعدين اجرا عظيما درجت منه ومغفرة ورحمة

and God is Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 96

وكان الله غفورا رحيما

Those whom the Agents take back [to God] while they are unjust toward themselves — [the Agents] say: "In what situation were you?"i 97

ان الذين توفىهم المليكة ظالمي انفسهم قالوا فيم كنتم

They say: "We were reduced to weakness on the earth." 97

قالوا كنا مستضعفين في الارض

They say: "Was God's earth not vast enough for you to emigrate in it?" 97

قالوا الم تكن ارض الله وسعة فتهاجروا فيها

Those are the ones whose refuge will be Jahannam; and what an evil destination! — except the men, women, and children reduced to weakness, who have neither the means to scheme, nor to find a way. 98

فاوليك ماوىهم جهنم وساءت مصيرا الا المستضعفين من الرجال والنساء والولدن لا يستطيعون حيلة ولا يهتدون سبيلا

Those, it may be that God will efface them [of their fault]. 99

فاوليك عسى الله ان يعفو عنهم

God effaces ceaselessly, He is Most-Forgiving. 99

وكان الله عفوا غفورا

And whoever emigrates in the way of God will find, on the earth, an ample refuge and abundance. 100

ومن يهاجر في سبيل الله يجد في الارض مرغما كثيرا وسعة

And whoever leaves his dwelling, emigrating toward God and His Messenger, and is then overtaken by death, his reward is henceforth incumbent upon God. 100

ومن يخرج من بيته مهاجرا الى الله ورسوله ثم يدركه الموت فقد وقع اجره على الله

God is Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 100

وكان الله غفورا رحيما

And when you travel through the land, no blame upon you for shortening the Contact, if you fear that those who deny-disown may try you. 101

واذا ضربتم في الارض فليس عليكم جناح ان تقصروا من الصلوة ان خفتم ان يفتنكم الذين كفروا

Those who deny-disown are indeed, for you, a manifest enemy. 101

ان الكفرين كانوا لكم عدوا مبينا

And when you are among them, and you lead the Contact for them, let a group of them stand with you, and let them take their arms. 102

واذا كنت فيهم فاقمت لهم الصلوة فلتقم طايفة منهم معك ولياخذوا اسلحتهم

Then, when they have prostrated, let them pass behind you, 102

فاذا سجدوا فليكونوا من ورايكم

and let another group, who has not yet performed the Contact, come to perform it with you, taking their precautions and their arms. 102

ولتات طايفة اخرى لم يصلوا فليصلوا معك ولياخذوا حذرهم واسلحتهم

Those who deny-disown would like you to neglect your arms and your equipment, so as to swoop down upon you in a single rush. 102

ود الذين كفروا لو تغفلون عن اسلحتكم وامتعتكم فيميلون عليكم ميلة وحدة

And no blame upon you, if you are hindered by rain or are sick, for laying down your arms; 102

ولا جناح عليكم ان كان بكم اذى من مطر او كنتم مرضى ان تضعوا اسلحتكم

but take your precautions. 102

وخذوا حذركم

God has indeed prepared, for those who deny-disown, a humiliating punishment. 102

ان الله اعد للكفرين عذابا مهينا

And when you have completed the Contact, remember God, standing, sitting, or lying on your sides. 103

فاذا قضيتم الصلوة فاذكروا الله قيما وقعودا وعلى جنوبكم

Then, once at ease, maintain the Contact. 103

فاذا اطماننتم فاقيموا الصلوة

The Contact is indeed, for the believers, a prescription at fixed times.i 103

ان الصلوة كانت على المومنين كتبا موقوتا

And do not weaken in the pursuit of that people. 104

ولا تهنوا في ابتغاء القوم

If you suffer, they suffer as you suffer; but you hope from God what they do not hope. 104

ان تكونوا تالمون فانهم يالمون كما تالمون وترجون من الله ما لا يرجون

God is All-Knowing, Wise. 104

وكان الله عليما حكيما

We have sent down to you the Scripture in truth, so that you may judge between people according to what God has shown you.i 105

انا انزلنا اليك الكتب بالحق لتحكم بين الناس بما ارىك الله

And do not be, for the treacherous, a defender. 105

ولا تكن للخاينين خصيما

And ask God's forgiveness. 106

واستغفر الله

God is indeed Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 106

ان الله كان غفورا رحيما

And do not dispute in favor of those who betray themselves. 107

ولا تجدل عن الذين يختانون انفسهم

God does not love him who is treacherous, transgressive. 107

ان الله لا يحب من كان خوانا اثيما

They hide from people, but cannot hide from God: He is with them, when they scheme by night words He does not approve. 108

يستخفون من الناس ولا يستخفون من الله وهو معهم اذ يبيتون ما لا يرضى من القول

God encompasses perfectly what they do. 108

وكان الله بما يعملون محيطا

So here you are, who pleaded for them in the present life; but who will plead for them, before God, on the Day of Appearance? Or who will be, for them, a trustee-agent? 109

هانتم هولاء جدلتم عنهم في الحيوة الدنيا فمن يجدل الله عنهم يوم القيمة ام من يكون عليهم وكيلا

And whoever commits an evil, or wrongs his own Self, then asks God's forgiveness, finds God Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 110

ومن يعمل سوءا او يظلم نفسه ثم يستغفر الله يجد الله غفورا رحيما

And whoever acquires a transgression acquires it only against his own Self. 111

ومن يكسب اثما فانما يكسبه على نفسه

God is All-Knowing, Wise. 111

وكان الله عليما حكيما

And whoever acquires an offense or a transgression, then accuses an innocent person of it, burdens himself with a slander and a manifest offense. 112

ومن يكسب خطية او اثما ثم يرم به بريا فقد احتمل بهتنا واثما مبينا

And without God's favor upon you and His benevolence, a group among them would have resolved to lead you astray; 113

ولولا فضل الله عليك ورحمته لهمت طايفة منهم ان يضلوك

but they lead astray none but themselves, and they cannot harm you at all. 113

وما يضلون الا انفسهم وما يضرونك من شىء

God has sent down upon you the Scripture and the wisdom, and taught you what you did not know.i 113

وانزل الله عليك الكتب والحكمة وعلمك ما لم تكن تعلم

The favor of God upon you is immense. 113

وكان فضل الله عليك عظيما

There is no good in most of their private conferences, except for one who orders an alms, or a good deed, or a reconciliation between people. 114

لا خير في كثير من نجوىهم الا من امر بصدقة او معروف او اصلح بين الناس

And whoever does that seeking the good pleasure of God, We will give him an immense reward. 114

ومن يفعل ذلك ابتغاء مرضات الله فسوف نوتيه اجرا عظيما

And whoever opposes the messenger, after guidance has become clear to him, and follows a path other than that of the believers, We will leave him to what he has turned to, and We will burn him in Jahannam. 115

ومن يشاقق الرسول من بعد ما تبين له الهدى ويتبع غير سبيل المومنين نوله ما تولى ونصله جهنم

And what an evil destination! 115

وساءت مصيرا

God does not forgive that anything be associated with Him, 116

ان الله لا يغفر ان يشرك به

but He forgives, besides that, whom He wills. 116

ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء

And whoever associates with God strays far astray. 116

ومن يشرك بالله فقد ضل ضللا بعيدا

They invoke, besides Him, only [feminine] deities, and they invoke only a rebellious Diverter, whom God has cursed,i 118

ان يدعون من دونه الا انثا وان يدعون الا شيطنا مريدا لعنه الله

who said: "I will certainly take, among Your obedient ones, a determined portion; I will certainly lead them astray, I will certainly give them vain hopes, I will certainly order them to slit the ears of cattle, and I will certainly order them to alter God's creation."i 119

وقال لاتخذن من عبادك نصيبا مفروضا ولاضلنهم ولامنينهم ولءامرنهم فليبتكن ءاذان الانعم ولءامرنهم فليغيرن خلق الله

And whoever takes the Diverter as an ally, besides God, has indeed suffered a manifest loss.i 119

ومن يتخذ الشيطن وليا من دون الله فقد خسر خسرانا مبينا

He makes them promises and gives them vain hopes, 120

يعدهم ويمنيهم

and the Diverter promises them only deception.i 120

وما يعدهم الشيطن الا غرورا

Those are the ones whose refuge will be Jahannam, 121

اوليك ماوىهم جهنم

and they will find no escape from it. 121

ولا يجدون عنها محيصا

And those who have believed and done righteous deeds, We will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide eternally, forever. 122

والذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت سندخلهم جنت تجري من تحتها الانهر خلدين فيها ابدا

A promise of God, in truth. 122

وعد الله حقا

And who is more truthful than God in speech? 122

ومن اصدق من الله قيلا

It does not depend on your wishes, nor on the wishes of the people of the Scripture.i 123

ليس بامانيكم ولا اماني اهل الكتب

Whoever commits an evil will be rewarded for it, and will find, besides God, neither protector nor helper. 123

من يعمل سوءا يجز به ولا يجد له من دون الله وليا ولا نصيرا

And whoever does righteous deeds, male or female, while being a believer, those will enter the Garden, and will not be wronged in anything. 124

ومن يعمل من الصلحت من ذكر او انثى وهو مومن فاوليك يدخلون الجنة ولا يظلمون نقيرا

And who has a better Law than one who has made his direction toward God integral, while doing good, and followed the doctrine of Ibrahim, wholly turned toward God?i 125

ومن احسن دينا ممن اسلم وجهه لله وهو محسن واتبع ملة ابرهيم حنيفا

And God took Ibrahim as an intimate friend.i 125

واتخذ الله ابرهيم خليلا

And to God belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 126

ولله ما في السموت وما في الارض

God encompasses, of all things, perfectly. 126

وكان الله بكل شىء محيطا

And they consult you concerning women. 127

ويستفتونك في النساء

Say: "God instructs you concerning them, as well as what is recited to you in the Scripture concerning the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is prescribed for them, while desiring to marry them, and the children reduced to weakness, and [He orders you] to conduct yourselves with the orphans in complete equity.i 127

قل الله يفتيكم فيهن وما يتلى عليكم في الكتب في يتمى النساء التي لا توتونهن ما كتب لهن وترغبون ان تنكحوهن والمستضعفين من الولدن وان تقوموا لليتمى بالقسط

And whatever good you do, God knows it perfectly." 127

وما تفعلوا من خير فان الله كان به عليما

And if a woman fears from her husband persistent hostility or disinterest, no blame upon them to reconcile through an agreement; 128

وان امراة خافت من بعلها نشوزا او اعراضا فلا جناح عليهما ان يصلحا بينهما صلحا

and reconciliation is better. 128

والصلح خير

The Selves are inclined to stinginess; 128

واحضرت الانفس الشح

but if you act with kindness and guard yourselves, God is indeed well informed of what you do. 128

وان تحسنوا وتتقوا فان الله كان بما تعملون خبيرا

And you will never be able to be equitable between women, even if you are keen on it; 129

ولن تستطيعوا ان تعدلوا بين النساء ولو حرصتم

so do not incline entirely [to one side], to the point of leaving the other as if suspended. 129

فلا تميلوا كل الميل فتذروها كالمعلقة

And if you reconcile and guard yourselves, God is indeed Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 129

وان تصلحوا وتتقوا فان الله كان غفورا رحيما

And if they separate, God will enrich each of them from His abundance. 130

وان يتفرقا يغن الله كلا من سعته

God is Vast, Wise. 130

وكان الله وسعا حكيما

And to God belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 131

ولله ما في السموت وما في الارض

And We have indeed recommended to those to whom the Scripture was given before you, and to yourselves, to guard yourselves toward God.i 131

ولقد وصينا الذين اوتوا الكتب من قبلكم واياكم ان اتقوا الله

And if you deny-disown, to God belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 131

وان تكفروا فان لله ما في السموت وما في الارض

God is self-sufficient, worthy of praise. 131

وكان الله غنيا حميدا

And to God belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 132

ولله ما في السموت وما في الارض

God suffices as a trustee-agent. 132

وكفى بالله وكيلا

If He wills, He makes you disappear, O mankind, and brings others in your place.i 133

ان يشا يذهبكم ايها الناس ويات باخرين

God is capable of that. 133

وكان الله على ذلك قديرا

Whoever wants the reward of the present life — with God is the reward of the present life and of the last life. 134

من كان يريد ثواب الدنيا فعند الله ثواب الدنيا والءاخرة

God is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. 134

وكان الله سميعا بصيرا

O you who have believed! be firm supporters in equity, witnesses for God, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your relatives. 135

يايها الذين ءامنوا كونوا قومين بالقسط شهداء لله ولو على انفسكم او الولدين والاقربين

Whether he be rich or poor, God is closer to them both than you; so do not follow emotion, to the point of no longer being equitable. 135

ان يكن غنيا او فقيرا فالله اولى بهما فلا تتبعوا الهوى ان تعدلوا

And if you distort or turn away, God is indeed well informed of what you do. 135

وان تلوا او تعرضوا فان الله كان بما تعملون خبيرا

O you who have believed! believe in God, in His Messenger, in the Scripture He sent down upon His Messenger, and in the Scripture He sent down before.i 136

يايها الذين ءامنوا ءامنوا بالله ورسوله والكتب الذي نزل على رسوله والكتب الذي انزل من قبل

And whoever denies-disowns God, His Agents, His scriptures, His messengers, and the Last Day strays far astray.i 136

ومن يكفر بالله ومليكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الءاخر فقد ضل ضللا بعيدا

Those who have believed, then denied-disowned, then believed, then denied-disowned, then increased in denial-disowning — it is not for God to forgive them, nor to guide them to a path. 137

ان الذين ءامنوا ثم كفروا ثم ءامنوا ثم كفروا ثم ازدادوا كفرا لم يكن الله ليغفر لهم ولا ليهديهم سبيلا

Announce to the hypocrites that they will have a painful punishment — those who take those who deny-disown as allies, besides the believers.i 139

بشر المنفقين بان لهم عذابا اليما الذين يتخذون الكفرين اولياء من دون المومنين

Do they seek power with them? Power belongs to God in its entirety. 139

ايبتغون عندهم العزة فان العزة لله جميعا

And He has already sent down to you, in the Scripture, [this]: when you hear the signs of God being denied and mocked, do not remain seated with them, until they move on to another subject;i 140

وقد نزل عليكم في الكتب ان اذا سمعتم ءايت الله يكفر بها ويستهزا بها فلا تقعدوا معهم حتى يخوضوا في حديث غيره

you would then be like them. 140

انكم اذا مثلهم

God will certainly gather the hypocrites and those who deny-disown, all together, in Jahannam — those who watch [what happens to you]: if a victory comes to you from God, they say: "Were we not with you?" and if a share falls to those who deny-disown, they say: "Did we not overpower you, and did we not protect you against the believers?" 141

ان الله جامع المنفقين والكفرين في جهنم جميعا الذين يتربصون بكم فان كان لكم فتح من الله قالوا الم نكن معكم وان كان للكفرين نصيب قالوا الم نستحوذ عليكم ونمنعكم من المومنين

God will judge between you, on the Day of Appearance; 141

فالله يحكم بينكم يوم القيمة

and God will never grant those who deny-disown a way over the believers. 141

ولن يجعل الله للكفرين على المومنين سبيلا

The hypocrites seek to deceive God, and it is He who deceives them [in return]. 142

ان المنفقين يخدعون الله وهو خدعهم

And when they rise for the Contact, they rise lazily, making a show of themselves to people, and remember God only a little, wavering between the two, neither on one side nor the other. 143

واذا قاموا الى الصلوة قاموا كسالى يراءون الناس ولا يذكرون الله الا قليلا مذبذبين بين ذلك لا الى هولاء ولا الى هولاء

And whoever God leads astray, you will find for him no path. 143

ومن يضلل الله فلن تجد له سبيلا

O you who have believed! do not take those who deny-disown as allies, besides the believers. 144

يايها الذين ءامنوا لا تتخذوا الكفرين اولياء من دون المومنين

Would you give God manifest authority against you? 144

اتريدون ان تجعلوا لله عليكم سلطنا مبينا

The hypocrites are indeed in the lowest stratum of the Fire, and you will never find for them a helper — 145

ان المنفقين في الدرك الاسفل من النار ولن تجد لهم نصيرا

except those who turn back [to God], reform, hold firmly to God, and devote their Law sincerely to God: those are the ones who are with the believers, 146

الا الذين تابوا واصلحوا واعتصموا بالله واخلصوا دينهم لله فاوليك مع المومنين

and God will soon give the believers an immense reward. 146

وسوف يوت الله المومنين اجرا عظيما

What would God do with your punishment, if you are grateful and believing? 147

ما يفعل الله بعذابكم ان شكرتم وءامنتم

God is Grateful, All-Knowing. 147

وكان الله شاكرا عليما

God does not love the public disclosure of evil in speech, except from one who has been wronged. 148

لا يحب الله الجهر بالسوء من القول الا من ظلم

God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. 148

وكان الله سميعا عليما

Whether you disclose a good, or hide it, or forgive an evil, God is indeed Ever-Effacing, All-Powerful. 149

ان تبدوا خيرا او تخفوه او تعفوا عن سوء فان الله كان عفوا قديرا

Those who deny-disown God and His messengers, and want to separate God from His messengers, saying: "We believe in part, and we deny-disown part", wanting to carve out a path between the two — those are the true deniers. 151

ان الذين يكفرون بالله ورسله ويريدون ان يفرقوا بين الله ورسله ويقولون نومن ببعض ونكفر ببعض ويريدون ان يتخذوا بين ذلك سبيلا اوليك هم الكفرون حقا

We have prepared, for those who deny-disown, a humiliating punishment. 151

واعتدنا للكفرين عذابا مهينا

And those who have believed in God and His messengers, and have made no distinction between any of them, to those He will soon give their rewards. 152

والذين ءامنوا بالله ورسله ولم يفرقوا بين احد منهم اوليك سوف يوتيهم اجورهم

God is Most-Forgiving, full of benevolence. 152

وكان الله غفورا رحيما

The people of the Scripture ask you to send down upon them a scripture from the sky.i 153

يسلك اهل الكتب ان تنزل عليهم كتبا من السماء

They indeed asked Moussa something greater than that, saying: "Show us God openly"; the thunderbolt then seized them for their injustice. 153

فقد سالوا موسى اكبر من ذلك فقالوا ارنا الله جهرة فاخذتهم الصعقة بظلمهم

Then they took the calf [as a deity], after the clear proofs had come to them; but We passed over that, 153

ثم اتخذوا العجل من بعد ما جاءتهم البينت فعفونا عن ذلك

and We gave Moussa manifest authority.i 153

وءاتينا موسى سلطنا مبينا

And We raised above them the Mount, by virtue of their engagement, 154

ورفعنا فوقهم الطور بميثقهم

and We said to them: "Enter by the gate, prostrate",i 154

وقلنا لهم ادخلوا الباب سجدا

and We said to them: "Do not transgress the Sabbath", 154

وقلنا لهم لا تعدوا في السبت

and We took from them a solemn engagement. 154

واخذنا منهم ميثقا غليظا

It is for having violated their engagement, denied the signs of God, killed the prophets without right, and said: "Our cores are wrapped up" — no, it is God who sealed their cores for their denial-disowning, so that they believe only a little — and for their denial-disowning, and their imputation against Maryam of an immense slander, and for having said: "We killed Al-Massih, Issa, son of Maryam, the messenger of God", 157

فبما نقضهم ميثقهم وكفرهم بايت الله وقتلهم الانبياء بغير حق وقولهم قلوبنا غلف بل طبع الله عليها بكفرهم فلا يومنون الا قليلا وبكفرهم وقولهم على مريم بهتنا عظيما وقولهم انا قتلنا المسيح عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله

when they did not kill him and did not crucify him, but a likeness was given to them.i 157

وما قتلوه وما صلبوه ولكن شبه لهم

And those who differ about it are indeed in doubt concerning it.i 157

وان الذين اختلفوا فيه لفي شك منه

They have no knowledge of it,i 157

ما لهم به من علم

except following a conjecture. 157

الا اتباع الظن

And they certainly did not kill him. 157

وما قتلوه يقينا

God, rather, raised him to Himself. 158

بل رفعه الله اليه

God is indeed All-Powerful, Wise. 158

وكان الله عزيزا حكيما

And there is none among the people of the Scripture who will not certainly believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Appearance, he will be a witness against them.i 159

وان من اهل الكتب الا ليومنن به قبل موته ويوم القيمة يكون عليهم شهيدا

It is for the injustice of those who practice Judaism that We forbade them good things that had been made lawful for them, and for having greatly turned away from the path of God, and for having practiced usury, though they had been forbidden it, and devoured the wealth of people through falsehood. 161

فبظلم من الذين هادوا حرمنا عليهم طيبت احلت لهم وبصدهم عن سبيل الله كثيرا واخذهم الربوا وقد نهوا عنه واكلهم امول الناس بالبطل

We have prepared, for those among them who deny-disown, a painful punishment. 161

واعتدنا للكفرين منهم عذابا اليما

But those among them who are firmly rooted in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what has been revealed to you and in what was revealed before you, as well as those who maintain the Contact,i 162

لكن الرسخون في العلم منهم والمومنون يومنون بما انزل اليك وما انزل من قبلك والمقيمين الصلوة

those who give the purifying alms, and those who believe in God and the Last Day — those are the ones to whom We will soon give an immense reward. 162

والموتون الزكوة والمومنون بالله واليوم الءاخر اوليك سنوتيهم اجرا عظيما

We have indeed revealed to you, as We revealed to Nuh and the prophets after him, 163

انا اوحينا اليك كما اوحينا الى نوح والنبين من بعده

and We revealed to Ibrahim, Isma'il, Ishaq, Yaacoub, the tribes, Issa, Ayyub, Younes, Harun, and Sulayman; 163

واوحينا الى ابرهيم واسمعيل واسحق ويعقوب والاسباط وعيسى وايوب ويونس وهرون وسليمن

and We gave Dawud a Formulary. 163

وءاتينا داود زبورا

And [We sent] messengers of whom We have already related to you [the story], and messengers of whom We have not related [the story] to you; 164

ورسلا قد قصصنهم عليك من قبل ورسلا لم نقصصهم عليك

and God spoke to Moussa with a [direct] word.i 164

وكلم الله موسى تكليما

Messengers, bearers of good tidings and warners, so that people might have no argument against God after the messengers.i 165

رسلا مبشرين ومنذرين ليلا يكون للناس على الله حجة بعد الرسل

God is All-Powerful, Wise.i 165

وكان الله عزيزا حكيما

But God testifies to what He has sent down to you; 166

لكن الله يشهد بما انزل اليك

He sent it down with full knowledge, and the Agents bear witness to it.i 166

انزله بعلمه والمليكة يشهدون

And God suffices as a witness. 166

وكفى بالله شهيدا

Those who denied-disowned and turned away from the path of God have indeed strayed far astray. 167

ان الذين كفروا وصدوا عن سبيل الله قد ضلوا ضللا بعيدا

Those who denied-disowned and committed injustice — it is not in God's nature to forgive them, nor to guide them to a path, except the path of Jahannam, wherein they will abide eternally, forever.i 169

ان الذين كفروا وظلموا لم يكن الله ليغفر لهم ولا ليهديهم طريقا الا طريق جهنم خلدين فيها ابدا

And that is, for God, an easy thing. 169

وكان ذلك على الله يسيرا

O mankind! the messenger has indeed come to you with the truth, from your Guardian; believe, then, it is better for you. 170

يايها الناس قد جاءكم الرسول بالحق من ربكم فامنوا خيرا لكم

And if you deny-disown, to God belongs what is in the heavens and on the earth. 170

وان تكفروا فان لله ما في السموت والارض

God is All-Knowing, Wise.i 170

وكان الله عليما حكيما

O people of the Scripture! do not exceed bounds in your Law, and say about God nothing but the truth.i 171

ياهل الكتب لا تغلوا في دينكم ولا تقولوا على الله الا الحق

Al-Massih, Issa, son of Maryam, is only the messenger of God, and His word, 171

انما المسيح عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله وكلمته

which He cast toward Maryam, and an Influx from Him. 171

القىها الى مريم وروح منه

So believe in God and His messengers, 171

فامنوا بالله ورسله

and do not say: "Three". 171

ولا تقولوا ثلثة

Cease: that is better for you. 171

انتهوا خيرا لكم

God is only one deity.i 171

انما الله اله وحد

Glory be to Him! He is above having a child.i 171

سبحنه ان يكون له ولد

To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 171

له ما في السموت وما في الارض

God suffices as a trustee-agent. 171

وكفى بالله وكيلا

Al-Massih will never disdain to be obedient to God, nor will the Agents brought near.i 172

لن يستنكف المسيح ان يكون عبدا لله ولا المليكة المقربون

And whoever disdains to obey Him, and is arrogant, He will soon gather them to Himself, all together. 172

ومن يستنكف عن عبادته ويستكبر فسيحشرهم اليه جميعا

As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, He will pay them their rewards in full, and He will give them more of His favor; 173

فاما الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت فيوفيهم اجورهم ويزيدهم من فضله

and as for those who disdained and were arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment, and they will find, besides God, neither protector nor helper. 173

واما الذين استنكفوا واستكبروا فيعذبهم عذابا اليما ولا يجدون لهم من دون الله وليا ولا نصيرا

O mankind! a proof has indeed come to you from your Guardian, and We have sent down to you a manifest light. 174

يايها الناس قد جاءكم برهن من ربكم وانزلنا اليكم نورا مبينا

As for those who have believed in God and held firmly to Him, He will soon admit them into a benevolence from Himself, and a favor, and He will guide them to Himself by a straight path. 175

فاما الذين ءامنوا بالله واعتصموا به فسيدخلهم في رحمة منه وفضل ويهديهم اليه صرطا مستقيما

They consult you. 176

يستفتونك

Say: "God instructs you concerning the kalala [a person who dies without direct ascendant or descendant]. 176

قل الله يفتيكم في الكللة

If a man dies without a child, but has a sister, to her belongs half of what he leaves; 176

ان امروا هلك ليس له ولد وله اخت فلها نصف ما ترك

and he inherits from her, if she has no child. 176

وهو يرثها ان لم يكن لها ولد

But if there are two [sisters], then to them belong two-thirds of what he leaves; 176

فان كانتا اثنتين فلهما الثلثان مما ترك

and if there are several, brothers and sisters, then to the male belongs a share equal to that of two females. 176

وان كانوا اخوة رجالا ونساء فللذكر مثل حظ الانثيين

God explains this to you, so that you do not go astray.i 176

يبين الله لكم ان تضلوا

and God is Knowing of all things. 176

والله بكل شىء عليم