Surah An-Nisā (The Women) in English

1. للرجال نصيب مما ترك الوالدان والأقربون وللنساء نصيب مما ترك الوالدان والأقربون مما قل منه أو كثر نصيبا مفروضا

   7

   Men have a share in the heritage left by parents and near relatives, and women have a share in the heritage left by parents and near relatives, whether it be little or much, a share ordained [by Allah].

   li-r-rijāli naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wa-l-ʾaqrabūna wa-li-n-nisāʾi naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wa-l-ʾaqrabūna mimmā qalla minhu ʾaw kathura naṣīban mafrūḍan

2. وإذا حضر القسمة أولو القربى واليتامى والمساكين فارزقوهم منه وقولوا لهم قولا معروفا

   8

   And when the division is attended by relatives, the orphans and the needy, provide for them out of it, and speak to them honourable words.

   wa-ʾidhā ḥaḍara l-qismata ʾulū l-qurbā wa-l-yatāmā wa-l-masākīnu fa-rzuqūhum minhu wa-qūlū lahum qawlan maʿrūfan

3. وليخش الذين لو تركوا من خلفهم ذرية ضعافا خافوا عليهم فليتقوا الله وليقولوا قولا سديدا

   9

   Let those fear [the result of mistreating orphans] who, were they to leave behind weak offspring, would be concerned on their account. So let them be wary of Allah, and let them speak upright words.

   wa-l-yakhsha lladhīna law tarakū min khalfihim dhurriyyatan ḍiʿāfan khāfū ʿalayhim fa-l-yattaqū llāha wa-l-yaqūlū qawlan sadīdan

4. إن الذين يأكلون أموال اليتامى ظلما إنما يأكلون في بطونهم نارا وسيصلون سعيرا

   10

   Indeed those who consume the property of orphans wrongfully, only ingest fire into their bellies, and soon they will enter the Blaze.

   ʾinna lladhīna yaʾkulūna ʾamwāla l-yatāmā ẓulman ʾinnamā yaʾkulūna fī buṭūnihim nāran wa-sa-yaṣlawna saʿīran

5. يوصيكم الله في أولادكم للذكر مثل حظ الأنثيين فإن كن نساء فوق اثنتين فلهن ثلثا ما ترك وإن كانت واحدة فلها النصف ولأبويه لكل واحد منهما السدس مما ترك إن كان له ولد فإن لم يكن له ولد وورثه أبواه فلأمه الثلث فإن كان له إخوة فلأمه السدس من بعد وصية يوصي بها أو دين آباؤكم وأبناؤكم لا تدرون أيهم أقرب لكم نفعا فريضة من الله إن الله كان عليما حكيما

   11

   Allah enjoins you concerning your children: for the male shall be the like of the share of two females, and if there be [two or] more than two females, then for them shall be two-thirds of what he leaves; but if she be alone, then for her shall be a half; and for each of his parents a sixth of what he leaves, if he has children; but if he has no children, and his parents are his [sole] heirs, then it shall be a third for his mother; but if he has brothers, then a sixth for his mother, after [paying off] any bequest he may have made or any debt [he may have incurred]. Your parents and your children—you do not know which of them is likelier to be beneficial for you. This is an ordinance from Allah. Indeed Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.

   yūṣīkumu llāhu fī ʾawlādikum li-dh-dhakari mithlu ḥaẓẓi l-ʾunthayayni fa-ʾin kunna nisāʾan fawqa thnatayni fa-lahunna thuluthā mā taraka wa-ʾin kānat wāḥidatan fa-lahā n-niṣfu wa-li-ʾabawayhi li-kulli wāḥidin minhumā s-sudusu mimmā taraka ʾin kāna lahū waladun fa-ʾin lam yakun lahū waladun wa-warithahū ʾabawāhu fa-li-ʾummihi th-thuluthu fa-ʾin kāna lahū ʾikhwatun fa-li-ʾummihi s-sudusu min baʿdi waṣiyyatin yūṣī bihā ʾaw daynin ʾābāʾukum wa-ʾabnāʾukum lā tadrūna ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu lakum nafʿan farīḍatan mina llāhi ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman