Surah An-Nisā (The Women) in English

1. من يطع الرسول فقد أطاع الله ومن تولى فما أرسلناك عليهم حفيظا

   80

   Whoever obeys the Apostle certainly obeys Allah; and as for those who turn their backs [on you]; We have not sent you to keep watch over them.

   man yuṭiʿi r-rasūla fa-qad ʾaṭāʿa llāha wa-man tawallā fa-mā ʾarsalnāka ʿalayhim ḥafīẓan

2. ويقولون طاعة فإذا برزوا من عندك بيت طائفة منهم غير الذي تقول والله يكتب ما يبيتون فأعرض عنهم وتوكل على الله وكفى بالله وكيلا

   81

   They profess obedience [to you], but when they go out from your presence, a group of them conspire overnight [to do] something other than what you say. But Allah records what they conspire overnight. So disregard them and put your trust in Allah, for Allah suffices as trustee.

   wa-yaqūlūna ṭāʿatun fa-ʾidhā barazū min ʿindika bayyata ṭāʾifatun minhum ghayra lladhī taqūlu wa-llāhu yaktubu mā yubayyitūna fa-ʾaʿriḍ ʿanhum wa-tawakkal ʿalā llāhi wa-kafā bi-llāhi wakīlan

3. أفلا يتدبرون القرآن ولو كان من عند غير الله لوجدوا فيه اختلافا كثيرا

   82

   Do they not contemplate the Quran? Had it been from [someone] other than Allah, they would have surely found much discrepancy in it.

   ʾa-fa-lā yatadabbarūna l-qurʾāna wa-law kāna min ʿindi ghayri llāhi la-wajadū fīhi khtilāfan kathīran

4. وإذا جاءهم أمر من الأمن أو الخوف أذاعوا به ولو ردوه إلى الرسول وإلى أولي الأمر منهم لعلمه الذين يستنبطونه منهم ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته لاتبعتم الشيطان إلا قليلا

   83

   When a report of safety or alarm comes to them, they immediately broadcast it; but had they referred it to the Apostle or to those vested with authority among them, those of them who investigate would have ascertained it. And were it not for Allah’s grace upon you and His mercy, you would have surely followed Satan, [all] except a few.

   wa-ʾidhā jāʾahum ʾamrun mina l-ʾamni ʾawi l-khawfi ʾadhāʿū bihī wa-law raddūhu ʾilā r-rasūli wa-ʾilā ʾulī l-ʾamri minhum la-ʿalimahu lladhīna yastanbiṭūnahū minhum wa-law-lā faḍlu llāhi ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatuhū la-ttabaʿtumu sh-shayṭāna ʾillā qalīlan

5. فقاتل في سبيل الله لا تكلف إلا نفسك وحرض المؤمنين عسى الله أن يكف بأس الذين كفروا والله أشد بأسا وأشد تنكيلا

   84

   So fight in the way of Allah: you are responsible only for yourself, but urge on the faithful [to fight]. Maybe Allah will curb the might of the faithless, for Allah is greatest in might and severest in punishment.

   fa-qātil fī sabīli llāhi lā tukallafu ʾillā nafsaka wa-ḥarriḍi l-muʾminīna ʿasā llāhu ʾan yakuffa baʾsa lladhīna kafarū wa-llāhu ʾashaddu baʾsan wa-ʾashaddu tankīlan

6. من يشفع شفاعة حسنة يكن له نصيب منها ومن يشفع شفاعة سيئة يكن له كفل منها وكان الله على كل شيء مقيتا

   85

   Whoever intercedes for a good cause shall receive a share of it, and whoever intercedes for an evil cause shall share its burden, and Allah is prepotent over all things.

   man yashfaʿ shafāʿatan ḥasanatan yakun lahū naṣībun minhā wa-man yashfaʿ shafāʿatan sayyiʾatan yakun lahū kiflun minhā wa-kāna llāhu ʿalā kulli shayʾin muqītan

7. وإذا حييتم بتحية فحيوا بأحسن منها أو ردوها إن الله كان على كل شيء حسيبا

   86

   When you are greeted with a salute, greet with a better one than it, or return it; indeed Allah takes account of all things.

   wa-ʾidhā ḥuyyītum bi-taḥiyyatin fa-ḥayyū bi-ʾaḥsana minhā ʾaw ruddūhā ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalā kulli shayʾin ḥasīban-i