Surah An-Nisā (The Women) in English

1. واستغفر الله إن الله كان غفورا رحيما

   106

   and plead to Allah for forgiveness; indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.

   wa-staghfiri llāha ʾinna llāha kāna ghafūran raḥīman

2. ولا تجادل عن الذين يختانون أنفسهم إن الله لا يحب من كان خوانا أثيما

   107

   And do not plead for those who betray themselves; indeed Allah does not like someone who is treacherous and sinful.

   wa-lā tujādil ʿani lladhīna yakhtānūna ʾanfusahum ʾinna llāha lā yuḥibbu man kāna khawwānan ʾathīman

3. يستخفون من الناس ولا يستخفون من الله وهو معهم إذ يبيتون ما لا يرضى من القول وكان الله بما يعملون محيطا

   108

   They try to hide [their real character] from people, but they do not try to hide from Allah, though He is with them when they conspire overnight with a discourse that He does not approve of. And Allah comprehends whatever they do.

   yastakhfūna mina n-nāsi wa-lā yastakhfūna mina llāhi wa-huwa maʿahum ʾidh yubayyitūna mā lā yarḍā mina l-qawli wa-kāna llāhu bi-mā yaʿmalūna muḥīṭan

4. ها أنتم هؤلاء جادلتم عنهم في الحياة الدنيا فمن يجادل الله عنهم يوم القيامة أم من يكون عليهم وكيلا

   109

   Aha! There you are, pleading for them in the life of this world! But who will plead for them with Allah on the Day of Resurrection, or will be their defender?

   hā-ʾantum hāʾulāʾi jādaltum ʿanhum fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā fa-man yujādilu llāha ʿanhum yawma l-qiyāmati ʾam man yakūnu ʿalayhim wakīlan

5. ومن يعمل سوءا أو يظلم نفسه ثم يستغفر الله يجد الله غفورا رحيما

   110

   Whoever commits evil or wrongs himself and then pleads to Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful.

   wa-man yaʿmal sūʾan ʾaw yaẓlim nafsahū thumma yastaghfiri llāha yajidi llāha ghafūran raḥīman

6. ومن يكسب إثما فإنما يكسبه على نفسه وكان الله عليما حكيما

   111

   Whoever commits a sin, commits it only against himself; and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.

   wa-man yaksib ʾithman fa-ʾinnamā yaksibuhū ʿalā nafsihī wa-kāna llāhu ʿalīman ḥakīman

7. ومن يكسب خطيئة أو إثما ثم يرم به بريئا فقد احتمل بهتانا وإثما مبينا

   112

   But someone who commits an iniquity or sin and then accuses an innocent person of it, is indeed guilty of calumny and a flagrant sin.

   wa-man yaksib khaṭīʾatan ʾaw ʾithman thumma yarmi bihī barīʾan fa-qadi ḥtamala buhtānan wa-ʾithman mubīnan

8. ولولا فضل الله عليك ورحمته لهمت طائفة منهم أن يضلوك وما يضلون إلا أنفسهم وما يضرونك من شيء وأنزل الله عليك الكتاب والحكمة وعلمك ما لم تكن تعلم وكان فضل الله عليك عظيما

   113

   Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy on you, a group of them were bent on leading you astray; but they do not mislead anyone except themselves, and they cannot do you any harm. Allah has sent down to you the Book and wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and great is Allah’s grace upon you.

   wa-law-lā faḍlu llāhi ʿalayka wa-raḥmatuhū la-hammat ṭāʾifatun minhum ʾan yuḍillūka wa-mā yuḍillūna ʾillā ʾanfusahum wa-mā yaḍurrūnaka min shayʾin wa-ʾanzala llāhu ʿalayka l-kitāba wa-l-ḥikmata wa-ʿallamaka mā lam takun taʿlamu wa-kāna faḍlu llāhi ʿalayka ʿaẓīman