Surah An-Nisa' Ayah 46

An-Nisa' · Ayah 46 · Juz 5 · Page 86

مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلۡكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعۡنَا وَعَصَيۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعۡ غَيۡرَ مُسۡمَعٖ وَرَٰعِنَا لَيَّۢا بِأَلۡسِنَتِهِمۡ وَطَعۡنٗا فِي ٱلدِّينِۚ وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَأَطَعۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعۡ وَٱنظُرۡنَا لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۡ وَأَقۡوَمَ وَلَٰكِن لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٤٦

Minal-ladhīna hādū yuḥarrifūnal-kalima ʿam mawāḍiʿihī wa yaqūlūna samiʿnā wa ʿaṣaynā wasmaʿ ghayra musmaʿiw wa rāʿinā layyam biʾalsinatihim wa ṭaʿnan fid-dīn, wa law annahum qālū samiʿnā wa aṭaʿnā wasmaʿ wanẓurnā lakāna khayral lahum wa aqwama wa lākil laʿanahumullāhu bikufrihim falā yuʾminūna illā qalīlā.

Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Rāʿinā,"1 twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.2

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (2)
  1. See footnote to 2:104.
  2. Or "except with little belief."

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  • مِّنَOf
  • ٱلَّذِينَthose who
  • هَادُواْare Jews
  • يُحَرِّفُونَthey distort
  • ٱلۡكَلِمَthe words
  • عَنfrom
  • مَّوَاضِعِهِۦtheir places
  • وَيَقُولُونَand they say
  • سَمِعۡنَاWe hear[d]
  • وَعَصَيۡنَاand we disobey[ed]
  • وَٱسۡمَعۡand "Hear
  • غَيۡرَnot
  • مُسۡمَعٖto be heard
  • وَرَٰعِنَاand "Raina
  • لَيَّۢاtwisting
  • بِأَلۡسِنَتِهِمۡ[with] their tongues
  • وَطَعۡنٗاand defaming
  • فِي[in]
  • ٱلدِّينِۚthe religion
  • وَلَوۡAnd if
  • أَنَّهُمۡ[that] they
  • قَالُواْ(had) said
  • سَمِعۡنَاWe hear[d]
  • وَأَطَعۡنَاand we obey[ed]
  • وَٱسۡمَعۡand "Hear
  • وَٱنظُرۡنَاand look (at) us
  • لَكَانَsurely it (would) have been
  • خَيۡرٗاbetter
  • لَّهُمۡfor them
  • وَأَقۡوَمَand more suitable
  • وَلَٰكِن[And] but
  • لَّعَنَهُمُcursed them
  • ٱللَّهُAllah
  • بِكُفۡرِهِمۡfor their disbelief
  • فَلَاso not
  • يُؤۡمِنُونَthey believe
  • إِلَّاexcept
  • قَلِيلٗاa few

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The Women · Medinan · 176 ayahs

Juz
5
Page
86
Hizb
9