Surah An Nisa Translation

4.0

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

4.1

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ وَّ خَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِیْرًا وَّ نِسَآءًۚ-وَ اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ الَّذِیْ تَسَآءَلُوْنَ بِهٖ وَ الْاَرْحَامَؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلَیْكُمْ رَقِیْبًا(1)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

O people! Fear your Lord Who created you from a single soul, and created its spouse from it, and has spread from both of them many men and women, and fear Allah in Whose Name you demand (mutual rights) and be mindful of your (blood) relations. Indeed, Allah is observing you at all times.

4.2

وَ اٰتُوا الْیَتٰمٰۤى اَمْوَالَهُمْ وَ لَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِیْثَ بِالطَّیِّبِ ۪- وَ لَا تَاْكُلُوْۤا اَمْوَالَهُمْ اِلٰۤى اَمْوَالِكُمْؕ-اِنَّهٗ كَانَ حُوْبًا كَبِیْرًا(2)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And give orphans their wealth, and do not exchange the pure for the impure, and do not consume their wealth by mixing your wealth with their wealth; this is indeed a big sin.

4.3

وَ اِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَلَّا تُقْسِطُوْا فِی الْیَتٰمٰى فَانْكِحُوْا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ النِّسَآءِ مَثْنٰى وَ ثُلٰثَ وَ رُبٰعَۚ-فَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَلَّا تَعْدِلُوْا فَوَاحِدَةً اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُكُمْؕ-ذٰلِكَ اَدْنٰۤى اَلَّا تَعُوْلُوْاﭤ(3)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And if you fear that you will not be able to deal justly with orphan girls (by marrying them), marry therefore the women who please you; two, or three or four (at one given time). If you then fear that you cannot be just between two women, so (marry) only one or (fulfil your desire with) the slave-girls you own; this is closer to prevent you from doing injustice.

4.4

وَ اٰتُوا النِّسَآءَ صَدُقٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةًؕ-فَاِنْ طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَنْ شَیْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوْهُ هَنِیْٓــٴًـا مَّرِیْٓــٴًـا(4)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And willingly give the women (upon marriage) their dowry; if they then give you (back) a part of it, consume it therefore wholesomely with pleasure.

4.5

وَ لَا تُؤْتُوا السُّفَهَآءَ اَمْوَالَكُمُ الَّتِیْ جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ قِیٰمًا وَّ ارْزُقُوْهُمْ فِیْهَا وَ اكْسُوْهُمْ وَ قُوْلُوْا لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوْفًا(5)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And do not give the weak-minded (amongst the orphan children) their wealth which you have in your custody, which Allah has made a means of your living. And feed and clothe them from it, and speak kindly to them.

4.6

وَ ابْتَلُوا الْیَتٰمٰى حَتّٰۤى اِذَا بَلَغُوا النِّكَاحَۚ-فَاِنْ اٰنَسْتُمْ مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَادْفَعُوْۤا اِلَیْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْۚ-وَ لَا تَاْكُلُوْهَاۤ اِسْرَافًا وَّ بِدَارًا اَنْ یَّكْبَرُوْاؕ-وَ مَنْ كَانَ غَنِیًّا فَلْیَسْتَعْفِفْۚ-وَ مَنْ كَانَ فَقِیْرًا فَلْیَاْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِؕ-فَاِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ اِلَیْهِمْ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فَاَشْهِدُوْا عَلَیْهِمْؕ-وَ كَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ حَسِیْبًا(6)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And keep assessing the orphans till they are fit to get married (i.e. reach adulthood). Hence, if you find them of sound judgement, so hand over their wealth to them, and do not consume it by spending excessively and hastily with the discomfort that they may grow up. And whoever is not in need (i.e. the guardian), he should abstain (from taking any fees for his services); and whosoever is needy, he may utilise a reasonable amount. Then, when you hand over their wealth to them, so appoint witnesses over them. And Allah is Sufficient to take account.

4.7

لِلرِّجَالِ نَصِیْبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدٰنِ وَ الْاَقْرَبُوْنَ ۪- وَ لِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِیْبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدٰنِ وَ الْاَقْرَبُوْنَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ اَوْ كَثُرَؕ-نَصِیْبًا مَّفْرُوْضًا(7)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

For men is a share from that what the parents and close relatives have left behind; and for women is a share from that what the parents and close relatives have left behind, whether the (wealth of) inheritance is small or large; the share is a fixed one.

4.8

وَ اِذَا حَضَرَ الْقِسْمَةَ اُولُوا الْقُرْبٰى وَ الْیَتٰمٰى وَ الْمَسٰكِیْنُ فَارْزُقُوْهُمْ مِّنْهُ وَ قُوْلُوْا لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوْفًا(8)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Then, if (non-heir) relatives, and orphans and the needy come at the time of distribution (of inheritance), so give them something also from it and speak to them kindly.

4.9

وَ لْیَخْشَ الَّذِیْنَ لَوْ تَرَكُوْا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّةً ضِعٰفًا خَافُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ ۪- فَلْیَتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَ لْیَقُوْلُوْا قَوْلًا سَدِیْدًا(9)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And those people (i.e. the guardians of orphans) must fear (injustice) who, if they (themselves) actually die leaving behind young children (of their own), so how distressful would it be for them (leaving their own children as orphans). Hence, they should fear Allah and speak upright words.

Surah An Nisa Translation

سورة النساء