Surah An-Nisaa

وَإِذَاضَرَبْتُمْفِىٱلْأَرْضِفَلَيْسَعَلَيْكُمْجُنَاحٌأَنتَقْصُرُوا۟مِنَٱلصَّلَوٰةِإِنْخِفْتُمْأَنيَفْتِنَكُمُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟إِنَّٱلْكَٰفِرِينَكَانُوا۟لَكُمْعَدُوًّۭامُّبِينًۭا

AND WHEN you go forth [to war] on earth, you will incur no sin by shortening your prayers if you have reason to fear that those who are bent on denying the truth might suddenly fall upon you: for, verily, those who deny the truth are your open foes.

وَإِذَاكُنتَفِيهِمْفَأَقَمْتَلَهُمُٱلصَّلَوٰةَفَلْتَقُمْطَآئِفَةٌۭمِّنْهُممَّعَكَوَلْيَأْخُذُوٓا۟أَسْلِحَتَهُمْفَإِذَاسَجَدُوا۟فَلْيَكُونُوا۟مِنوَرَآئِكُمْوَلْتَأْتِطَآئِفَةٌأُخْرَىٰلَمْيُصَلُّوا۟فَلْيُصَلُّوا۟مَعَكَوَلْيَأْخُذُوا۟حِذْرَهُمْوَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْوَدَّٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟لَوْتَغْفُلُونَعَنْأَسْلِحَتِكُمْوَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْفَيَمِيلُونَعَلَيْكُممَّيْلَةًۭوَٰحِدَةًۭوَلَاجُنَاحَعَلَيْكُمْإِنكَانَبِكُمْأَذًۭىمِّنمَّطَرٍأَوْكُنتُممَّرْضَىٰٓأَنتَضَعُوٓا۟أَسْلِحَتَكُمْوَخُذُوا۟حِذْرَكُمْإِنَّٱللَّهَأَعَدَّلِلْكَٰفِرِينَعَذَابًۭامُّهِينًۭا

Thus, when thou art among the believers and about to lead them in prayer, let [only] part of them stand up with thee, retaining their arms. Then, after they have finished their prayer, let them provide you cover while another group, who have not yet prayed, shall come forward and pray with thee, being fully prepared against danger and retaining their arms: (for) those who are bent on denying the truth would love to see you oblivious of your arms and your equipment, so that they might fall upon you in a surprise attack. But it shall not be wrong for you to lay down your arms [while you pray] if you are troubled by rain or if you are ill; but [always] be fully prepared against danger. Verily, God has readied shameful suffering for all who deny the truth!

فَإِذَاقَضَيْتُمُٱلصَّلَوٰةَفَٱذْكُرُوا۟ٱللَّهَقِيَٰمًۭاوَقُعُودًۭاوَعَلَىٰجُنُوبِكُمْفَإِذَاٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْفَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَإِنَّٱلصَّلَوٰةَكَانَتْعَلَىٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَكِتَٰبًۭامَّوْقُوتًۭا

And when you have finished your prayer, remember God - standing and sitting and lying down; and when you are once again secure, observe your prayers [fully]. Verily, for all believers prayer is indeed a sacred duty linked to particular times [of day].

وَلَاتَهِنُوا۟فِىٱبْتِغَآءِٱلْقَوْمِإِنتَكُونُوا۟تَأْلَمُونَفَإِنَّهُمْيَأْلَمُونَكَمَاتَأْلَمُونَوَتَرْجُونَمِنَٱللَّهِمَالَايَرْجُونَوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًا

And be not faint of heart when you seek out the [enemy] host. If you happen to suffer pain, behold, they suffer pain even as you suffer it: but you are hoping [to receive] from God what they cannot hope for. And God is indeed all-knowing, wise.

إِنَّآأَنزَلْنَآإِلَيْكَٱلْكِتَٰبَبِٱلْحَقِّلِتَحْكُمَبَيْنَٱلنَّاسِبِمَآأَرَىٰكَٱللَّهُوَلَاتَكُنلِّلْخَآئِنِينَخَصِيمًۭا

BEHOLD, We have bestowed upon thee from on high this divine writ, setting forth the truth, so that thou may judge between people in accordance with what God has taught thee. Hence, do not contend with those who are false to their trust,

وَٱسْتَغْفِرِٱللَّهَإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَغَفُورًۭارَّحِيمًۭا

but pray God to forgive [them]: behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.

وَلَاتُجَٰدِلْعَنِٱلَّذِينَيَخْتَانُونَأَنفُسَهُمْإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّمَنكَانَخَوَّانًاأَثِيمًۭا

Yet do not argue in behalf of those who are false to their own selves: verily, God does not love those who betray their trust and persist in sinful ways.

يَسْتَخْفُونَمِنَٱلنَّاسِوَلَايَسْتَخْفُونَمِنَٱللَّهِوَهُوَمَعَهُمْإِذْيُبَيِّتُونَمَالَايَرْضَىٰمِنَٱلْقَوْلِوَكَانَٱللَّهُبِمَايَعْمَلُونَمُحِيطًا

They would conceal their doings from men; but from God they cannot conceal them - for He is with them whenever they devise, in the dark of night, all manner of beliefs which He does not approve. And God indeed encompasses [with His knowledge] whatever they do.

هَٰٓأَنتُمْهَٰٓؤُلَآءِجَٰدَلْتُمْعَنْهُمْفِىٱلْحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنْيَافَمَنيُجَٰدِلُٱللَّهَعَنْهُمْيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِأَممَّنيَكُونُعَلَيْهِمْوَكِيلًۭا

Oh, you might well argue in their behalf in the life of this world: but who will argue in their behalf with God on the Day of Resurrection, or who will be their defender?

وَمَنيَعْمَلْسُوٓءًاأَوْيَظْلِمْنَفْسَهُۥثُمَّيَسْتَغْفِرِٱللَّهَيَجِدِٱللَّهَغَفُورًۭارَّحِيمًۭا

Yet he who does evil or [otherwise] sins against himself, and thereafter prays God to forgive him, shall find God much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace:

وَمَنيَكْسِبْإِثْمًۭافَإِنَّمَايَكْسِبُهُۥعَلَىٰنَفْسِهِۦوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًۭا

for he who commits a sin, commits it only to his own hurt; and God is indeed all-knowing, wise.

وَمَنيَكْسِبْخَطِيٓـَٔةًأَوْإِثْمًۭاثُمَّيَرْمِبِهِۦبَرِيٓـًۭٔافَقَدِٱحْتَمَلَبُهْتَٰنًۭاوَإِثْمًۭامُّبِينًۭا

But he who commits a fault or a sin and then throws the blame therefore on an innocent person, burdens himself with the guilt of calumny and [yet another] flagrant sin.

وَلَوْلَافَضْلُٱللَّهِعَلَيْكَوَرَحْمَتُهُۥلَهَمَّتطَّآئِفَةٌۭمِّنْهُمْأَنيُضِلُّوكَوَمَايُضِلُّونَإِلَّآأَنفُسَهُمْوَمَايَضُرُّونَكَمِنشَىْءٍۢوَأَنزَلَٱللَّهُعَلَيْكَٱلْكِتَٰبَوَٱلْحِكْمَةَوَعَلَّمَكَمَالَمْتَكُنتَعْلَمُوَكَانَفَضْلُٱللَّهِعَلَيْكَعَظِيمًۭا

And but for God's favour upon thee and His grace, some of those [who are false to themselves] would indeed endeavour to lead thee astray; yet none but themselves do they lead astray. Nor can they harm thee in any way, since God has bestowed upon thee from on high this divine writ and [given thee] wisdom, and has imparted unto thee the knowledge of what thou didst not know. And God's favour upon thee is tremendous indeed.

لَّاخَيْرَفِىكَثِيرٍۢمِّننَّجْوَىٰهُمْإِلَّامَنْأَمَرَبِصَدَقَةٍأَوْمَعْرُوفٍأَوْإِصْلَٰحٍۭبَيْنَٱلنَّاسِوَمَنيَفْعَلْذَٰلِكَٱبْتِغَآءَمَرْضَاتِٱللَّهِفَسَوْفَنُؤْتِيهِأَجْرًاعَظِيمًۭا

NO GOOD comes, as a rule, out of secret confabulations - saving such as are devoted to en­joining charity, or equitable dealings, or setting things to rights between people: and unto him who does this out of a longing for God's goodly acceptance We shall in time grant a mighty reward.

وَمَنيُشَاقِقِٱلرَّسُولَمِنۢبَعْدِمَاتَبَيَّنَلَهُٱلْهُدَىٰوَيَتَّبِعْغَيْرَسَبِيلِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَنُوَلِّهِۦمَاتَوَلَّىٰوَنُصْلِهِۦجَهَنَّمَوَسَآءَتْمَصِيرًا

But as for him who, after guidance has been vouchsafed to him, cuts himself off from the Apostle and follows a path other than that of the believers - him shall We leave unto that which he himself has chosen, and shall cause him to endure hell: and how evil a journey’s end!

إِنَّٱللَّهَلَايَغْفِرُأَنيُشْرَكَبِهِۦوَيَغْفِرُمَادُونَذَٰلِكَلِمَنيَشَآءُوَمَنيُشْرِكْبِٱللَّهِفَقَدْضَلَّضَلَٰلًۢابَعِيدًا

VERILY, God does not forgive the ascribing of divinity to aught beside Him, although He forgives any lesser sin unto whomever He wills: for those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God have indeed gone far astray.

إِنيَدْعُونَمِندُونِهِۦٓإِلَّآإِنَٰثًۭاوَإِنيَدْعُونَإِلَّاشَيْطَٰنًۭامَّرِيدًۭا

In His stead, they invoke only life­less symbols - thus invoking none but a rebellious Satan

لَّعَنَهُٱللَّهُوَقَالَلَأَتَّخِذَنَّمِنْعِبَادِكَنَصِيبًۭامَّفْرُوضًۭا

whom God has rejected for having said, "Verily, of Thy servants I shall most certainly take my due share,

وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْوَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْوَلَءَامُرَنَّهُمْفَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّءَاذَانَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِوَلَءَامُرَنَّهُمْفَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّخَلْقَٱللَّهِوَمَنيَتَّخِذِٱلشَّيْطَٰنَوَلِيًّۭامِّندُونِٱللَّهِفَقَدْخَسِرَخُسْرَانًۭامُّبِينًۭا

and shall lead them astray, and fill them with vain desires; and I shall command them - and they will cut off the ears of cattle [in idolatrous sacrifice]; and I shall command them - and they will corrupt God's creation!" But all who take Satan rather than God for their master do indeed, most clearly, lose all:

يَعِدُهُمْوَيُمَنِّيهِمْوَمَايَعِدُهُمُٱلشَّيْطَٰنُإِلَّاغُرُورًا

he holds out promises to them, and fills them with vain desires: yet whatever Satan promises them is but meant to delude the mind.