Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 114 (4:114)

ٱلنِّسَاء

۞ لَّا خَيْرَ فِى كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَىٰهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَٰحٍۭ …

Quran 4:114 is ayah 114 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 97 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:114
۞ لَّاخَيْرَفِىكَثِيرٍمِّننَّجْوَىٰهُمْإِلَّامَنْأَمَرَبِصَدَقَةٍأَوْمَعْرُوفٍأَوْإِصْلَٰحٍۭبَيْنَٱلنَّاسِ ۚوَمَنيَفْعَلْذَٰلِكَٱبْتِغَآءَمَرْضَاتِٱللَّهِفَسَوْفَنُؤْتِيهِأَجْرًاعَظِيمًا١١٤
lā khayra fī kathīrin min najwāhum illā man amara biṣadaqatin aw maʿrūfin aw iṣ'lāḥin bayna l-nāsi waman yafʿal dhālika ib'tighāa marḍāti l-lahi fasawfa nu'tīhi ajran ʿaẓīman

No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward.(114)

Word by word

  1. ۞ لَّاlā(There is) no
  2. خَيْرَkhayragood
  3. فِىfīin
  4. كَثِيرٍkathīrinmuch
  5. مِّنminof
  6. نَّجْوَىٰهُمْnajwāhumtheir secret talk
  7. إِلَّاillāexcept
  8. مَنْman(he) who
  9. أَمَرَamaraorders
  10. بِصَدَقَةٍbiṣadaqatincharity
  11. أَوْawor
  12. مَعْرُوفٍmaʿrūfinkindness
  13. أَوْawor
  14. إِصْلَٰحٍۭiṣ'lāḥinconciliation
  15. بَيْنَbaynabetween
  16. ٱلنَّاسِ ۚl-nāsithe people
  17. وَمَنwamanAnd who
  18. يَفْعَلْyafʿaldoes
  19. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  20. ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
  21. مَرْضَاتِmarḍātipleasure
  22. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  23. فَسَوْفَfasawfathen soon
  24. نُؤْتِيهِnu'tīhiWe will give him
  25. أَجْرًاajrana reward
  26. عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmangreat

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