Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 143 (4:143)

ٱلنِّسَاء

مُّذَبْذَبِينَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ لَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَلَآ إِلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 4:143 is ayah 143 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 101 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:143
مُّذَبْذَبِينَبَيْنَذَٰلِكَلَآإِلَىٰهَٰٓؤُلَآءِوَلَآإِلَىٰهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚوَمَنيُضْلِلِٱللَّهُفَلَنتَجِدَلَهُۥسَبِيلًا١٤٣
mudhabdhabīna bayna dhālika lā ilā hāulāi walā ilā hāulāi waman yuḍ'lili l-lahu falan tajida lahu sabīlan

Wavering between them, [belonging] neither to these [i.e., the believers] nor to those [i.e., the disbelievers]. And whoever Allāh sends astray - never will you find for him a way.(143)

Word by word

  1. مُّذَبْذَبِينَmudhabdhabīnaWavering
  2. بَيْنَbaynabetween
  3. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  4. لَآlānot
  5. إِلَىٰilāto
  6. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
  7. وَلَآwalāand not
  8. إِلَىٰilāto
  9. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ۚhāulāithose
  10. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  11. يُضْلِلِyuḍ'lilihas been lead astray
  12. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(by) Allah
  13. فَلَنfalanthen never
  14. تَجِدَtajidayou will find
  15. لَهُۥlahufor him
  16. سَبِيلًاsabīlana way

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