Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 170 (4:170)

ٱلنِّسَاء

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِٱلْحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فََٔامِنُوا۟ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ ۚ …

Quran 4:170 is ayah 170 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 104 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:170
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّاسُقَدْجَآءَكُمُٱلرَّسُولُبِٱلْحَقِّمِنرَّبِّكُمْفََٔامِنُوا۟خَيْرًالَّكُمْ ۚوَإِنتَكْفُرُوا۟فَإِنَّلِلَّهِمَافِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًا١٧٠
yāayyuhā l-nāsu qad jāakumu l-rasūlu bil-ḥaqi min rabbikum faāminū khayran lakum wa-in takfurū fa-inna lillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥakīman

O mankind, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord, so believe; it is better for you. But if you disbelieve - then indeed, to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. And ever is Allāh Knowing and Wise.(170)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
  2. ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsumankind
  3. قَدْqadSurely
  4. جَآءَكُمُjāakumuhas come to you
  5. ٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūluthe Messenger
  6. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiwith the truth
  7. مِنminfrom
  8. رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  9. فََٔامِنُوا۟faāminūso believe
  10. خَيْرًاkhayran(it is) better
  11. لَّكُمْ ۚlakumfor you
  12. وَإِنwa-inBut if
  13. تَكْفُرُوا۟takfurūyou disbelieve
  14. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  15. لِلَّهِlillahito Allah (belongs)
  16. مَاmāwhatever
  17. فِىfī(is) in
  18. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  19. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
  20. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  21. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  22. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
  23. حَكِيمًاḥakīmanAll-Wise

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