Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 81 (4:81)

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وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَرَزُوا۟ مِنْ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى تَقُولُ …

Quran 4:81 is ayah 81 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 91 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:81
وَيَقُولُونَطَاعَةٌفَإِذَابَرَزُوا۟مِنْعِندِكَبَيَّتَطَآئِفَةٌمِّنْهُمْغَيْرَٱلَّذِىتَقُولُ ۖوَٱللَّهُيَكْتُبُمَايُبَيِّتُونَ ۖفَأَعْرِضْعَنْهُمْوَتَوَكَّلْعَلَىٱللَّهِ ۚوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِوَكِيلًا٨١
wayaqūlūna ṭāʿatun fa-idhā barazū min ʿindika bayyata ṭāifatun min'hum ghayra alladhī taqūlu wal-lahu yaktubu mā yubayyitūna fa-aʿriḍ ʿanhum watawakkal ʿalā l-lahi wakafā bil-lahi wakīlan

And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.(81)

Word by word

  1. وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say
  2. طَاعَةٌṭāʿatun(We pledge) obedience
  3. فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
  4. بَرَزُوا۟barazūthey leave
  5. مِنْminfrom
  6. عِندِكَʿindikayou
  7. بَيَّتَbayyataplan by night
  8. طَآئِفَةٌṭāifatuna group
  9. مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
  10. غَيْرَghayraother than
  11. ٱلَّذِىalladhīthat which
  12. تَقُولُ ۖtaqūluyou say
  13. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
  14. يَكْتُبُyaktuburecords
  15. مَاmāwhat
  16. يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖyubayyitūnathey plan by night
  17. فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍSo turn (away)
  18. عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
  19. وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkaland put (your) trust
  20. عَلَىʿalāin
  21. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
  22. وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient
  23. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiis Allah
  24. وَكِيلًاwakīlan(as) a Trustee

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