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Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 85 (4:85)

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مَّن يَشْفَعْ شَفَٰعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُن لَّهُۥ نَصِيبٌ مِّنْهَا ۖ وَمَن يَشْفَعْ شَفَٰعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُن …

Quran 4:85 is ayah 85 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 91 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:85
مَّنيَشْفَعْشَفَٰعَةًحَسَنَةًيَكُنلَّهُۥنَصِيبٌمِّنْهَا ۖوَمَنيَشْفَعْشَفَٰعَةًسَيِّئَةًيَكُنلَّهُۥكِفْلٌمِّنْهَا ۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍمُّقِيتًا٨٥
man yashfaʿ shafāʿatan ḥasanatan yakun lahu naṣībun min'hā waman yashfaʿ shafāʿatan sayyi-atan yakun lahu kif'lun min'hā wakāna l-lahu ʿalā kulli shayin muqītan

Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a share [i.e., reward] therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a portion [i.e., burden] therefrom. And ever is Allāh, over all things, a Keeper.(85)

Word by word

  1. مَّنmanWhoever
  2. يَشْفَعْyashfaʿintercedes
  3. شَفَٰعَةًshafāʿatanan intercession
  4. حَسَنَةًḥasanatangood
  5. يَكُنyakunwill have
  6. لَّهُۥlahufor him
  7. نَصِيبٌnaṣībuna share
  8. مِّنْهَا ۖmin'hāof it
  9. وَمَنwamanand whoever
  10. يَشْفَعْyashfaʿintercedes
  11. شَفَٰعَةًshafāʿatanan intercession
  12. سَيِّئَةًsayyi-atanevil
  13. يَكُنyakunwill have
  14. لَّهُۥlahufor him
  15. كِفْلٌkif'luna portion
  16. مِّنْهَا ۗmin'hāof it
  17. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  18. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  19. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  20. كُلِّkullievery
  21. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  22. مُّقِيتًاmuqītana Keeper

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