Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 104 (4:104)

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وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ فِى ٱبْتِغَآءِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ۖ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا …

Quran 4:104 is ayah 104 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 95 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:104
وَلَاتَهِنُوا۟فِىٱبْتِغَآءِٱلْقَوْمِ ۖإِنتَكُونُوا۟تَأْلَمُونَفَإِنَّهُمْيَأْلَمُونَكَمَاتَأْلَمُونَ ۖوَتَرْجُونَمِنَٱللَّهِمَالَايَرْجُونَ ۗوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَكِيمًا١٠٤
walā tahinū fī ib'tighāi l-qawmi in takūnū talamūna fa-innahum yalamūna kamā talamūna watarjūna mina l-lahi mā lā yarjūna wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥakīman

And do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allāh that which they expect not. And Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.(104)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  2. تَهِنُوا۟tahinūbe weak
  3. فِىfīin
  4. ٱبْتِغَآءِib'tighāipursuit
  5. ٱلْقَوْمِ ۖl-qawmi(of) the people
  6. إِنinIf
  7. تَكُونُوا۟takūnūyou are
  8. تَأْلَمُونَtalamūnasuffering
  9. فَإِنَّهُمْfa-innahumthen indeed, they
  10. يَأْلَمُونَyalamūnaare (also) suffering
  11. كَمَاkamālike what
  12. تَأْلَمُونَ ۖtalamūnayou are suffering
  13. وَتَرْجُونَwatarjūnawhile you (have) hope
  14. مِنَminafrom
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. مَاmāwhat
  17. لَاlānot
  18. يَرْجُونَ ۗyarjūnathey hope
  19. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  20. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  21. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
  22. حَكِيمًاḥakīmanAll-Wise

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