Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 118 (4:118)

ٱلنِّسَاء

لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ ۘ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا

Quran 4:118 is ayah 118 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 97 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:118
لَّعَنَهُٱللَّهُ ۘوَقَالَلَأَتَّخِذَنَّمِنْعِبَادِكَنَصِيبًامَّفْرُوضًا١١٨
laʿanahu l-lahu waqāla la-attakhidhanna min ʿibādika naṣīban mafrūḍan

Whom Allāh has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.(118)

Word by word

  1. لَّعَنَهُlaʿanahuHe was cursed
  2. ٱللَّهُ ۘl-lahuby Allah
  3. وَقَالَwaqālaand he said
  4. لَأَتَّخِذَنَّla-attakhidhannaI will surely take
  5. مِنْminfrom
  6. عِبَادِكَʿibādikayour slaves
  7. نَصِيبًاnaṣībana portion
  8. مَّفْرُوضًاmafrūḍanappointed

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