Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 147 (4:147)

ٱلنِّسَاء

مَّا يَفْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَءَامَنتُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا

Quran 4:147 is ayah 147 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 101 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:147
مَّايَفْعَلُٱللَّهُبِعَذَابِكُمْإِنشَكَرْتُمْوَءَامَنتُمْ ۚوَكَانَٱللَّهُشَاكِرًاعَلِيمًا١٤٧
mā yafʿalu l-lahu biʿadhābikum in shakartum waāmantum wakāna l-lahu shākiran ʿalīman

What would Allāh do with [i.e., gain from] your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allāh Appreciative and Knowing.(147)

Word by word

  1. مَّاmāWhat
  2. يَفْعَلُyafʿaluwould do
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  4. بِعَذَابِكُمْbiʿadhābikumby punishing you
  5. إِنinif
  6. شَكَرْتُمْshakartumyou are grateful
  7. وَءَامَنتُمْ ۚwaāmantumand you believe
  8. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  9. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  10. شَاكِرًاshākiranAll-Appreciative
  11. عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing

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