Among the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] places [i.e., usages] and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Rāʿinā," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allāh has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.(46)
Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 46 (4:46)
ٱلنِّسَاء
مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا …
Quran 4:46 is ayah 46 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 86 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 5
- Hizb 9
- Page 86
- Ruku 7
- Revealed Medina
4:46
مِّنَٱلَّذِينَهَادُوا۟يُحَرِّفُونَٱلْكَلِمَعَنمَّوَاضِعِهِۦوَيَقُولُونَسَمِعْنَاوَعَصَيْنَاوَٱسْمَعْغَيْرَمُسْمَعٍوَرَٰعِنَالَيًّۢابِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْوَطَعْنًافِىٱلدِّينِ ۚوَلَوْأَنَّهُمْقَالُوا۟سَمِعْنَاوَأَطَعْنَاوَٱسْمَعْوَٱنظُرْنَالَكَانَخَيْرًالَّهُمْوَأَقْوَمَوَلَٰكِنلَّعَنَهُمُٱللَّهُبِكُفْرِهِمْفَلَايُؤْمِنُونَإِلَّاقَلِيلًا٤٦
mina alladhīna hādū yuḥarrifūna l-kalima ʿan mawāḍiʿihi wayaqūlūna samiʿ'nā waʿaṣaynā wa-is'maʿ ghayra mus'maʿin warāʿinā layyan bi-alsinatihim waṭaʿnan fī l-dīni walaw annahum qālū samiʿ'nā wa-aṭaʿnā wa-is'maʿ wa-unẓur'nā lakāna khayran lahum wa-aqwama walākin laʿanahumu l-lahu bikuf'rihim falā yu'minūna illā qalīlan
Word by word
- مِّنَminaOf
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- هَادُوا۟hādūare Jews
- يُحَرِّفُونَyuḥarrifūnathey distort
- ٱلْكَلِمَl-kalimathe words
- عَنʿanfrom
- مَّوَاضِعِهِۦmawāḍiʿihitheir places
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe hear[d]
- وَعَصَيْنَاwaʿaṣaynāand we disobey[ed]
- وَٱسْمَعْwa-is'maʿand "Hear
- غَيْرَghayranot
- مُسْمَعٍmus'maʿinto be heard
- وَرَٰعِنَاwarāʿināand "Raina
- لَيًّۢاlayyantwisting
- بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْbi-alsinatihim[with] their tongues
- وَطَعْنًاwaṭaʿnanand defaming
- فِىfī[in]
- ٱلدِّينِ ۚl-dīnithe religion
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- أَنَّهُمْannahum[that] they
- قَالُوا۟qālū(had) said
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāWe hear[d]
- وَأَطَعْنَاwa-aṭaʿnāand we obey[ed]
- وَٱسْمَعْwa-is'maʿand "Hear
- وَٱنظُرْنَاwa-unẓur'nāand look (at) us
- لَكَانَlakānasurely it (would) have been
- خَيْرًاkhayranbetter
- لَّهُمْlahumfor them
- وَأَقْوَمَwa-aqwamaand more suitable
- وَلَٰكِنwalākin[And] but
- لَّعَنَهُمُlaʿanahumucursed them
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بِكُفْرِهِمْbikuf'rihimfor their disbelief
- فَلَاfalāso not
- يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnathey believe
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- قَلِيلًاqalīlana few
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