Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 74 (4:74)

ٱلنِّسَاء

۞ فَلْيُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن …

Quran 4:74 is ayah 74 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 5, on page 89 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:74
۞ فَلْيُقَٰتِلْفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِٱلَّذِينَيَشْرُونَٱلْحَيَوٰةَٱلدُّنْيَابِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۚوَمَنيُقَٰتِلْفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِفَيُقْتَلْأَوْيَغْلِبْفَسَوْفَنُؤْتِيهِأَجْرًاعَظِيمًا٧٤
falyuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi alladhīna yashrūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā bil-ākhirati waman yuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi fayuq'tal aw yaghlib fasawfa nu'tīhi ajran ʿaẓīman

So let those fight in the cause of Allāh who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allāh and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.(74)

Word by word

  1. ۞ فَلْيُقَٰتِلْfalyuqātilSo let fight
  2. فِىfīin
  3. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  5. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  6. يَشْرُونَyashrūnasell
  7. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
  8. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
  9. بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۚbil-ākhiratifor the Hereafter
  10. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  11. يُقَٰتِلْyuqātilfights
  12. فِىfīin
  13. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  14. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  15. فَيُقْتَلْfayuq'talthen he is killed
  16. أَوْawor
  17. يَغْلِبْyaghlibachieves victory
  18. فَسَوْفَfasawfathen soon
  19. نُؤْتِيهِnu'tīhiWe will grant him
  20. أَجْرًاajrana reward
  21. عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmana great

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