Quran 24:53 — An-Noor, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[The others] solemnly swear by God that if you [Prophet] commanded them, they would march out. Tell them, ‘Do not swear: it is reasonable obedience that is required, and God is aware of everything you do.’
وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ لَئِنْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ ۖ قُلْ لَا تُقْسِمُوا ۖ طَاعَةٌ مَعْرُوفَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
wa-aqsamū bil-lahi jahda aymānihim la-in amartahum layakhrujunna qul lā tuq'simū ṭāʿatun maʿrūfatun inna l-laha khabīrun bimā taʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They have sworn by God the most earnest oaths, if thou commandest them they will go forth. Say: 'Do not swear; honourable obedience is sufficient. Surely God is aware of the things you do.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Now [as for those half-hearted ones,] they do swear by God with their most solemn oaths that if thou [O Apostle] shouldst ever bid them to do so, they would most certainly go forth [and sacrifice themselves]. Say: “Swear not! Reasonable compliance [with God’s message is all that is required of you]. Verily, God is aware of all that you do!”
- Sahih International
- And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which you do."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟wa-aqsamū | And they swear | قسم |
| 2 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | by Allah | أله |
| 3 | جَهْدَjahda | strong | جهد |
| 4 | أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْaymānihim | their oaths | يمن |
| 5 | لَئِنْla-in | that if | — |
| 6 | أَمَرْتَهُمْamartahum | you ordered them | أمر |
| 7 | لَيَخْرُجُنَّ ۖlayakhrujunna | surely they (would) go forth | خرج |
| 8 | قُلqul | Say | قول |
| 9 | لَّاlā | (Do) not | — |
| 10 | تُقْسِمُوا۟ ۖtuq'simū | swear | قسم |
| 11 | طَاعَةٌۭṭāʿatun | Obedience | طوع |
| 12 | مَّعْرُوفَةٌ ۚmaʿrūfatun | (is) known | عرف |
| 13 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 14 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 15 | خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun | (is) All-Aware | خبر |
| 16 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 17 | تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna | you do | عمل |