Quran 4:113 — An-Nisaa, verse 113
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If it were not for the grace of God and His mercy to you [Prophet], a party of them would have tried to lead you astray; they only lead themselves astray, and cannot harm you in any way, since God has sent down the Scripture and Wisdom to you, and taught you what you did not know. God’s bounty to you is great indeed.
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَهَمَّتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ۖ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۚ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ ۚ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا
walawlā faḍlu l-lahi ʿalayka waraḥmatuhu lahammat ṭāifatun min'hum an yuḍillūka wamā yuḍillūna illā anfusahum wamā yaḍurrūnaka min shayin wa-anzala l-lahu ʿalayka l-kitāba wal-ḥik'mata waʿallamaka mā lam takun taʿlamu wakāna faḍlu l-lahi ʿalayka ʿaẓīman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But for God's bounty to thee and His mercy a party of them purposed to lead thee astray; but they lead only themselves astray; they do not hurt thee in anything. God has sent down on thee the Book and the Wisdom, and He has taught thee that thou knewest not; God's' bounty to thee is ever great.
- Muhammad Asad
- And but for God's favour upon thee and His grace, some of those [who are false to themselves] would indeed endeavour to lead thee astray; yet none but themselves do they lead astray. Nor can they harm thee in any way, since God has bestowed upon thee from on high this divine writ and [given thee] wisdom, and has imparted unto thee the knowledge of what thou didst not know. And God's favour upon thee is tremendous indeed.
- Sahih International
- And if it was not for the favor of Allāh upon you, [O Muḥammad], and His mercy, a group of them would have determined to mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all. And Allāh has revealed to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you that which you did not know. And ever has the favor of Allāh upon you been great.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَوْلَاwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 2 | فَضْلُfaḍlu | (for the) Grace | فضل |
| 3 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 4 | عَلَيْكَʿalayka | upon you | — |
| 5 | وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhu | and His Mercy | رحم |
| 6 | لَهَمَّتlahammat | surely (had) resolved | همم |
| 7 | طَّآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatun | a group | طوف |
| 8 | مِّنْهُمْmin'hum | of them | — |
| 9 | أَنan | to | — |
| 10 | يُضِلُّوكَyuḍillūka | mislead you | ضلل |
| 11 | وَمَاwamā | But not | — |
| 12 | يُضِلُّونَyuḍillūna | they mislead | ضلل |
| 13 | إِلَّآillā | except | — |
| 14 | أَنفُسَهُمْ ۖanfusahum | themselves | نفس |
| 15 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 16 | يَضُرُّونَكَyaḍurrūnaka | they will harm you | ضرر |
| 17 | مِنmin | in | — |
| 18 | شَىْءٍۢ ۚshayin | anything | شيأ |
| 19 | وَأَنزَلَwa-anzala | And has sent down | نزل |
| 20 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 21 | عَلَيْكَʿalayka | to you | — |
| 22 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |
| 23 | وَٱلْحِكْمَةَwal-ḥik'mata | and [the] Wisdom | حكم |
| 24 | وَعَلَّمَكَwaʿallamaka | and taught you | علم |
| 25 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 26 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 27 | تَكُنtakun | you did | كون |
| 28 | تَعْلَمُ ۚtaʿlamu | know | علم |
| 29 | وَكَانَwakāna | And is | كون |
| 30 | فَضْلُfaḍlu | (the) Grace | فضل |
| 31 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 32 | عَلَيْكَʿalayka | upon you | — |
| 33 | عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīman | great | عظم |