Quran 4:118 — An-Nisaa, verse 118
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God rejected, who said, ‘I will certainly take my due share of Your servants;
لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ ۘ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَفْرُوضًا
laʿanahu l-lahu waqāla la-attakhidhanna min ʿibādika naṣīban mafrūḍan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'Assuredly I will take unto myself a portion appointed of Thy servants,
- Muhammad Asad
- whom God has rejected for having said, "Verily, of Thy servants I shall most certainly take my due share,
- Sahih International
- Whom Allāh has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّعَنَهُlaʿanahu | He was cursed | لعن |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُ ۘl-lahu | by Allah | أله |
| 3 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and he said | قول |
| 4 | لَأَتَّخِذَنَّla-attakhidhanna | I will surely take | أخذ |
| 5 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 6 | عِبَادِكَʿibādika | your slaves | عبد |
| 7 | نَصِيبًۭاnaṣīban | a portion | نصب |
| 8 | مَّفْرُوضًۭاmafrūḍan | appointed | فرض |