Quran 4:131 — An-Nisaa, verse 131
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to God. We have commanded those who were given the Scripture before you, and We command you, to be mindful of God. Even if you do ignore Him, everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and He is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ وَإِنْ تَكْفُرُوا فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَنِيًّا حَمِيدًا
walillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi walaqad waṣṣaynā alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba min qablikum wa-iyyākum ani ittaqū l-laha wa-in takfurū fa-inna lillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi wakāna l-lahu ghaniyyan ḥamīdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- To God belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. We have charged those who were given the Book before you, and you, 'Fear God.' If you disbelieve, to God belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth; God is All-sufficient, All-laudable.
- Muhammad Asad
- and unto God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. AND, INDEED, We have enjoined upon those who were granted revelation before your time, as well as upon yourselves, to remain conscious of God. And if you deny Him - behold, unto God belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, and God is indeed self-sufficient, ever to be praised.
- Sahih International
- And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have instructed those who were given the Scripture before you and yourselves to fear Allāh. But if you disbelieve - then to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allāh Free of need and Praiseworthy.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلِلَّهِwalillahi | And for Allah | أله |
| 2 | مَاmā | (is) whatever | — |
| 3 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 4 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو |
| 5 | وَمَاwamā | and whatever | — |
| 6 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 7 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 8 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And surely | — |
| 9 | وَصَّيْنَاwaṣṣaynā | We have instructed | وصي |
| 10 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 11 | أُوتُوا۟ūtū | were given | أتي |
| 12 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |
| 13 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 14 | قَبْلِكُمْqablikum | before you | قبل |
| 15 | وَإِيَّاكُمْwa-iyyākum | and yourselves | — |
| 16 | أَنِani | that | — |
| 17 | ٱتَّقُوا۟ittaqū | you fear | وقي |
| 18 | ٱللَّهَ ۚl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 19 | وَإِنwa-in | But if | — |
| 20 | تَكْفُرُوا۟takfurū | you disbelieve | كفر |
| 21 | فَإِنَّfa-inna | then indeed | — |
| 22 | لِلَّهِlillahi | for Allah | أله |
| 23 | مَاmā | (is) whatever | — |
| 24 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 25 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو |
| 26 | وَمَاwamā | and whatever | — |
| 27 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 28 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 29 | وَكَانَwakāna | And is | كون |
| 30 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 31 | غَنِيًّاghaniyyan | Free of need | غني |
| 32 | حَمِيدًۭاḥamīdan | Praiseworthy | حمد |