Quran 4:156 — An-Nisaa, verse 156
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and because they disbelieved and uttered a terrible slander against Mary,
وَبِكُفْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَرْيَمَ بُهْتَانًا عَظِيمًا
wabikuf'rihim waqawlihim ʿalā maryama buh'tānan ʿaẓīman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and for their unbelief, and their uttering against Mary a mighty calumny,
- Muhammad Asad
- and for their refusal to acknowledge the truth, and the awesome calumny which they utter against Mary,
- Sahih International
- And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَبِكُفْرِهِمْwabikuf'rihim | And for their disbelief | كفر |
| 2 | وَقَوْلِهِمْwaqawlihim | and their saying | قول |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | against | — |
| 4 | مَرْيَمَmaryama | Maryam | — |
| 5 | بُهْتَـٰنًاbuh'tānan | a slander | بهت |
| 6 | عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīman | great | عظم |