Quran 4:166 — An-Nisaa, verse 166
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But God Himself bears witness to what He has sent down to you––He sent it down with His full knowledge- the angels too bear witness, though God is sufficient witness.
لَـٰكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ أَنْزَلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ ۖ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا
lākini l-lahu yashhadu bimā anzala ilayka anzalahu biʿil'mihi wal-malāikatu yashhadūna wakafā bil-lahi shahīdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But God bears witness to that He has sent down to thee; He has sent it down with His knowledge; and the angels also bear witness; and God suffices for a witness.
- Muhammad Asad
- However it be, God [Himself] bears witness to the truth of what He has bestowed from on high upon thee: out of His own wisdom has He bestowed it from on high, with the angels bearing witness thereto - although none can bear witness as God does.
- Sahih International
- But Allāh bears witness to that which He has revealed to you. He has sent it down with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness [as well]. And sufficient is Allāh as Witness.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّـٰكِنِlākini | But | — |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 3 | يَشْهَدُyashhadu | bears witness | شهد |
| 4 | بِمَآbimā | to what | — |
| 5 | أَنزَلَanzala | He (has) revealed | نزل |
| 6 | إِلَيْكَ ۖilayka | to you | — |
| 7 | أَنزَلَهُۥanzalahu | He has sent it down | نزل |
| 8 | بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۖbiʿil'mihi | with His Knowledge | علم |
| 9 | وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatu | and the Angels | ملك |
| 10 | يَشْهَدُونَ ۚyashhadūna | bear witness | شهد |
| 11 | وَكَفَىٰwakafā | And is sufficient | كفي |
| 12 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 13 | شَهِيدًاshahīdan | (as) a Witness | شهد |