Quran 4:172 — An-Nisaa, verse 172
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The Messiah would never disdain to be a servant of God, nor would the angels who are close to Him. He will gather before Him all those who disdain His worship and are arrogant:
لَنْ يَسْتَنْكِفَ الْمَسِيحُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدًا لِلَّهِ وَلَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ يَسْتَنْكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا
lan yastankifa l-masīḥu an yakūna ʿabdan lillahi walā l-malāikatu l-muqarabūna waman yastankif ʿan ʿibādatihi wayastakbir fasayaḥshuruhum ilayhi jamīʿan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The Messiah will not disdain to be a servant of God, neither the angels who are near stationed to Him. Whosoever disdains to serve Him, and waxes proud, He will assuredly muster them to Him, all of them.
- Muhammad Asad
- Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself:
- Sahih International
- Never would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allāh, nor would the angels near [to Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant - He will gather them to Himself all together.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّنlan | Never | — |
| 2 | يَسْتَنكِفَyastankifa | will disdain | نكف |
| 3 | ٱلْمَسِيحُl-masīḥu | the Messiah | — |
| 4 | أَنan | to | — |
| 5 | يَكُونَyakūna | be | كون |
| 6 | عَبْدًۭاʿabdan | a slave | عبد |
| 7 | لِّلَّهِlillahi | of Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 9 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatu | the Angels | ملك |
| 10 | ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ۚl-muqarabūna | the ones who are near (to Allah) | قرب |
| 11 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 12 | يَسْتَنكِفْyastankif | disdains | نكف |
| 13 | عَنْʿan | from | — |
| 14 | عِبَادَتِهِۦʿibādatihi | His worship | عبد |
| 15 | وَيَسْتَكْبِرْwayastakbir | and is arrogant | كبر |
| 16 | فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْfasayaḥshuruhum | then He will gather them | حشر |
| 17 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | towards Him | — |
| 18 | جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿan | all together | جمع |