Quran 4:45 — An-Nisaa, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God knows your enemies best: God is enough to protect and to help you.
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ نَصِيرًا
wal-lahu aʿlamu bi-aʿdāikum wakafā bil-lahi waliyyan wakafā bil-lahi naṣīran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God knows well your enemies; God suffices as a protector, God suffices as a helper.
- Muhammad Asad
- But God knows best who are your enemies: and none can befriend as God does, and none can give succour as God does.
- Sahih International
- And Allāh is most knowing of your enemies; and sufficient is Allāh as an ally, and sufficient is Allāh as a helper.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 2 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | knows better | علم |
| 3 | بِأَعْدَآئِكُمْ ۚbi-aʿdāikum | about your enemies | عدو |
| 4 | وَكَفَىٰwakafā | and (is) sufficient | كفي |
| 5 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 6 | وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyan | (as) a Protector | ولي |
| 7 | وَكَفَىٰwakafā | and sufficient | كفي |
| 8 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | (is) Allah | أله |
| 9 | نَصِيرًۭاnaṣīran | (as) a Helper | نصر |