Quran 4:59 — An-Nisaa, verse 59
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
You who believe, obey God and the Messenger, and those in authority among you. If you are in dispute over any matter, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you truly believe in God and the Last Day: that is better and fairer in the end.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ ۖ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū aṭīʿū l-laha wa-aṭīʿū l-rasūla wa-ulī l-amri minkum fa-in tanāzaʿtum fī shayin faruddūhu ilā l-lahi wal-rasūli in kuntum tu'minūna bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri dhālika khayrun wa-aḥsanu tawīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, obey God, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. If you should quarrel on anything, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you believe in God and the Last Day; that is better, and fairer in the issue.
- Muhammad Asad
- O you who have attained to faith! Pay heed unto God, and pay heed unto the Apostle and unto those from among you who have been entrusted with authority; and if you are at variance over any matter, refer it unto God and the Apostle, if you [truly] believe in God and the Last Day. This is the best [for you], and best in the end.
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allāh and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū | believe[d] | أمن |
| 4 | أَطِيعُوا۟aṭīʿū | Obey | طوع |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 6 | وَأَطِيعُوا۟wa-aṭīʿū | and obey | طوع |
| 7 | ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūla | the Messenger | رسل |
| 8 | وَأُو۟لِىwa-ulī | and those | أول |
| 9 | ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri | (having) authority | أمر |
| 10 | مِنكُمْ ۖminkum | among you | — |
| 11 | فَإِنfa-in | Then if | — |
| 12 | تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْtanāzaʿtum | you disagree | نزع |
| 13 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 14 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | anything | شيأ |
| 15 | فَرُدُّوهُfaruddūhu | refer it | ردد |
| 16 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 17 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 18 | وَٱلرَّسُولِwal-rasūli | and the Messenger | رسل |
| 19 | إِنin | if | — |
| 20 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you | كون |
| 21 | تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūna | believe | أمن |
| 22 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | in Allah | أله |
| 23 | وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmi | and the Day | يوم |
| 24 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚl-ākhiri | [the] Last | أخر |
| 25 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 26 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) best | خير |
| 27 | وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanu | and more suitable | حسن |
| 28 | تَأْوِيلًاtawīlan | (for final) determination | أول |