Quran 4:71 — An-Nisaa, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
You who believe, be on your guard. March [to battle] in small groups or as one body.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَانْفِرُوا ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ انْفِرُوا جَمِيعًا
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū khudhū ḥidh'rakum fa-infirū thubātin awi infirū jamīʿan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, take your precautions; then move forward in companies, or move forward all together.
- Muhammad Asad
- O YOU who have attained to faith! Be fully prepared against danger, whether you go to war in small groups or all together.
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, take your precaution and [either] go forth in companies or go forth all together.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū | believe[d] | أمن |
| 4 | خُذُوا۟khudhū | Take | أخذ |
| 5 | حِذْرَكُمْḥidh'rakum | your precautions | حذر |
| 6 | فَٱنفِرُوا۟fa-infirū | and advance | نفر |
| 7 | ثُبَاتٍthubātin | (in) groups | ثبي |
| 8 | أَوِawi | or | — |
| 9 | ٱنفِرُوا۟infirū | advance | نفر |
| 10 | جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿan | all together | جمع |