Quran 4:74 — An-Nisaa, verse 74
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Let those of you who are willing to trade the life of this world for the life to come, fight in God’s way. To anyone who fights in God’s way, whether killed or victorious, We shall give a great reward.
فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَنْ يُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
falyuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi alladhīna yashrūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā bil-ākhirati waman yuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi fayuq'tal aw yaghlib fasawfa nu'tīhi ajran ʿaẓīman
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So let them fight in the way of God who sell the present life for the world to come; and whosoever fights in the way of God and is slain, or conquers, We shall bring him a mighty wage.
- Muhammad Asad
- Hence, let them fight in God's cause - all who are willing to barter the life of this world for the life to come: for unto him who fights in God's cause, whether he be slain or be victorious, We shall in time grant a mighty reward.
- Sahih International
- So let those fight in the cause of Allāh who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allāh and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْfalyuqātil | So let fight | قتل |
| 2 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 3 | سَبِيلِsabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 6 | يَشْرُونَyashrūna | sell | شري |
| 7 | ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayata | the life | حيي |
| 8 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | (of) the world | دنو |
| 9 | بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚbil-ākhirati | for the Hereafter | أخر |
| 10 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 11 | يُقَـٰتِلْyuqātil | fights | قتل |
| 12 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 13 | سَبِيلِsabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 14 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 15 | فَيُقْتَلْfayuq'tal | then he is killed | قتل |
| 16 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 17 | يَغْلِبْyaghlib | achieves victory | غلب |
| 18 | فَسَوْفَfasawfa | then soon | — |
| 19 | نُؤْتِيهِnu'tīhi | We will grant him | أتي |
| 20 | أَجْرًاajran | a reward | أجر |
| 21 | عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīman | a great | عظم |