Quran 4:80 — An-Nisaa, verse 80
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whoever obeys the Messenger obeys God. If some pay no heed, We have not sent you to be their keeper.
مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ۖ وَمَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا
man yuṭiʿi l-rasūla faqad aṭāʿa l-laha waman tawallā famā arsalnāka ʿalayhim ḥafīẓan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Whosoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys God; and whosoever turns his back - We have not sent thee to be a watcher over them.
- Muhammad Asad
- Whoever pays heed unto the Apostle pays heed unto God thereby; and as for those who turn away - We have not sent thee to be their keeper.
- Sahih International
- He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allāh; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَّنman | (He) who | — |
| 2 | يُطِعِyuṭiʿi | obeys | طوع |
| 3 | ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūla | the Messenger | رسل |
| 4 | فَقَدْfaqad | then surely | — |
| 5 | أَطَاعَaṭāʿa | he obeyed | طوع |
| 6 | ٱللَّهَ ۖl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 7 | وَمَنwaman | and whoever | — |
| 8 | تَوَلَّىٰtawallā | turns away | ولي |
| 9 | فَمَآfamā | then not | — |
| 10 | أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَarsalnāka | We (have) sent you | رسل |
| 11 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | over them | — |
| 12 | حَفِيظًۭاḥafīẓan | (as) a guardian | حفظ |