Quran 4:81 — An-Nisaa, verse 81
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘We obey you,’ but as soon as they leave your presence, some of them scheme by night to do other than what you said. God records what they scheme, so leave them alone, and put your trust in God: He is sufficient protector.
وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَرَزُوا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ بَيَّتَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا
wayaqūlūna ṭāʿatun fa-idhā barazū min ʿindika bayyata ṭāifatun min'hum ghayra alladhī taqūlu wal-lahu yaktubu mā yubayyitūna fa-aʿriḍ ʿanhum watawakkal ʿalā l-lahi wakafā bil-lahi wakīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'Obedience'; but when they sally forth from thee, a party of them meditate all night on other than what thou sayest. God writes down their meditations; so turn away from them, and put thy trust in God; God suffices for a guardian.
- Muhammad Asad
- And they say, "We do pay heed unto thee'' - but when they leave thy presence, some of them devise, in the dark of night, [beliefs] other than thou art voicing; and all the while God records what they thus devise in the dark of night. Leave them, then, alone, and place thy trust in God: for none is as worthy of trust as God.
- Sahih International
- And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna | And they say | قول |
| 2 | طَاعَةٌۭṭāʿatun | (We pledge) obedience | طوع |
| 3 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then when | — |
| 4 | بَرَزُوا۟barazū | they leave | برز |
| 5 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 6 | عِندِكَʿindika | you | عند |
| 7 | بَيَّتَbayyata | plan by night | بيت |
| 8 | طَآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatun | a group | طوف |
| 9 | مِّنْهُمْmin'hum | of them | — |
| 10 | غَيْرَghayra | other than | غير |
| 11 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | that which | — |
| 12 | تَقُولُ ۖtaqūlu | you say | قول |
| 13 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | But Allah | أله |
| 14 | يَكْتُبُyaktubu | records | كتب |
| 15 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 16 | يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖyubayyitūna | they plan by night | بيت |
| 17 | فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍ | So turn (away) | عرض |
| 18 | عَنْهُمْʿanhum | from them | — |
| 19 | وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkal | and put (your) trust | وكل |
| 20 | عَلَىʿalā | in | — |
| 21 | ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 22 | وَكَفَىٰwakafā | And sufficient | كفي |
| 23 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | is Allah | أله |
| 24 | وَكِيلًاwakīlan | (as) a Trustee | وكل |