Quran 4:83 — An-Nisaa, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whenever news of any matter comes to them, whether concerning peace or war, they spread it about; if they referred it to the Messenger and those in authority among them, those seeking its meaning would have found it out from them. If it were not for God’s bounty and mercy towards you, you would almost all have followed Satan.
وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنَ الْأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَاتَّبَعْتُمُ الشَّيْطَانَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
wa-idhā jāahum amrun mina l-amni awi l-khawfi adhāʿū bihi walaw raddūhu ilā l-rasūli wa-ilā ulī l-amri min'hum laʿalimahu alladhīna yastanbiṭūnahu min'hum walawlā faḍlu l-lahi ʿalaykum waraḥmatuhu la-ittabaʿtumu l-shayṭāna illā qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When there comes to them a matter, be it of security or fear, they broadcast it; if they had referred it to the Messenger and to those in authority among them, those of them whose task it is to investigate would have known the matter. And but for the bounty of God to you, and His mercy, you would surely have followed Satan, except a few.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND IF any [secret] matter pertaining to peace or war comes within their ken, they spread it abroad - whereas, if they would but refer it unto the Apostle and unto those from among the believers who have been entrusted with authority, such of them as are engaged in obtaining intelligence would indeed know [what to do with] it And but for God's bounty towards you, and His grace, all but a few of you would certainly have followed Satan.
- Sahih International
- And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | جَآءَهُمْjāahum | comes to them | جيأ |
| 3 | أَمْرٌۭamrun | a matter | أمر |
| 4 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 5 | ٱلْأَمْنِl-amni | the security | أمن |
| 6 | أَوِawi | or | — |
| 7 | ٱلْخَوْفِl-khawfi | [the] fear | خوف |
| 8 | أَذَاعُوا۟adhāʿū | they spread | ذيع |
| 9 | بِهِۦ ۖbihi | [with] it | — |
| 10 | وَلَوْwalaw | But if | — |
| 11 | رَدُّوهُraddūhu | they (had) referred it | ردد |
| 12 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 13 | ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūli | the Messenger | رسل |
| 14 | وَإِلَىٰٓwa-ilā | and to | — |
| 15 | أُو۟لِىulī | those | أول |
| 16 | ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri | (having) authority | أمر |
| 17 | مِنْهُمْmin'hum | among them | — |
| 18 | لَعَلِمَهُlaʿalimahu | surely would have known it | علم |
| 19 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 20 | يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥyastanbiṭūnahu | draw correct conclusion (from) it | نبط |
| 21 | مِنْهُمْ ۗmin'hum | among them | — |
| 22 | وَلَوْلَاwalawlā | And if not | — |
| 23 | فَضْلُfaḍlu | (had been the) bounty | فضل |
| 24 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 25 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | on you | — |
| 26 | وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhu | and His Mercy | رحم |
| 27 | لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُla-ittabaʿtumu | surely you (would have) followed | تبع |
| 28 | ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَl-shayṭāna | the Shaitaan | شطن |
| 29 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 30 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | a few | قلل |