Quran 4:84 — An-Nisaa, verse 84
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So [Prophet] fight in God’s way. You are accountable only for yourself. Urge the believers on. God may well curb the power of the disbelievers, for He is stronger in might and more terrible in punishment.
فَقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ ۚ وَحَرِّضِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكُفَّ بَأْسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۚ وَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأْسًا وَأَشَدُّ تَنْكِيلًا
faqātil fī sabīli l-lahi lā tukallafu illā nafsaka waḥarriḍi l-mu'minīna ʿasā l-lahu an yakuffa basa alladhīna kafarū wal-lahu ashaddu basan wa-ashaddu tankīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So do thou fight in the way of God; thou art charged only with thyself. And urge on the believers; haply God will restrain the unbelievers' might; God is stronger in might, more terrible in punishing.
- Muhammad Asad
- Fight thou, then, in God's cause - since thou art but responsible for thine own self - and inspire the believers to overcome all fear of death. God may well curb the might of those who are bent on denying the truth: for God is stronger in might, and stronger in ability to deter.
- Sahih International
- So fight, [O Muḥammad], in the cause of Allāh; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allāh will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allāh is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَقَـٰتِلْfaqātil | So fight | قتل |
| 2 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 3 | سَبِيلِsabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 5 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 6 | تُكَلَّفُtukallafu | are you responsible | كلف |
| 7 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 8 | نَفْسَكَ ۚnafsaka | (for) yourself | نفس |
| 9 | وَحَرِّضِwaḥarriḍi | And encourage | حرض |
| 10 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖl-mu'minīna | the believers | أمن |
| 11 | عَسَىʿasā | perhaps | عسي |
| 12 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 13 | أَنan | will | — |
| 14 | يَكُفَّyakuffa | restrain | كفف |
| 15 | بَأْسَbasa | (the) might | بأس |
| 16 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (of) those who | — |
| 17 | كَفَرُوا۟ ۚkafarū | disbelieved | كفر |
| 18 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 19 | أَشَدُّashaddu | (is) Stronger | شدد |
| 20 | بَأْسًۭاbasan | (in) Might | بأس |
| 21 | وَأَشَدُّwa-ashaddu | and Stronger | شدد |
| 22 | تَنكِيلًۭاtankīlan | (in) punishment | نكل |