Quran 4:88 — An-Nisaa, verse 88
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Believers], why are you divided in two about the hypocrites, when God Himself has rejected them because of what they have done? Do you want to guide those God has left to stray? If God leaves anyone to stray, you [Prophet] will never find the way for him.
فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ أَرْكَسَهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوا ۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَهْدُوا مَنْ أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ ۖ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا
famā lakum fī l-munāfiqīna fi-atayni wal-lahu arkasahum bimā kasabū aturīdūna an tahdū man aḍalla l-lahu waman yuḍ'lili l-lahu falan tajida lahu sabīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- How is it with you, that you are two parties touching the hypocrites, and God has overthrown them for what they earned? What, do you desire to guide him whom God has led astray? Whom God leads astray, thou wilt not find for him a way.
- Muhammad Asad
- How, then, could you be of two minds about the hypocrites, seeing that God [Himself] has disowned them because of their guilt? Do you, perchance, seek to guide those whom God has let go astray - when for him whom God lets go astray thou canst never find any way?
- Sahih International
- What is [the matter] with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites, while Allāh has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned. Do you wish to guide those whom Allāh has sent astray? And he whom Allāh sends astray - never will you find for him a way [of guidance].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ فَمَاfamā | So what | — |
| 2 | لَكُمْlakum | (is the matter) with you | — |
| 3 | فِىfī | concerning | — |
| 4 | ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَl-munāfiqīna | the hypocrites (that) | نفق |
| 5 | فِئَتَيْنِfi-atayni | (you have become) two parties | فأي |
| 6 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | While Allah | أله |
| 7 | أَرْكَسَهُمarkasahum | cast them back | ركس |
| 8 | بِمَاbimā | for what | — |
| 9 | كَسَبُوٓا۟ ۚkasabū | they earned | كسب |
| 10 | أَتُرِيدُونَaturīdūna | Do you wish | رود |
| 11 | أَنan | that | — |
| 12 | تَهْدُوا۟tahdū | you guide | هدي |
| 13 | مَنْman | whom | — |
| 14 | أَضَلَّaḍalla | is let astray | ضلل |
| 15 | ٱللَّهُ ۖl-lahu | (by) Allah | أله |
| 16 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 17 | يُضْلِلِyuḍ'lili | is let astray | ضلل |
| 18 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (by) Allah | أله |
| 19 | فَلَنfalan | then never | — |
| 20 | تَجِدَtajida | will you find | وجد |
| 21 | لَهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 22 | سَبِيلًۭاsabīlan | a way | سبل |