Quran 4:9 — An-Nisaa, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Let those who would fear for the future of their own helpless children, if they were to die, show the same concern [for orphans]; let them be mindful of God and speak out for justice.
وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
walyakhsha alladhīna law tarakū min khalfihim dhurriyyatan ḍiʿāfan khāfū ʿalayhim falyattaqū l-laha walyaqūlū qawlan sadīdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And let those fear who, if they left behind them weak seed, would be afraid on their account, and let them fear God, and speak words hitting the mark.
- Muhammad Asad
- And let them stand in awe [of God], those [legal heirs] - who, if they [themselves] had to leave behind weak offspring, would feel fear on their account - and let them remain conscious of God, and let them speak [to the poor] in a just manner.
- Sahih International
- And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلْيَخْشَwalyakhsha | And let fear | خشي |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | لَوْlaw | if | — |
| 4 | تَرَكُوا۟tarakū | they left | ترك |
| 5 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 6 | خَلْفِهِمْkhalfihim | behind | خلف |
| 7 | ذُرِّيَّةًۭdhurriyyatan | offspring | ذرر |
| 8 | ضِعَـٰفًاḍiʿāfan | weak | ضعف |
| 9 | خَافُوا۟khāfū | (and) they would have feared | خوف |
| 10 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | about them | — |
| 11 | فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟falyattaqū | So let them fear | وقي |
| 12 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 13 | وَلْيَقُولُوا۟walyaqūlū | and let them speak | قول |
| 14 | قَوْلًۭاqawlan | words | قول |
| 15 | سَدِيدًاsadīdan | appropriate | سدد |