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Qur’an 4:135 An-Nisa, verse 135
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ قَوَّٰمِينَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوِ ٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ۚ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أَوْ فَقِيرًۭا فَٱللَّهُ أَوْلَىٰ بِهِمَا ۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ أَن تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚ وَإِن تَلْوُۥٓا۟ أَوْ تُعْرِضُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًۭا
O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا | yāayyuhā | O you |
| ٱلَّذِينَ | alladhīna | who |
| ءَامَنُوا۟ | āmanū | believe[d] |
| كُونُوا۟ | kūnū | Be |
| قَوَّٰمِينَ | qawwāmīna | custodians |
| بِٱلْقِسْطِ | bil-qis'ṭi | of justice |
| شُهَدَآءَ | shuhadāa | (as) witnesses |
| لِلَّهِ | lillahi | to Allah |
| وَلَوْ | walaw | even if |
| عَلَىٰٓ | ʿalā | (it is) against |
| أَنفُسِكُمْ | anfusikum | yourselves |
| أَوِ | awi | or |
| ٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ | l-wālidayni | the parents |
| وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ۚ | wal-aqrabīna | and the relatives |
| إِن | in | if |
| يَكُنْ | yakun | he be |
| غَنِيًّا | ghaniyyan | rich |
| أَوْ | aw | or |
| فَقِيرًۭا | faqīran | poor |
| فَٱللَّهُ | fal-lahu | for Allah |
| أَوْلَىٰ | awlā | (is) nearer |
| بِهِمَا ۖ | bihimā | to both of them |
| فَلَا | falā | So (do) not |
| تَتَّبِعُوا۟ | tattabiʿū | follow |
| ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ | l-hawā | the desire |
| أَن | an | lest |
| تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚ | taʿdilū | you deviate |
| وَإِن | wa-in | And if |
| تَلْوُۥٓا۟ | talwū | you distort |
| أَوْ | aw | or |
| تُعْرِضُوا۟ | tuʿ'riḍū | refrain |
| فَإِنَّ | fa-inna | then indeed |
| ٱللَّهَ | l-laha | Allah |
| كَانَ | kāna | is |
| بِمَا | bimā | of what |
| تَعْمَلُونَ | taʿmalūna | you do |
| خَبِيرًۭا | khabīran | All-Aware |
In context
The verses around 4:135 in An-Nisa.
- 4:133إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِـَٔاخَرِينَ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ قَدِيرًۭاIf He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others [in your place]. And ever is Allah competent to do that.
- 4:134مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ثَوَابَ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ ثَوَابُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًۭاWhoever desires the reward of this world - then with Allah is the reward of this world and the Hereafter. And ever is Allah Hearing and Seeing.
- 4:136يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًاO you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray.
- 4:137إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ ٱزْدَادُوا۟ كُفْرًۭا لَّمْ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًۢاIndeed, those who have believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way.
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