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Qur’an 4:78 An-Nisa, verse 78
أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ يُدْرِككُّمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍۢ مُّشَيَّدَةٍۢ ۗ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌۭ يَقُولُوا۟ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۭ يَقُولُوا۟ هَٰذِهِۦ مِنْ عِندِكَ ۚ قُلْ كُلٌّۭ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَمَالِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًۭا
Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allah "; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah." So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement?
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| أَيْنَمَا | aynamā | Wherever | |
| تَكُونُوا۟ | takūnū | you be | ك و ن |
| يُدْرِككُّمُ | yud'rikkumu | will overtake you | د ر ك |
| ٱلْمَوْتُ | l-mawtu | [the] death | م و ت |
| وَلَوْ | walaw | even if | |
| كُنتُمْ | kuntum | you are | ك و ن |
| فِى | fī | in | |
| بُرُوجٍۢ | burūjin | towers | ب ر ج |
| مُّشَيَّدَةٍۢ ۗ | mushayyadatin | lofty | ش ي د |
| وَإِن | wa-in | And if | |
| تُصِبْهُمْ | tuṣib'hum | befalls them | ص و ب |
| حَسَنَةٌۭ | ḥasanatun | any good | ح س ن |
| يَقُولُوا۟ | yaqūlū | they say | ق و ل |
| هَـٰذِهِۦ | hādhihi | This | |
| مِنْ | min | (is) | |
| عِندِ | ʿindi | from | ع ن د |
| ٱللَّهِ ۖ | l-lahi | Allah | أ ل ه |
| وَإِن | wa-in | And if | |
| تُصِبْهُمْ | tuṣib'hum | befalls them | ص و ب |
| سَيِّئَةٌۭ | sayyi-atun | any evil | س و أ |
| يَقُولُوا۟ | yaqūlū | they say | ق و ل |
| هَـٰذِهِۦ | hādhihi | This | |
| مِنْ | min | (is) | |
| عِندِكَ ۚ | ʿindika | (from) you | ع ن د |
| قُلْ | qul | Say | ق و ل |
| كُلٌّۭ | kullun | All | ك ل ل |
| مِّنْ | min | (is) | |
| عِندِ | ʿindi | from | ع ن د |
| ٱللَّهِ ۖ | l-lahi | Allah | أ ل ه |
| فَمَالِ | famāli | So what (is wrong) | |
| هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ | hāulāi | (with) these | |
| ٱلْقَوْمِ | l-qawmi | [the] people | ق و م |
| لَا | lā | not | |
| يَكَادُونَ | yakādūna | do they seem | ك و د |
| يَفْقَهُونَ | yafqahūna | (to) understand | ف ق ه |
| حَدِيثًۭا | ḥadīthan | any statement | ح د ث |
Tap a root to see every word built from it. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources.
In context
The verses around 4:78 in An-Nisa.
- 4:76ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ فَقَٰتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًاThose who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.
- 4:77أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةًۭ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقِتَالَ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ قَرِيبٍۢ ۗ قُلْ مَتَٰعُ ٱلدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌۭ وَٱلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًاHave you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah"? But then when fighting was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allah or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allah. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."
- 4:79مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍۢ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍۢ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ ۚ وَأَرْسَلْنَٰكَ لِلنَّاسِ رَسُولًۭا ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۭاWhat comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.
- 4:80مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ ۖ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًۭاHe who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
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- Qur’an verses about death A collection that includes 4:78.
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