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An-Nisa (The Women)

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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِٱلْحَقِّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ خَيْرًۭا لَّكُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا﴿١٧٠

Translation (Sahih International)

O Mankind, the Messenger has come to you with the truth from your Lord, so believe; it is better for you. But if you disbelieve - then indeed, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. And ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsumankind
قَدْqadSurely
جَآءَكُمُjāakumuhas come to you
ٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūluthe Messenger
بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiwith the truth
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
فَـَٔامِنُوا۟faāminūso believe
خَيْرًۭاkhayran(it is) better
لَّكُمْ ۚlakumfor you
وَإِنwa-inBut if
تَكْفُرُوا۟takfurūyou disbelieve
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah (belongs)
مَاwhatever
فِى(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

إِنَّآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ(Verily, We have inspired you...) emphasized the Prophet's prophethood and refuted the idolators and People of the Scripture who denied him. Allah said,لَّـكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ(But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down unto you,) meaning, even if they deny, defy and disbelieve in you, O Muhammad, Allah testifies that you are His Messenger to whom He sent down His Book, the Glorious Qur'an that,لاَّ يَأْتِيهِ الْبَـطِلُ مِن بَيْنِ يَ...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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