Surah An-Nisa, ayah 83
وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْنِ أَوِ ٱلْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
Word by word
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- جَآءَهُمْjāahumcomes to them
- أَمْرٌۭamruna matter
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْأَمْنِl-amnithe security
- أَوِawior
- ٱلْخَوْفِl-khawfi[the] fear
- أَذَاعُوا۟adhāʿūthey spread
- بِهِۦ ۖbihi[with] it
- وَلَوْwalawBut if
- رَدُّوهُraddūhuthey (had) referred it
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūlithe Messenger
- وَإِلَىٰٓwa-ilāand to
- أُو۟لِىulīthose
- ٱلْأَمْرِl-amri(having) authority
- مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
- لَعَلِمَهُlaʿalimahusurely would have known it
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥyastanbiṭūnahudraw correct conclusion (from) it
- مِنْهُمْ ۗmin'humamong them
- وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
- فَضْلُfaḍlu(had been the) bounty
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
- وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhuand His Mercy
- لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُla-ittabaʿtumusurely you (would have) followed
- ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَl-shayṭānathe Shaitaan
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana few
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