Surah An-Nisa, ayah 84
فَقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ ۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَكُفَّ بَأْسَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأْسًا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِيلًا
So fight, [O Muḥammad], in the cause of Allāh; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allāh will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allāh is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.
An-Nisa · 4:84
Word by word
- فَقَـٰتِلْfaqātilSo fight
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَاlānot
- تُكَلَّفُtukallafuare you responsible
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- نَفْسَكَ ۚnafsaka(for) yourself
- وَحَرِّضِwaḥarriḍiAnd encourage
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖl-mu'minīnathe believers
- عَسَىʿasāperhaps
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- أَنanwill
- يَكُفَّyakuffarestrain
- بَأْسَbasa(the) might
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟ ۚkafarūdisbelieved
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- أَشَدُّashaddu(is) Stronger
- بَأْسًۭاbasan(in) Might
- وَأَشَدُّwa-ashadduand Stronger
- تَنكِيلًۭاtankīlan(in) punishment
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