Surah An-Nisa, ayah 94
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا۟ وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَنْ أَلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَعِندَ ٱللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا
O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allāh, investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allāh are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allāh conferred His favor [i.e., guidance] upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
- ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- ضَرَبْتُمْḍarabtumyou go forth
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- فَتَبَيَّنُوا۟fatabayyanūthen investigate
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَقُولُوا۟taqūlūsay
- لِمَنْlimanto (the one) who
- أَلْقَىٰٓalqāoffers
- إِلَيْكُمُilaykumuto you
- ٱلسَّلَـٰمَl-salāma(a greeting of) peace
- لَسْتَlastaYou are not
- مُؤْمِنًۭاmu'minana believer
- تَبْتَغُونَtabtaghūnaseeking
- عَرَضَʿaraḍatransitory gains
- ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayati(of) the life
- ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
- فَعِندَfaʿindafor with
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- مَغَانِمُmaghānimu(are) booties
- كَثِيرَةٌۭ ۚkathīratunabundant
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaLike that
- كُنتُمkuntumyou were
- مِّنminfrom
- قَبْلُqablubefore
- فَمَنَّfamannathen conferred favor
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
- فَتَبَيَّنُوٓا۟ ۚfatabayyanūso investigate
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- كَانَkānais
- بِمَاbimāof what
- تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
- خَبِيرًۭاkhabīranAll-Aware
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