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An-Nisa 108

Ayah 108 of 176 · Medinan

يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمۡ إِذۡ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرۡضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا ١٠٨

They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَسۡتَخۡفُونَThey seek to hideyastakhfūna
  2. مِنَfrommina
  3. ٱلنَّاسِthe peoplel-nāsi
  4. وَلَاbut notwalā
  5. يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ(can) they hideyastakhfūna
  6. مِنَfrommina
  7. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  8. وَهُوَand Hewahuwa
  9. مَعَهُمۡ(is) with themmaʿahum
  10. إِذۡwhenidh
  11. يُبَيِّتُونَthey plot by nightyubayyitūna
  12. مَاwhatmā
  13. لَاnotlā
  14. يَرۡضَىٰ(does) he approveyarḍā
  15. مِنَofmina
  16. ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚthe wordl-qawli
  17. وَكَانَAnd iswakāna
  18. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  19. بِمَاof whatbimā
  20. يَعۡمَلُونَthey do yaʿmalūna
  21. مُحِيطًاAll-Encompassingmuḥīṭan

Tafsir

When committing sin, they hide from people out of fear and shame; but they cannot hide from Allah. He is with them and knows what they do. Nothing is hidden from Him when they secretly plan to say things that He is not pleased with, such as defending a sinner or falsely accusing an innocent person. Allah surrounds them and knows what they do secretly and openly. Nothing is hidden from Him and He will repay them for their actions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran