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An-Nisa 118

Ayah 118 of 176 · Medinan

لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُۘ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنۡ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبٗا مَّفۡرُوضٗا ١١٨

Whom Allāh has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّعَنَهُHe was cursedlaʿanahu
  2. ٱللَّهُۘby Allahl-lahu
  3. وَقَالَand he saidwaqāla
  4. لَأَتَّخِذَنَّI will surely takela-attakhidhanna
  5. مِنۡfrommin
  6. عِبَادِكَyour slavesʿibādika
  7. نَصِيبٗاa portionnaṣīban
  8. مَّفۡرُوضٗاappointedmafrūḍan

Tafsir

It was for this reason that Allah distanced Satan from His mercy. Satan then took an oath before his Lord saying: I will take a set portion of Your servants, whom I will mislead from the truth.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran