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An-Nisa 81

Ayah 81 of 176 · Medinan

وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٞ فَإِذَا بَرَزُواْ مِنۡ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي تَقُولُۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَكۡتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَۖ فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا ٨١

And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَيَقُولُونَAnd they saywayaqūlūna
  2. طَاعَةٞ(We pledge) obedienceṭāʿatun
  3. فَإِذَاThen whenfa-idhā
  4. بَرَزُواْthey leavebarazū
  5. مِنۡfrommin
  6. عِندِكَyouʿindika
  7. بَيَّتَplan by nightbayyata
  8. طَآئِفَةٞa groupṭāifatun
  9. مِّنۡهُمۡof themmin'hum
  10. غَيۡرَother thanghayra
  11. ٱلَّذِيthat whichalladhī
  12. تَقُولُۖyou saytaqūlu
  13. وَٱللَّهُBut Allahwal-lahu
  14. يَكۡتُبُrecordsyaktubu
  15. مَاwhatmā
  16. يُبَيِّتُونَۖthey plan by nightyubayyitūna
  17. فَأَعۡرِضۡSo turn (away)fa-aʿriḍ
  18. عَنۡهُمۡfrom themʿanhum
  19. وَتَوَكَّلۡand put (your) trustwatawakkal
  20. عَلَىinʿalā
  21. ٱللَّهِۚAllahl-lahi
  22. وَكَفَىٰAnd sufficientwakafā
  23. بِٱللَّهِis Allahbil-lahi
  24. وَكِيلًا(as) a Trusteewakīlan

Tafsir

The hypocrites say to you, ‘We follow your instruction and we will act with obedience’. Yet when they leave you, a group of them secretly plan the opposite of what they said to you. Allah knows their planning and He will recompense them accordingly. So turn away from them and pay no attention, as they will not harm you at all. Surrender your matter to Allah and rely on Him alone for He is sufficient for you as a Guardian to watch over your affairs and take care of you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran