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At-Tahrim 4

Ayah 4 of 12 · Medinan

إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ صَغَتۡ قُلُوبُكُمَاۖ وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيۡهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰهُ وَجِبۡرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ ٤

If you two [wives] repent to Allāh, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allāh is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنIfin
  2. تَتُوبَآyou both turntatūbā
  3. إِلَىtoilā
  4. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  5. فَقَدۡso indeedfaqad
  6. صَغَتۡ(are) inclinedṣaghat
  7. قُلُوبُكُمَاۖyour heartsqulūbukumā
  8. وَإِنbut ifwa-in
  9. تَظَٰهَرَاyou backup each othertaẓāharā
  10. عَلَيۡهِagainst himʿalayhi
  11. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  12. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  13. هُوَHehuwa
  14. مَوۡلَىٰهُ(is) his Protectormawlāhu
  15. وَجِبۡرِيلُand Jibreelwajib'rīlu
  16. وَصَٰلِحُand (the) righteouswaṣāliḥu
  17. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖbelieversl-mu'minīna
  18. وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُand the Angelswal-malāikatu
  19. بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
  20. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  21. ظَهِيرٌ(are his) assistantsẓahīrun

Tafsir

It is your duty that you both repent, because your hearts have inclined towards liking something the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) disliked, i.e. staying away from his servant girl and forbidding her upon himself. And if you insist upon joining forces against him, then know that Allah is his guardian and helper, and so is Gabriel and the best of believers. The angels are also his helpers and supporters after Allah against those who cause inconvenience to him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran