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Surah An-Nisa, Verse 54

سورة النساء، الآية ٥٤

4:54 Juz 5 Hizb 9 Page 87 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 4:54

أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ فَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ ءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مُّلْكًا عَظِيمًا ۝٥٤

Transliteration

am yaḥsudūna l-nāsa ʿalā mā ātāhumu l-lahu min faḍlihi faqad ātaynā āla ib'rāhīma l-kitāba wal-ḥik'mata waātaynāhum mul'kan ʿaẓīman

Translation

Or do they envy people for what Allāh has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom193 and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Notes

[193] Prophetic teachings.

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Verse 54 of Surah An-Nisa (4:54), a Medinan surah, is in juz 5, on page 87 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 54

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Rather, they envy Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his Companions because of the prophethood, faith and establishment in the land which Allah has given to them. Why do they envy them when Allah gave the descendants of Abraham the revealed scripture and other revelation besides the scripture, and Allah gave them far-reaching power over people.

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Other translations of verse 54

Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them40 out of His bounty? We gave the descendants of Abraham the Book and wisdom41, and We gave them great authority42.

Notes

[40] That prophethood came to Muhammad (ﷺ).
[41] Prophetic teachings.
[42] Like that of Solomon’s (عليه السلام) kingdom.

Or do they envy men (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his followers) for what Allâh has given them of His Bounty? Then We had already given the family of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) the Book and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah - Divine Revelation to those Prophets not written in the form of a book), and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed upon them? For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham (of old) the Scripture and wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom.

Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? But indeed We have given to Ibrahim's children the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom.

Or even do they envy mankind (i.e. Muhammad and the believers) for whatever Allah has brought them of His Grace? Then We have brought the house of Ibrahim (Abraham) the Book and (the) Wisdom, and We have brought them a magnificent Kingdom.

Verse 54 word by word

  1. أَمْ am Or
  2. يَحْسُدُونَ yaḥsudūna are they jealous ح س د
  3. ٱلنَّاسَ l-nāsa (of) the people أ ن س
  4. عَلَىٰ ʿalā for
  5. مَآ mā what
  6. ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ātāhumu gave them أ ت ي
  7. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
  8. مِن min from
  9. فَضْلِهِۦ faḍlihi His Bounty ف ض ل
  10. فَقَدْ faqad But surely
  11. ءَاتَيْنَآ ātaynā We gave أ ت ي
  12. ءَالَ āla (the) family أ و ل
  13. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma (of) Ibrahim
  14. ٱلْكِتَٰبَ l-kitāba the Book ك ت ب
  15. وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ wal-ḥik'mata and [the] wisdom ح ك م
  16. وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم waātaynāhum and [We] gave them أ ت ي
  17. مُّلْكًا mul'kan a kingdom م ل ك
  18. عَظِيمًا ʿaẓīman great ع ظ م

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  • Ali ’Imran 3:180

    وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

    And let not those who [greedily] withhold what Allāh has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.

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