4:114
۞لَّا
la
(There is) no
خَيۡرَ
khayra
good
فِي
fi
in
كَثِيرٖ
kathirin
much
مِّن
min
of
نَّجۡوَىٰهُمۡ
najwahum
their secret talk
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَنۡ
man
(he) who
أَمَرَ
amara
orders
بِصَدَقَةٍ
bisadaqatin
charity
أَوۡ
aw
or
مَعۡرُوفٍ
ma'rufin
kindness
أَوۡ
aw
or
إِصۡلَٰحِۭ
is'lahin
conciliation
بَيۡنَ
bayna
between
ٱلنَّاسِۚ
al-nasi
the people
وَمَن
waman
And who
يَفۡعَلۡ
yaf 'al
does
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
ib'tighaa
seeking
مَرۡضَاتِ
mardati
pleasure
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
then soon
نُؤۡتِيهِ
nu'tihi
We will give him
أَجۡرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمٗا
aziman
great
١١٤

There is no good in most of their secret talk, only in commanding charity, or good, or reconciliation between people. To anyone who does these things, seeking to please God, We shall give a rich reward

Translation 1260

4:115
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُشَاقِقِ
yushaqiqi
opposes
ٱلرَّسُولَ
al-rasula
the Messenger
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدِ
ba'di
after
مَا
ma
what
تَبَيَّنَ
tabayyana
(has) become clear
لَهُ
lahu
to him
ٱلۡهُدَىٰ
al-huda
(of) the guidance
وَيَتَّبِعۡ
wayattabi'
and he follows
غَيۡرَ
ghayra
other than
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
(of) the believers
نُوَلِّهِۦ
nuwallihi
We will turn him
مَا
ma
(to) what
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawalla
he (has) turned
وَنُصۡلِهِۦ
wanus'lihi
and We will burn him
جَهَنَّمَۖ
jahannama
(in) Hell
وَسَآءَتۡ
wasaat
and evil it is
مَصِيرًا
masiran
(as) a destination
١١٥

if anyone opposes the Messenger, after guidance has been made clear to him, and follows a path other than that of the believers, We shall leave him on his chosen path- We shall burn him in Hell, an evil destination

Translation 1260

4:116
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
does not
يَغۡفِرُ
yaghfiru
forgive
أَن
an
that
يُشۡرَكَ
yush'raka
partners be associated
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
وَيَغۡفِرُ
wayaghfiru
but He forgives
مَا
ma
[what]
دُونَ
duna
other than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُۚ
yashau
He wills
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُشۡرِكۡ
yush'rik
associates partners
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then surely
ضَلَّ
dalla
he lost (the) way
ضَلَٰلَۢا
dalalan
straying
بَعِيدًا
ba'idan
far away
١١٦

God does not forgive the worship of others beside Him- though He does forgive whoever He will for lesser sins- for whoever does this has gone far, far astray

Translation 1260

4:117
إِن
in
Not
يَدۡعُونَ
yad'una
they invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِۦٓ
dunihi
besides Him
إِلَّآ
illa
but
إِنَٰثٗا
inathan
female (deities)
وَإِن
wa-in
and not
يَدۡعُونَ
yad'una
they invoke
إِلَّا
illa
except
شَيۡطَٰنٗا
shaytanan
Shaitaan
مَّرِيدٗا
maridan
rebellious
١١٧

In His place the idolaters invoke only females, and Satan, the rebel

Translation 1260

4:118
لَّعَنَهُ
la'anahu
He was cursed
ٱللَّهُۘ
al-lahu
by Allah
وَقَالَ
waqala
and he said
لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ
la-attakhidhanna
I will surely take
مِنۡ
min
from
عِبَادِكَ
ibadika
your slaves
نَصِيبٗا
nasiban
a portion
مَّفۡرُوضٗا
mafrudan
appointed
١١٨

God rejected, who said, ‘I will certainly take my due share of Your servants

Translation 1260

4:119
وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمۡ
wala-udillannahum
And I will surely mislead them
وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمۡ
wala-umanniyannahum
and surely arouse desires in them
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ
walaamurannahum
and surely I will order them
فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ
falayubattikunna
so they will surely cut off
ءَاذَانَ
adhana
(the) ears
ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
al-an'ami
(of) the cattle
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ
walaamurannahum
and surely I will order them
فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ
falayughayyirunna
so they will surely change
خَلۡقَ
khalqa
(the) creation
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَتَّخِذِ
yattakhidhi
takes
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
the Shaitaan
وَلِيّٗا
waliyyan
(as) a friend
مِّن
min
from
دُونِ
duni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then surely
خَسِرَ
khasira
he (has) lost
خُسۡرَانٗا
khus'ranan
a loss
مُّبِينٗا
mubinan
manifest
١١٩

I will mislead them and incite vain desires in them; I will command them to slit the ears of cattle; I will command them to tamper with God’s creation.’ Whoever chooses Satan as a patron instead of God is utterly ruined

Translation 1260

4:120
يَعِدُهُمۡ
ya'iduhum
He promises them
وَيُمَنِّيهِمۡۖ
wayumannihim
and arouses desires in them
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَعِدُهُمُ
ya'iduhumu
promises them
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
إِلَّا
illa
except
غُرُورًا
ghururan
deception
١٢٠

he makes them promises and raises false hopes, but Satan’s promises are nothing but delusion

Translation 1260

4:121
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
Those
مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ
mawahum
their abode
جَهَنَّمُ
jahannamu
(is) Hell
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَجِدُونَ
yajiduna
they will find
عَنۡهَا
anha
from it
مَحِيصٗا
mahisan
any escape
١٢١

Such people will have Hell for their home and will find no escape from it

Translation 1260