4:66
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
أَنَّا
anna
[that] We
كَتَبۡنَا
katabna
(had) decreed
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
on them
أَنِ
ani
that
ٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ
uq'tulu
Kill
أَنفُسَكُمۡ
anfusakum
yourselves
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱخۡرُجُواْ
ukh'ruju
Go forth
مِن
min
from
دِيَٰرِكُم
diyarikum
your homes
مَّا
ma
not
فَعَلُوهُ
fa'aluhu
they would have done it
إِلَّا
illa
except
قَلِيلٞ
qalilun
a few
مِّنۡهُمۡۖ
min'hum
of them
وَلَوۡ
walaw
But if
أَنَّهُمۡ
annahum
[that] they
فَعَلُواْ
fa'alu
had done
مَا
ma
what
يُوعَظُونَ
yu'azuna
they were advised
بِهِۦ
bihi
with [it]
لَكَانَ
lakana
surely (it) would have been
خَيۡرٗا
khayran
better
لَّهُمۡ
lahum
for them
وَأَشَدَّ
wa-ashadda
and stronger
تَثۡبِيتٗا
tathbitan
strengthen(ing)
٦٦

if We had ordered, ‘Lay down your lives’ or ‘Leave your homes,’ they would not have done so, except for a few- it would have been far better for them and stronger confirmation of their faith, if they had done as they were told

Translation 1260

4:67
وَإِذٗا
wa-idhan
And then
لَّأٓتَيۡنَٰهُم
laataynahum
We would (have) given them
مِّن
min
from
لَّدُنَّآ
ladunna
Ourselves
أَجۡرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمٗا
aziman
great
٦٧

and We would have given them a rich reward of Our own

Translation 1260

4:68
وَلَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمۡ
walahadaynahum
And We would have guided them
صِرَٰطٗا
siratan
(to the) way
مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا
mus'taqiman
(the) straight
٦٨

and guided them to a straight path

Translation 1260

4:69
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُطِعِ
yuti'i
obeys
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَٱلرَّسُولَ
wal-rasula
and the Messenger
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulaika
then those
مَعَ
ma'a
(will be) with
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
أَنۡعَمَ
an'ama
has bestowed (His) Favor
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
upon them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
al-nabiyina
the Prophets
وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ
wal-sidiqina
and the truthful
وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ
wal-shuhadai
and the martyrs
وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَۚ
wal-salihina
and the righteous
وَحَسُنَ
wahasuna
And excellent
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
(are) those
رَفِيقٗا
rafiqan
companion(s)
٦٩

Whoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, those who bear witness to the truth, and the righteous- what excellent companions these are

Translation 1260

4:70
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
ٱلۡفَضۡلُ
al-fadlu
(is) the Bounty
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
Allah
وَكَفَىٰ
wakafa
and sufficient
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
عَلِيمٗا
aliman
(as) All-Knower
٧٠

That is God’s favour. No one knows better than Him

Translation 1260

4:71
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believe[d]
خُذُواْ
khudhu
Take
حِذۡرَكُمۡ
hidh'rakum
your precautions
فَٱنفِرُواْ
fa-infiru
and advance
ثُبَاتٍ
thubatin
(in) groups
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱنفِرُواْ
infiru
advance
جَمِيعٗا
jami'an
all together
٧١

You who believe, be on your guard. March [to battle] in small groups or as one body

Translation 1260

4:72
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
لَمَن
laman
(is he) who
لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ
layubatti-anna
lags behind
فَإِنۡ
fa-in
then if
أَصَٰبَتۡكُم
asabatkum
befalls you
مُّصِيبَةٞ
musibatun
a disaster
قَالَ
qala
he said
قَدۡ
qad
Verily
أَنۡعَمَ
an'ama
(has) favored
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَيَّ
alayya
[on] me
إِذۡ
idh
[when]
لَمۡ
lam
(that) not
أَكُن
akun
I was
مَّعَهُمۡ
ma'ahum
with them
شَهِيدٗا
shahidan
present
٧٢

Among you there is the sort of person who is sure to lag behind: if a calamity befalls you, he says, ‘God has been gracious to me that I was not there with them,’

Translation 1260

4:73
وَلَئِنۡ
wala-in
And if
أَصَٰبَكُمۡ
asabakum
befalls you
فَضۡلٞ
fadlun
bounty
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
لَيَقُولَنَّ
layaqulanna
he would surely say
كَأَن
ka-an
as if
لَّمۡ
lam
(had) not
تَكُنۢ
takun
there been
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
baynakum
between you
وَبَيۡنَهُۥ
wabaynahu
and between him
مَوَدَّةٞ
mawaddatun
any affection
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
yalaytani
Oh! I wish
كُنتُ
kuntu
I had been
مَعَهُمۡ
ma'ahum
with them
فَأَفُوزَ
fa-afuza
then I would have attained
فَوۡزًا
fawzan
a success
عَظِيمٗا
aziman
great
٧٣

yet he is sure to say, if you are favoured by God, ‘If only I had been with them, I could have made great gains,’ as if there had been no ties of affection between you and him

Translation 1260

4:74
۞فَلۡيُقَٰتِلۡ
falyuqatil
So let fight
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَشۡرُونَ
yashruna
sell
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ
al-hayata
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ
bil-akhirati
for the Hereafter
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُقَٰتِلۡ
yuqatil
fights
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَيُقۡتَلۡ
fayuq'tal
then he is killed
أَوۡ
aw
or
يَغۡلِبۡ
yaghlib
achieves victory
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
then soon
نُؤۡتِيهِ
nu'tihi
We will grant him
أَجۡرًا
ajran
a reward
عَظِيمٗا
aziman
a great
٧٤

Let those of you who are willing to trade the life of this world for the life to come, fight in God’s way. To anyone who fights in God’s way, whether killed or victorious, We shall give a great reward

Translation 1260