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Quran Translation and Commentary by Dr Mustafa Khattab

Quran Translation
Word for Word by
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh
& Kausar Khatri

Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 4. An-Nisa
Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-14 [2], 15-22 [3], 23-25 [4], 26-33 [5], 34-42 [6], 43-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-87 [11], 88-91 [12], 92-96 [13], 97-100 [14], 101-104 [15], 105-112 [16], 113-115 [17], 116-126 [18], 127-134 [19], 135-141 [20], 142-152 [21], 153-162 [22], 163-171 [23], 172-176 [24]

Quran Text of Verse 43-50
یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]!لَا(Do) notتَقْرَبُواgo nearالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youسُكٰرٰی(are) intoxicatedحَتّٰیuntilتَعْلَمُوْاyou knowمَاwhatتَقُوْلُوْنَyou are sayingوَ لَاand notجُنُبًا(when you are) impureاِلَّاexceptعَابِرِیْ(when) passingسَبِیْلٍ(through) a wayحَتّٰیuntilتَغْتَسِلُوْا ؕyou have bathedوَ اِنْAnd ifكُنْتُمْyou areمَّرْضٰۤیillاَوْorعَلٰیonسَفَرٍa journeyاَوْorجَآءَcameاَحَدٌoneمِّنْكُمْof youمِّنَfromالْغَآىِٕطِthe toiletاَوْorلٰمَسْتُمُyou have touchedالنِّسَآءَthe womenفَلَمْand notتَجِدُوْاyou findمَآءًwaterفَتَیَمَّمُوْاthen do tayammumصَعِیْدًا(with) earthطَیِّبًاcleanفَامْسَحُوْاand wipe (with it)بِوُجُوْهِكُمْyour facesوَ اَیْدِیْكُمْ ؕand your handsاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisعَفُوًّاOft-Pardoningغَفُوْرًا Oft-Forgiving اَلَمْDid notتَرَyou seeاِلَی[towards]الَّذِیْنَthose whoاُوْتُوْاwere givenنَصِیْبًاa portionمِّنَofالْكِتٰبِthe Bookیَشْتَرُوْنَpurchasingالضَّلٰلَةَ[the] errorوَ یُرِیْدُوْنَand wishingاَنْthatتَضِلُّواyou strayالسَّبِیْلَؕ(from) the way 4. An-Nisa Page 86وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahاَعْلَمُknows betterبِاَعْدَآىِٕكُمْ ؕabout your enemiesوَ كَفٰیand (is) sufficientبِاللّٰهِAllahوَلِیًّا ؗۗ(as) a Protectorوَّ كَفٰیand sufficientبِاللّٰهِ(is) Allahنَصِیْرًا (as) a Helper مِنَOfالَّذِیْنَthose whoهَادُوْاare Jewsیُحَرِّفُوْنَthey distortالْكَلِمَthe wordsعَنْfromمَّوَاضِعِهٖtheir placesوَ یَقُوْلُوْنَand they sayسَمِعْنَاWe hear[d]وَ عَصَیْنَاand we disobey[ed]وَ اسْمَعْand Hearغَیْرَnotمُسْمَعٍto be heardوَّ رَاعِنَاand Rainaلَیًّۢاtwistingبِاَلْسِنَتِهِمْ[with] their tonguesوَ طَعْنًاand defamingفِی[in]الدِّیْنِ ؕthe religionوَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّهُمْ[that] theyقَالُوْا(had) saidسَمِعْنَاWe hear[d]وَ اَطَعْنَاand we obey[ed]وَ اسْمَعْand Hearوَ انْظُرْنَاand look (at) usلَكَانَsurely it (would) have beenخَیْرًاbetterلَّهُمْfor themوَ اَقْوَمَ ۙand more suitableوَ لٰكِنْ[And] butلَّعَنَهُمُcursed themاللّٰهُAllahبِكُفْرِهِمْfor their disbeliefفَلَاso notیُؤْمِنُوْنَthey believeاِلَّاexceptقَلِیْلًا a few یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاُوْتُوا(have) been givenالْكِتٰبَthe Bookاٰمِنُوْاbelieveبِمَاin whatنَزَّلْنَاWe (have) revealedمُصَدِّقًاconfirmingلِّمَاwhat isمَعَكُمْwith youمِّنْfromقَبْلِbeforeاَنْ[that]نَّطْمِسَWe effaceوُجُوْهًاfacesفَنَرُدَّهَاand turn themعَلٰۤیonاَدْبَارِهَاۤtheir backsاَوْorنَلْعَنَهُمْWe curse themكَمَاasلَعَنَّاۤWe cursedاَصْحٰبَcompanionsالسَّبْتِ ؕ(of) the Sabbathوَ كَانَAnd isاَمْرُ(the) commandاللّٰهِ(of) Allahمَفْعُوْلًا (always) executed اِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیَغْفِرُforgiveاَنْthatیُّشْرَكَpartners be associatedبِهٖwith Himوَ یَغْفِرُbut He forgivesمَاfromدُوْنَother thanذٰلِكَthatلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُ ۚHe willsوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیُّشْرِكْassociates partnersبِاللّٰهِwith Allahفَقَدِthen surelyافْتَرٰۤیhe has fabricatedاِثْمًاa sinعَظِیْمًا tremendous اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاِلَی[towards]الَّذِیْنَthose whoیُزَكُّوْنَclaim purityاَنْفُسَهُمْ ؕ(for) themselvesبَلِNayاللّٰهُ(it is) AllahیُزَكِّیْHe purifiesمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ لَاand notیُظْلَمُوْنَthey will be wrongedفَتِیْلًا (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed اُنْظُرْSeeكَیْفَhowیَفْتَرُوْنَthey inventعَلَیaboutاللّٰهِAllahالْكَذِبَ ؕ[the] lieوَ كَفٰیand sufficientبِهٖۤis itاِثْمًا(as) a sinمُّبِیْنًا۠manifest
Translation of Verse 43-50

43. O believers! Do not approach prayer while intoxicated 199 until you are aware of what you say, nor in a state of ˹full˺ impurity 200 - unless you merely pass through ˹the mosque˺-until you have bathed. But if you are ill, on a journey, or have relieved yourselves, or been intimate with your wives and cannot find water, then purify yourselves with clean earth, wiping your faces and hands. 201 And Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving.

44. Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who were given a portion of the Scriptures yet trade it for misguidance and wish to see you deviate from the ˹Right˺ Path?

45. Allah knows best who your enemies are! And Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and He is sufficient as a Helper.

46. Some Jews take words out of context and say, "We listen and we disobey," "Hear! May you never hear," and " Râ'ina ! " [Herd us!]- playing with words and discrediting the faith. Had they said ˹courteously˺, "We hear and obey," "Listen to us," and " Unẓurna ," [Tend to us!] it would have been better for them and more proper. Allah has condemned them for their disbelief, so they do not believe except for a few.

47. O you who were given the Book! Believe in what We have revealed-confirming your own Scriptures-before We wipe out ˹your˺ faces, turning them backwards, or We condemn the defiant as We did to the Sabbath-breakers. 203 And Allah's command is always executed!

48. Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in worship˺, 204 but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin.

49. Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who ˹falsely˺ elevate themselves? It is Allah who elevates whoever He wills. And none will be wronged ˹even by the width of˺ the thread of a date stone.

50. See how they fabricate lies against Allah-this alone is a blatant sin.


Commentary

199. Intoxicants were prohibited in the Quran in three stages: 2:219, 4:43, and finally 5:90-91.

200. i.e., after sexual intercourse or a wet dream.

201. This ruling is called tayammum or 'dry ablution.' If someone cannot find water or is unable to use it because of illness or cold weather, then they are allowed to touch clean earth, sand, etc. with the palms of their hands once then blow in their hands and wipe over their face and hands.

202. See footnote for 2:104.

203. See 7:163-165.

204. A person will never be forgiven if they die as a disbeliever. But if they repent before their death and mend their ways, then their repentance will be accepted ( see 25:68-70).