Women — Verse 86
4:86 · an-Nisa`
Women 4:86
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
|
And when | Noun |
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حُيِّيتُم
ḥuyyītum
|
you are greeted | V |
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بِتَحِيَّةٍ
bitaḥiyyatin
|
with a greeting | Noun |
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فَحَيُّوا۟
faḥayyū
|
then greet | V |
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بِأَحْسَنَ
bi-aḥsana
|
with better | Noun |
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مِنْهَآ
min'hā
|
than it | Prep |
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أَوْ
aw
|
or | Prep |
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رُدُّوهَآ
ruddūhā
|
return it | V |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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كَانَ
kāna
|
is | V |
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
|
of | Prep |
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كُلِّ
kulli
|
every | Noun |
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شَىْءٍ
shayin
|
thing | Noun |
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حَسِيبًا
ḥasīban
|
an Accountant | Noun |
But [even in battle] when you [believers] are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or at least return it: God keeps account of everything
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِذَا حُیِّیتُم بِتَحِیَّةࣲ فَحَیُّوا۟ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَاۤ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَاۤۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ حَسِیبًا ٨٦
wa-idhā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū bi-aḥsana min'hā aw ruddūhā inna l-laha kāna ʿalā kulli shayin ḥasība