Surah An-Nisa 4:118 — translation and meaning
النساء · Verse 118 / 176 · Page 97
ۘ لَّعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
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لَّعَنَهُ
la'anahu
He was cursed
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
by Allah
وَقَالَ
waqala
and he said
لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ
la-attakhidhanna
I will surely take
مِنْ
min
from
عِبَادِكَ
ibadika
your slaves
نَصِيبًا
nasiban
a portion
مَّفْرُوضًا
mafrudan
appointed
Transliteration
La'anahul laah; wa qaala la attakhizanna min 'ibaadika naseebam mafroodaa
Translation
Whom Allah has cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from among Your servants a specific portion.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
It was for this reason that Allah distanced Satan from His mercy. Satan then took an oath before his Lord saying: I will take a set portion of Your servants, whom I will mislead from the truth.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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