Surah An-Nisa 4:166 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 166 / 176 · Page 104

ۖ ۚ ۖ لَّكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَا أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ أَنزَلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا

Word by Word

ۖ
ۚ
ۖ
لَّكِنِ
lakini
But
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَشْهَدُ
yashhadu
bears witness
بِمَا
bima
to what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
He (has) revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
أَنزَلَهُ
anzalahu
He has sent it down
بِعِلْمِهِ
bi'il'mihi
with His Knowledge
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ
wal-malaikatu
and the Angels
يَشْهَدُونَ
yashhaduna
bear witness
وَكَفَى
wakafa
And is sufficient
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
Allah
شَهِيدًا
shahidan
(as) a Witness

Transliteration

Laakinil laahu yashhadu bimaaa anzala ilaika anzalahoo bi'ilmihee wal malaaa'ikatu yashhadoon; wa kafaa billaahi Shaheeda

Translation

But Allah bears witness to that which He has revealed to you. He has sent it down with His knowledge, and the angels bear witness [as well]. And sufficient is Allah as Witness.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If the Jews disbelieve in you O Messenger, then Allah bears testimony to the truth of the Qur’ān that He has revealed to you, He has revealed knowledge of His to His servants so that they may know what He willed regarding what He likes and is pleased with, as well as what He dislikes and condemns. Together with Allah’s testimony, the angels also bear testimony to the truth of what you brought. Allah’s testimony is sufficient and no one else’s testimony is required.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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