Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:95

16:95

وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ إِنَّمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

walā tashtarū biʿahdi l-lahi thamanan qalīlan innamā ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayrun lakum in kuntum taʿlamūna

And do not exchange the covenant of Allāh for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allāh is best for you, if only you could know.

— Saheeh International

Do not sell for a small price any pledge made in God’s name: what God has [to give] is better for you, if you only knew.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And purchase not a small gain at the cost of Allâh’s Covenant. Verily! What is with Allâh is better for you if you did but know.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَشْتَرُوا۟tashtarūexchange
بِعَهْدِbiʿahdithe covenant
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ثَمَنًۭاthamanan(for) a price
قَلِيلًاۚqalīlanlittle
إِنَّمَاinnamāIndeed, what
عِندَʿinda(is) with
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
هُوَhuwait
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكُمْlakumfor you
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou were (to)
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow