Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:150

4:150

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا

inna alladhīna yakfurūna bil-lahi warusulihi wayurīdūna an yufarriqū bayna l-lahi warusulihi wayaqūlūna nu'minu bibaʿḍin wanakfuru bibaʿḍin wayurīdūna an yattakhidhū bayna dhālika sabīlan

Indeed, those who disbelieve in Allāh and His messengers and wish to discriminate between Allāh and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to adopt a way in between -

— Saheeh International

As for those who ignore God and His messengers and want to make a distinction between them, saying, ‘We believe in some but not in others,’ seeking a middle way,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily, those who disbelieve in Allâh and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allâh and His Messengers (by believing in Allâh and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between.

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

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Word by Word

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَكْفُرُونَyakfurūnadisbelieve
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَرُسُلِهِۦwarusulihiand His Messengers
وَيُرِيدُونَwayurīdūnaand they wish
أَنanthat
يُفَرِّقُوا۟yufarriqūthey differentiate
بَيْنَbaynabetween
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَرُسُلِهِۦwarusulihiand His Messengers
وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
نُؤْمِنُnu'minuWe believe
بِبَعْضٍۢbibaʿḍinin some
وَنَكْفُرُwanakfuruand we disbelieve
بِبَعْضٍۢbibaʿḍinin others
وَيُرِيدُونَwayurīdūnaAnd they wish
أَنanthat
يَتَّخِذُوا۟yattakhidhūthey take
بَيْنَbaynabetween
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
سَبِيلًاsabīlana way