Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:75

4:75

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا

wamā lakum lā tuqātilūna fī sabīli l-lahi wal-mus'taḍʿafīna mina l-rijāli wal-nisāi wal-wil'dāni alladhīna yaqūlūna rabbanā akhrij'nā min hādhihi l-qaryati l-ẓālimi ahluhā wa-ij'ʿal lanā min ladunka waliyyan wa-ij'ʿal lanā min ladunka naṣīran

And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allāh and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, "Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper"?

— Saheeh International

Why should you not fight in God’s cause and for those oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, ‘Lord, rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors! By Your grace, give us a protector and give us a helper!’?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the Cause of Allâh, and for those weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help."

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

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وَمَاwamāAnd what
لَكُمْlakumfor you
لَاlā(that) not
تُقَـٰتِلُونَtuqātilūnayou fight
فِىfīin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَwal-mus'taḍʿafīnaand (for) those who are weak
مِنَminaamong
ٱلرِّجَالِl-rijālithe men
وَٱلنِّسَآءِwal-nisāiand the women
وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِwal-wil'dāniand the children
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnasay
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
أَخْرِجْنَاakhrij'nātake us out
مِنْminof
هَـٰذِهِhādhihithis
ٱلْقَرْيَةِl-qaryati[the] town
ٱلظَّالِمِl-ẓālimi[the] oppressor(s)
أَهْلُهَاahluhā(are) its people
وَٱجْعَلwa-ij'ʿaland appoint
لَّنَاlanāfor us
مِنminfrom
لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
وَلِيًّۭاwaliyyana protector
وَٱجْعَلwa-ij'ʿaland appoint
لَّنَاlanāfor us
مِنminfrom
لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
نَصِيرًاnaṣīrana helper