Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:81

4:81

وَيَقُولُونَ طَاعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَرَزُوا۟ مِنْ عِندِكَ بَيَّتَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى تَقُولُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ ۖ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

wayaqūlūna ṭāʿatun fa-idhā barazū min ʿindika bayyata ṭāifatun min'hum ghayra alladhī taqūlu wal-lahu yaktubu mā yubayyitūna fa-aʿriḍ ʿanhum watawakkal ʿalā l-lahi wakafā bil-lahi wakīlan

And they say, "[We pledge] obedience." But when they leave you, a group of them spend the night determining to do other than what you say. But Allāh records what they plan by night. So leave them alone and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

— Saheeh International

They say, ‘We obey you,’ but as soon as they leave your presence, some of them scheme by night to do other than what you said. God records what they scheme, so leave them alone, and put your trust in God: He is sufficient protector.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They say: "We are obedient," but when they leave you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), a section of them spend all night in planning other than what you say. But Allâh records their nightly (plots). So turn aside from them (do not punish them), and put your trust in Allâh. And Allâh is Ever All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs.

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

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وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say
طَاعَةٌۭṭāʿatun(We pledge) obedience
فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
بَرَزُوا۟barazūthey leave
مِنْminfrom
عِندِكَʿindikayou
بَيَّتَbayyataplan by night
طَآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
غَيْرَghayraother than
ٱلَّذِىalladhīthat which
تَقُولُۖtaqūluyou say
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
يَكْتُبُyaktuburecords
مَاmāwhat
يُبَيِّتُونَۖyubayyitūnathey plan by night
فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍSo turn (away)
عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
وَتَوَكَّلْwatawakkaland put (your) trust
عَلَىʿalāin
ٱللَّهِۚl-lahiAllah
وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiis Allah
وَكِيلًاwakīlan(as) a Trustee