Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:84

4:84

فَقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ ۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَكُفَّ بَأْسَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأْسًا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِيلًا

faqātil fī sabīli l-lahi lā tukallafu illā nafsaka waḥarriḍi l-mu'minīna ʿasā l-lahu an yakuffa basa alladhīna kafarū wal-lahu ashaddu basan wa-ashaddu tankīlan

So fight, [O Muḥammad], in the cause of Allāh; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allāh will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allāh is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.

— Saheeh International

So [Prophet] fight in God’s way. You are accountable only for yourself. Urge the believers on. God may well curb the power of the disbelievers, for He is stronger in might and more terrible in punishment.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then fight (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in the Cause of Allâh, you are not tasked (held responsible) except for yourself, and incite the believers (to fight along with you), it may be that Allâh will restrain the evil might of the disbelievers. And Allâh is Stronger in Might and Stronger in punishing.

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

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فَقَـٰتِلْfaqātilSo fight
فِىfīin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
لَاlānot
تُكَلَّفُtukallafuare you responsible
إِلَّاillāexcept
نَفْسَكَۚnafsaka(for) yourself
وَحَرِّضِwaḥarriḍiAnd encourage
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَۖl-mu'minīnathe believers
عَسَىʿasāperhaps
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَنanwill
يَكُفَّyakuffarestrain
بَأْسَbasa(the) might
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟ۚkafarūdisbelieved
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
أَشَدُّashaddu(is) Stronger
بَأْسًۭاbasan(in) Might
وَأَشَدُّwa-ashadduand Stronger
تَنكِيلًۭاtankīlan(in) punishment