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Verse (4:8) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the eighth verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women)

Sahih International: And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

Pickthall: And when kinsfolk and orphans and the needy are present at the division (of the heritage), bestow on them therefrom and speak kindly unto them.

Yusuf Ali: But if at the time of division other relatives, or orphans or poor, are present, feed them out of the (property), and speak to them words of kindness and justice.

Shakir: And when there are present at the division the relatives and the orphans and the needy, give them (something) out of it and speak to them kind words.

Muhammad Sarwar: If relatives, orphans or destitute people, are present at the distribution of the legacy, give them something and speak kindly to them.

Mohsin Khan: And when the relatives and the orphans and Al­Masakin (the poor) are present at the time of division, give them out of the property, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.

Arberry: and when the division is attended by kinsmen and orphans and the poor, make provision for them out of it, and speak to them honourable words.

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