Surah An-Nisa' Ayah 86

An-Nisa' · Ayah 86 · Juz 5 · Page 91

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٖ فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحۡسَنَ مِنۡهَآ أَوۡ رُدُّوهَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ حَسِيبًا ٨٦

Wa idhā ḥuyyītum bitaḥiyyatin faḥayyū biʾaḥsana minhā aw ruddūhā, innallāha kāna ʿalā kulli shayʾin ḥasībā.

And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.

Translation: Sahih International

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Word by word15 words

  • وَإِذَاAnd when
  • حُيِّيتُمyou are greeted
  • بِتَحِيَّةٖwith a greeting
  • فَحَيُّواْthen greet
  • بِأَحۡسَنَwith better
  • مِنۡهَآthan it
  • أَوۡor
  • رُدُّوهَآۗreturn it
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • ٱللَّهَAllah
  • كَانَis
  • عَلَىٰof
  • كُلِّevery
  • شَيۡءٍthing
  • حَسِيبًاan Accountant

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An-Nisa'النساء

The Women · Medinan · 176 ayahs

Juz
5
Page
91
Hizb
9