← Surah 4

4:86

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا

Word by word

وَإِذَا
And when
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
إِذَاNoun — time adverb
حُيِّيتُم
you are greeted
Verb
Root: حيي
Grammar (i'rab)
حُيِّيVerb — perfect، passive، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِتَحِيَّةٍ
with a greeting
Noun
Root: حيي
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
تَحِيَّةٍNoun — verbal noun، feminine، indefinite، genitive
فَحَيُّوا۟
then greet
Verb
Root: حيي
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — result، prefix
حَيُّVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِأَحْسَنَ
with better
Noun
Root: حسن
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
أَحْسَنَNoun — masc. sing.، genitive
مِنْهَآ
than it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنْPreposition — preposition
هَآNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
أَوْ
or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَوْPreposition — conjunction
رُدُّوهَآ
return it
Verb
Root: ردد
Grammar (i'rab)
رُدُّVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
هَآNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهَNoun — proper noun، accusative
كَانَ
is
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَىٰ
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىٰPreposition — preposition
كُلِّ
every
Noun
Root: كلل
Grammar (i'rab)
كُلِّNoun — masculine، genitive
شَىْءٍ
thing
Noun
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
شَىْءٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
حَسِيبًا
an Accountant
Noun
Root: حسب
Grammar (i'rab)
حَسِيبًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

But [even in battle] when you [believers] are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or at least return it: God keeps account of everything.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh count of all things.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Size bir selam verildiği zaman, ondan daha iyisiyle selam verin veya ayniyle mukabele edin. Allah her şeyin hesabını gereği gibi yapandır.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Siz bir selam ile selamlandığınız zaman, siz de ondan daha güzeliyle karşılık verin veya verilen selamı aynen iade edin. Şüphesiz Allah, her şeyin hesabını gereği gibi yapandır.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Bir selam ile selamlandığınız zaman, siz de ondan daha güzeli ile selamlayın; veya onu (aynı şekilde) karşılayın! Şüphesiz ki Allah her şeyin hesabını tutandır.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وإذا سلَّم عليكم المسلم فردُّوا عليه بأفضل مما سلَّم لفظًا وبشاشةً، أو ردوا عليه بمثل ما سلَّم، ولكل ثوابه وجزاؤه. إن الله تعالى كان على كل شيء مجازيًا.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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