An-Nisa, ayah 21
Quran 4:21 — An-Nisa · "And how could you take it while you have…"
Verse 21 of 176 · Surah An-Nisa (النساء) — The Women. This is the 4th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 4.
وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا
Wa kaifa taakhuzoonahoo wa qad afdaa ba'dukum ilaa ba'dinw wa akhazna minkum meesaaqan ghaleezaa
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
Translations of An-Nisa 4:21
4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.
Wa kaifa taakhuzoonahoo wa qad afdaa ba'dukum ilaa ba'dinw wa akhazna minkum meesaaqan ghaleezaa
- Saheeh International
- And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
- Marmaduke Pickthall
- How can ye take it (back) after one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have taken a strong pledge from you?
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
- And how could ye take it when ye have gone in unto each other, and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant?
- Kementerian Agama RI
- Bagaimana kamu akan mengambilnya kembali, padahal sebagian kamu telah bergaul (bercampur) dengan yang lain sebagai suami-isteri. Dan mereka (isteri-isterimu) telah mengambil dari kamu perjanjian yang kuat.
Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.
1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.
1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.
Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.
Surrounding verses in Surah An-Nisa
But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?
Next · An-Nisa 4:22And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way.
Frequently asked about An-Nisa 4:21
What does Quran 4:21 say?
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant? This is verse 21 of Surah An-Nisa (النساء, "The Women"), a Medinan surah.
What is the Arabic text of Surah An-Nisa verse 21?
The Arabic text: وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا — transliteration: Wa kaifa taakhuzoonahoo wa qad afdaa ba'dukum ilaa ba'dinw wa akhazna minkum meesaaqan ghaleezaa.
Which juz and page is Quran 4:21 in?
An-Nisa 4:21 appears in Juz 4, on Mushaf page 81.
How many verses does Surah An-Nisa have?
Surah An-Nisa contains 176 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 4th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.
About Surah An-Nisa
Surah An-Nisa (النساء) — The Women — is the 4th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 176 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.