سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 21
وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how could you take it (back) while you have gone in unto each other, and they have taken from you a firm and strong covenant?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَيْفَ
wakayfa
And how
تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ
takhudhūnahu
could you take it
وَقَدْ
waqad
when surely
أَفْضَىٰ
afḍā
has gone
بَعْضُكُمْ
baʿḍukum
one of you
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
another
وَأَخَذْنَ
wa-akhadhna
and they have taken
مِنكُم
minkum
from you
مِّيثَـٰقًا
mīthāqan
covenant
غَلِيظًۭا
ghalīẓan
strong
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.
