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An-Nisa 4:11

يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِيٓ أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۚ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءٗ فَوۡقَ ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَۖ وَإِن كَانَتۡ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصۡفُۚ وَلِأَبَوَيۡهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞۚ فَإِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخۡوَةٞ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُۚ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ يُوصِي بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٍۗ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ لَا تَدۡرُونَ أَيُّهُمۡ أَقۡرَبُ لَكُمۡ نَفۡعٗاۚ فَرِيضَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا

Allah commands you regarding your children: the share of the male will be twice that of the female. If you leave only two ˹or more˺ females, their share is two-thirds of the estate. But if there is only one female, her share will be one-half. Each parent is entitled to one-sixth if you leave offspring. But if you are childless and your parents are the only heirs, then your mother will receive one-third. But if you leave siblings, then your mother will receive one-sixth—after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. ˹Be fair to˺ your parents and children, as you do not ˹fully˺ know who is more beneficial to you. ˹This is˺ an obligation from Allah. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

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يُوصِيكُمُ
yūṣīkumu
Instructs you
Vocabulary
Root: وصي
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
فِيٓ
fī
concerning
Vocabulary
أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ
awlādikum
your children
Vocabulary
Root: ولد
لِلذَّكَرِ
lildhakari
for the male
Vocabulary
Root: ذكر
مِثۡلُ
mith'lu
like
Vocabulary
Root: مثل
حَظِّ
ḥaẓẓi
(the) portion
Vocabulary
Root: حظظ
ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۚ
l-unthayayni
(of) two females
Vocabulary
Root: انث
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
Vocabulary
كُنَّ
kunna
there are
Vocabulary
Root: كون
نِسَآءٗ
nisāan
(only) women
Vocabulary
Root: نسو
فَوۡقَ
fawqa
more (than)
Vocabulary
Root: فوق
ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ
ith'natayni
two
Vocabulary
Root: ثني
فَلَهُنَّ
falahunna
then for them
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ثُلُثَا
thuluthā
two thirds
Vocabulary
Root: ثلث
مَا
mā
(of) what
Vocabulary
تَرَكَۖ
taraka
he left
Vocabulary
Root: ترك
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
Vocabulary
كَانَتۡ
kānat
(there) is
Vocabulary
Root: كون
وَٰحِدَةٗ
wāḥidatan
(only) one
Vocabulary
Root: وحد
فَلَهَا
falahā
then for her
Vocabulary
ٱلنِّصۡفُۚ
l-niṣ'fu
(is) half
Vocabulary
Root: نصف
وَلِأَبَوَيۡهِ
wali-abawayhi
And for his parents
Vocabulary
Root: ابو
لِكُلِّ
likulli
for each
Vocabulary
Root: كلل
وَٰحِدٖ
wāḥidin
one
Vocabulary
Root: وحد
مِّنۡهُمَا
min'humā
of them
Vocabulary
ٱلسُّدُسُ
l-sudusu
a sixth
Vocabulary
Root: سدس
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
Vocabulary
تَرَكَ
taraka
(is) left
Vocabulary
Root: ترك
إِن
in
if
Vocabulary
كَانَ
kāna
is
Vocabulary
Root: كون
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
Vocabulary
وَلَدٞۚ
waladun
a child
Vocabulary
Root: ولد
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
Vocabulary
لَّمۡ
lam
not
Vocabulary
يَكُن
yakun
is
Vocabulary
Root: كون
لَّهُۥ
lahu
for him
Vocabulary
وَلَدٞ
waladun
any child
Vocabulary
Root: ولد
وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ
wawarithahu
and inherit[ed] him
Vocabulary
أَبَوَاهُ
abawāhu
his parents
Vocabulary
Root: ابو
فَلِأُمِّهِ
fali-ummihi
then for his mother
Vocabulary
Root: امم
ٱلثُّلُثُۚ
l-thuluthu
(is) one third
Vocabulary
Root: ثلث
فَإِن
fa-in
And if
Vocabulary
كَانَ
kāna
are
Vocabulary
Root: كون
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
for him
Vocabulary
إِخۡوَةٞ
ikh'watun
brothers and sisters
Vocabulary
Root: اخو
فَلِأُمِّهِ
fali-ummihi
then for his mother
Vocabulary
Root: امم
ٱلسُّدُسُۚ
l-sudusu
(is) the sixth
Vocabulary
Root: سدس
مِنۢ
min
from
Vocabulary
بَعۡدِ
baʿdi
after
Vocabulary
Root: بعد
وَصِيَّةٖ
waṣiyyatin
any will
Vocabulary
Root: وصي
يُوصِي
yūṣī
he has made
Vocabulary
Root: وصي
بِهَآ
bihā
[of which]
Vocabulary
أَوۡ
aw
or
Vocabulary
دَيۡنٍۗ
daynin
any debt
Vocabulary
Root: دين
ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ
ābāukum
Your parents
Vocabulary
Root: ابو
وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ
wa-abnāukum
and your children
Vocabulary
Root: بني
لَا
lā
not
Vocabulary
تَدۡرُونَ
tadrūna
you know
Vocabulary
Root: دري
أَيُّهُمۡ
ayyuhum
which of them
Vocabulary
أَقۡرَبُ
aqrabu
(is) nearer
Vocabulary
Root: قرب
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
Vocabulary
نَفۡعٗاۚ
nafʿan
(in) benefit
Vocabulary
Root: نفع
فَرِيضَةٗ
farīḍatan
An obligation
Vocabulary
Root: فرض
مِّنَ
mina
from
Vocabulary
ٱللَّهِۗ
l-lahi
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
Vocabulary
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
كَانَ
kāna
is
Vocabulary
Root: كون
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
All-Knowing
Vocabulary
Root: علم
حَكِيمٗا
ḥakīman
All-Wise
Vocabulary
Root: حكم

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Root and lemma annotations: Quranic Arabic Corpus © 2011 Kais Dukes (GPL), based on Tanzil text. Grammar tag guide. Only verified word alignments are annotated; missing roots are not guessed. A verse may be a phrase or span several sentences.