Surah 4. An-Nisaa, Ayah 7
| لِلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَفْرُوضًا |
| Asad | : | MEN SHALL have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, and women shall have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, whether it be little or much - a share ordained [by God]. |
| Malik | : | Men will have a share in what their parents and their near relatives leave; and women will have a share in what their parents and their near relatives leave: whether it be a little or much, they shall be legally entitled to their shares. |
| Pickthall | : | Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much a legal share. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women whether the property be small or large a determinate share. 514 |
| Transliteration | : | li- ar- rijaal nas.eb min maa taraka al- waalidaan wa- al- aqrabon wa- li- an- nisaa' nas.eb min maa taraka al- waalidaan wa- al- aqrabon min maa qalla min -hu 'aw kathura nas.eb(an) mafrod.(an) |
Note - 514I have resisted the temptation to translate "next to
kin," as this phrase has a technical meaning in Indian
Law, referring to certain kinds of heirs, whereas here
the people meant are those whose inheritance is to be
divided. The shares are specified. Here the general
principles are laid down that females inherit as well as
males, and that relatives who have no legal shares,
orphans, and indigent people are not to be treated
harshly, if present at the division.
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I have resisted the temptation to translate "next to kin," as this phrase has a technical meaning in Indian Law, referring to certain kinds of heirs, whereas here the people meant are those whose inheritance is to be divided. The shares are specified. Here the general principles are laid down that females inherit as well as males, and that relatives who have no legal shares, orphans, and indigent people are not to be treated harshly, if present at the division. |
