# Quran 4:2 — Surah An-Nisa' (The Women), Verse 2

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَءَاتُواْ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰٓ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡۖ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُواْ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ بِٱلطَّيِّبِۖ وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبٗا كَبِيرٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاٰتُوا الْیَتٰمٰۤی اَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِیْثَ بِالطَّیِّبِ وَلَا تَاْكُلُوْۤا اَمْوَالَهُمْ اِلٰۤی اَمْوَالِكُمْ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ حُوْبًا كَبِیْرًا ۟

## Transliteration
Wa aatul yataamaaa amwaalahum wa laa tatabad dalul khabeesa bittaiyibi wa laa ta'kulooo amwaalahum ilaaa amwaalikum; innahoo kaana hooban kabeeraa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by mixing it up) with your own. For this is indeed a great sin.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah An-Nisa' 4:2 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Inheritance](https://deen.global/quran/topics/death/inheritance.md) · [Orphans](https://deen.global/quran/topics/relationships-rights/orphans.md)

**Context:** Surah An-Nisa' is a medinan surah with 176 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-an-nisa.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/4/1.md
Next verse: https://deen.global/quran/4/3.md
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