Surah An-Nur

النور

Surah 24 · Ruku 1 of 9 · ayahs 1–10 · Juz 18 · page 350 · Madani

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سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهَا وَفَرَضْنَٰهَا وَأَنزَلْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿1﴾

[This is] a surah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember.

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A surahسُورَةٌI
We have sent it downأَنْزَلْنَاهَاCBFV+PRONATTأَنْزَلْنَاWe have sent it down+هَاher / it / its
And we have made it obligatoryوَفَرَضْنَاهَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+فَرَضْنَاWe have made it obligatory+هَاher / it / its
AndوَأَنْزَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلْنَاand
ThereinفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its
VersesآيَاتٍI
ClearبَيِّنَاتٍI
So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Take heedتَذَكَّرُونَF

ٱلزَّانِيَةُ وَٱلزَّانِى فَٱجْلِدُوا۟ كُلَّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِا۟ئَةَ جَلْدَةٍ ۖ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُم بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۖ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿2﴾

The [unmarried] woman or [unmarried] man found guilty of sexual intercourse - lash each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not be taken by pity for them in the religion of Allah, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.

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The fornicatressالزَّانِيَةُIالthe+زَانِيَةُFornicatress
And the fornicatorوَالزَّانِيCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+زَانِيFornicator
[then] flogفَاجْلِدُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اجْلِدُوا[then] flog
EachكُلَّI
OneوَاحِدٍI
Of themمِنْهُمَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمَاthem two
With hundredمِائَةَI
LashesجَلْدَةٍI
And let notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاLet not
Withhold youتَأْخُذْكُمْCBFV+PRONATTتَأْخُذْWithhold+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Pity for themبِهِمَاCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمَاthem two
Pity for themرَأْفَةٌI
ConcerningفِيH
The religion of AllahدِينِI
The religion of AllahاللَّهِI
IfإِنْH
YouكُنْتُمْF
BelieveتُؤْمِنُونَF
In AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
And the dayوَالْيَوْمِCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمِDay
The lastالْآخِرِIالthe+آخِرِLast
And let witnessوَلْيَشْهَدْCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَشْهَدْLet witness
Their punishmentعَذَابَهُمَاCBIN+PRONATTعَذَابَTheir punishment+هُمَاthem two
A groupطَائِفَةٌI
OfمِنَH
The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

ٱلزَّانِى لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَآ إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿3﴾

The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers.

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The fornicatorالزَّانِيIالthe+زَانِيFornicator
Will notلَاH
MarryيَنْكِحُF
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A fornicatressزَانِيَةًI
OrأَوْH
A polytheist womanمُشْرِكَةًI
And the fornicatressوَالزَّانِيَةُCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+زَانِيَةُFornicatress
Will notلَاH
Marry herيَنْكِحُهَاCBFV+PRONATTيَنْكِحُMarry+هَاher / it / its
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
A fornicatorزَانٍI
OrأَوْH
A polytheist manمُشْرِكٌI
And is forbiddenوَحُرِّمَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حُرِّمَIs forbidden
ThatذَلِكَI
ToعَلَىH
The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَٰنِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَهَٰدَةً أَبَدًا ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ ﴿4﴾

And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient,

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And those whoوَالَّذِينَCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
AccuseيَرْمُونَF
The chaste womenالْمُحْصَنَاتِIالthe+مُحْصَنَاتِChaste women
ThenثُمَّH
NotلَمْH
They bringيَأْتُواF
FourبِأَرْبَعَةِCBIP+NUMبِwith / in+أَرْبَعَةِFour
WitnessesشُهَدَاءَI
Then flog themفَاجْلِدُوهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اجْلِدُوFlog+هُمْthem / their
With eightyثَمَانِينَI
LashesجَلْدَةًI
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
AcceptتَقْبَلُواF
TheirلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
TestimonyشَهَادَةًI
EverأَبَدًاI
And thoseوَأُولَئِكَCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose
TheyهُمُI
Are the defiantly disobedientالْفَاسِقُونَIالthe+فَاسِقُونَAre the defiantly disobedient

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿5﴾

Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
Those whoالَّذِينَI
RepentتَابُواF
AfterمِنْH
AfterبَعْدِI
ThatذَلِكَI
And reformوَأَصْلَحُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْلَحُواReform
Then indeedفَإِنَّCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed
AllahاللَّهَI
Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌI
Most MercifulرَحِيمٌI

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ شُهَدَآءُ إِلَّآ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ أَرْبَعُ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿6﴾

And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful.

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And those whoوَالَّذِينَCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
AccuseيَرْمُونَF
Their spousesأَزْوَاجَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَزْوَاجَTheir spouses+هُمْthem / their
And notوَلَمْCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَمْNot
HaveيَكُنْF
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
WitnessesشُهَدَاءُI
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
ThemselvesأَنْفُسُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسُthemselves+هُمْthem / their
Then the testimonyفَشَهَادَةُCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+شَهَادَةُThe testimony
Of one of themأَحَدِهِمْCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدِOf one of+هِمْthem / their
Is fourأَرْبَعُI
TestimoniesشَهَادَاتٍI
By AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
That heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّThat he+هُhim / his / it
Is surely ofلَمِنَCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful

وَٱلْخَٰمِسَةُ أَنَّ لَعْنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿7﴾

And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allah be upon him if he should be among the liars.

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And the fifthوَالْخَامِسَةُCBICONJ+NUMوَand+الthe+خَامِسَةُFifth
ThatأَنَّH
The curse of AllahلَعْنَتَI
The curse of AllahاللَّهِI
Be upon himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBe upon+هِhim / his / it
IfإِنْH
He isكَانَF
OfمِنَH
The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَIالthe+كَاذِبِينَLiars

وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ عَنْهَا ٱلْعَذَابَ أَن تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ ﴿8﴾

But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars.

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But it would preventوَيَدْرَأُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَدْرَأُBut it would prevent
From herعَنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
The punishmentالْعَذَابَIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment
ThatأَنْH
She bears witnessتَشْهَدَF
FourأَرْبَعَI
TestimoniesشَهَادَاتٍI
By AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
That heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّThat he+هُhim / his / it
Is surely ofلَمِنَCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of
The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَIالthe+كَاذِبِينَLiars

وَٱلْخَٰمِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿9﴾

And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was of the truthful.

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And the fifthوَالْخَامِسَةَCBICONJ+NUMوَand+الthe+خَامِسَةَFifth
ThatأَنَّH
The wrath of AllahغَضَبَI
The wrath of AllahاللَّهِI
Be upon herعَلَيْهَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBe upon+هَاher / it / its
IfإِنْH
He isكَانَF
OfمِنَH
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful

وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿10﴾

And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Accepting of repentance and Wise.

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And if notوَلَوْلَاCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْلَاIf not
For the grace of AllahفَضْلُI
For the grace of AllahاللَّهِI
Upon youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
And his mercyوَرَحْمَتُهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَحْمَتُHis mercy+هُhim / his / it
And thatوَأَنَّCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
AllahاللَّهَI
Is oft returning to mercyتَوَّابٌI
All wiseحَكِيمٌI

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.