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.
Word by word
← read from right to left2We have sent it downأَنْزَلْنَاهَاanzalnahaCBFV+PRONATTأَنْزَلْنَاWe have sent it down+هَاher / it / its 3And we have made it obligatoryوَفَرَضْنَاهَاwafaradnahaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+فَرَضْنَاWe have made it obligatory+هَاher / it / its 4Andوَأَنْزَلْنَاwa-anzalnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلْنَاand 5ThereinفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its 7ClearبَيِّنَاتٍbayyinatinI 8So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْla'allakumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9Take heedتَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarunaF
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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1The fornicatressالزَّانِيَةُal-zaniyatuIالthe+زَانِيَةُFornicatress 2And the fornicatorوَالزَّانِيwal-zaniCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+زَانِيFornicator 3[then] flogفَاجْلِدُواfa-ijliduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اجْلِدُوا[then] flog 6Of themمِنْهُمَاminhumaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمَاthem two 7With hundredمِائَةَmi'ataI 10Withhold youتَأْخُذْكُمْta'khudhkumCBFV+PRONATTتَأْخُذْWithhold+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11Pity for themبِهِمَاbihimaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمَاthem two 12Pity for themرَأْفَةٌra'fatunI 14The religion of AllahدِينِdiniI 15The religion of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 18Believeتُؤْمِنُونَtu'minunaF 19In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 20And the dayوَالْيَوْمِwal-yawmiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمِDay 21The lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِLast 22And let witnessوَلْيَشْهَدْwalyashhadCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَشْهَدْLet witness 23Their punishmentعَذَابَهُمَا'adhabahumaCBIN+PRONATTعَذَابَTheir punishment+هُمَاthem two 24A groupطَائِفَةٌta'ifatunI 26The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1The fornicatorالزَّانِيal-zaniIالthe+زَانِيFornicator 4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 5A fornicatressزَانِيَةًzaniyatanI 7A polytheist womanمُشْرِكَةًmushrikatanI 8And the fornicatressوَالزَّانِيَةُwal-zaniyatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+زَانِيَةُFornicatress 10Marry herيَنْكِحُهَاyankihuhaCBFV+PRONATTيَنْكِحُMarry+هَاher / it / its 11ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 12A fornicatorزَانٍzaninI 14A polytheist manمُشْرِكٌmushrikunI 15And is forbiddenوَحُرِّمَwahurrimaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حُرِّمَIs forbidden 18The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+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,
Word by word
← read from right to left1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who 3The chaste womenالْمُحْصَنَاتِl-muhsanatiIالthe+مُحْصَنَاتِChaste women 6They bringيَأْتُواya'tuF 7Fourبِأَرْبَعَةِbi-arba'atiCBIP+NUMبِwith / in+أَرْبَعَةِFour 8Witnessesشُهَدَاءَshuhada'aI 9Then flog themفَاجْلِدُوهُمْfa-ijliduhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اجْلِدُوFlog+هُمْthem / their 10With eightyثَمَانِينَthamaninaI 11LashesجَلْدَةًjaldatanI 13AcceptتَقْبَلُواtaqbaluF 14TheirلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 15TestimonyشَهَادَةًshahadatanI 17And thoseوَأُولَئِكَwa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose 19Are the defiantly disobedientالْفَاسِقُونَl-fasiqunaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 7And reformوَأَصْلَحُواwa-aslahuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْلَحُواReform 8Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed 10Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI 11Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI
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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who 3Their spousesأَزْوَاجَهُمْazwajahumCBIN+PRONATTأَزْوَاجَTheir spouses+هُمْthem / their 6For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 7Witnessesشُهَدَاءُshuhada'uI 8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 9ThemselvesأَنْفُسُهُمْanfusuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسُthemselves+هُمْthem / their 10Then the testimonyفَشَهَادَةُfashahadatuCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+شَهَادَةُThe testimony 11Of one of themأَحَدِهِمْahadihimCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدِOf one of+هِمْthem / their 13TestimoniesشَهَادَاتٍshahadatinI 14By Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 15That heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّThat he+هُhim / his / it 16Is surely ofلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of 17The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1And the fifthوَالْخَامِسَةُwal-khamisatuCBICONJ+NUMوَand+الthe+خَامِسَةُFifth 3The curse of Allahلَعْنَتَla'nataI 4The curse of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 5Be upon himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBe upon+هِhim / his / it 9The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَl-kadhibinaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1But it would preventوَيَدْرَأُwayadra'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَدْرَأُBut it would prevent 2From herعَنْهَا'anhaCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هَاher / it / its 3The punishmentالْعَذَابَl-'adhabaIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment 5She bears witnessتَشْهَدَtashhadaF 7TestimoniesشَهَادَاتٍshahadatinI 8By Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 10Is surely ofلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَIs surely of 11The liarsالْكَاذِبِينَl-kadhibinaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1And the fifthوَالْخَامِسَةَwal-khamisataCBICONJ+NUMوَand+الthe+خَامِسَةَFifth 3The wrath of AllahغَضَبَghadabaI 4The wrath of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 5Be upon herعَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىBe upon+هَاher / it / its 9The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+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.
Word by word
← read from right to left1And if notوَلَوْلَاwalawlaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْلَاIf not 2For the grace of AllahفَضْلُfadluI 3For the grace of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 4Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5And his mercyوَرَحْمَتُهُwarahmatuhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَحْمَتُHis mercy+هُhim / his / it 8Is oft returning to mercyتَوَّابٌtawwabunI
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.