إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ۚ لَا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَّكُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُم مَّا ٱكْتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ كِبْرَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿11﴾
Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin, and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment.
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← read from right to left2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4The lieبِالْإِفْكِbil-ifkiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+إِفْكِLie 5Are a groupعُصْبَةٌ'usbatunI 6Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8Think itتَحْسَبُوهُtahsabuhuCBFV+PRONATTتَحْسَبُوThink+هُhim / his / it 10For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 14For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15For everyلِكُلِّlikulliCBIP+Nلِfor / to+كُلِّEvery 17Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their 19He earnedاكْتَسَبَiktasabaF 21The sinالْإِثْمِl-ithmiIالthe+إِثْمِSin 22And the one whoوَالَّذِيwa-alladhiCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِيThe one who 23Took upon himself a greater share of itتَوَلَّىtawallaF 24Took upon himself a greater share of itكِبْرَهُkibrahuCBIN+PRONATTكِبْرَTook upon himself a greater share of+هُhim / his / it 25Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their 26For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 27Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI لَّوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا۟ هَٰذَآ إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿12﴾
Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of one another and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?
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← read from right to left3You heard itسَمِعْتُمُوهُsami'tumuhuCBFV+PRONATTسَمِعْتُمُYou heard+وهُit / him 5The believing menالْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minunaIالthe+مُؤْمِنُونَBelieving men 6And the believing womenوَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُwal-mu'minatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مُؤْمِنَاتُBelieving women 7Good of themselvesبِأَنْفُسِهِمْbi-anfusihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَنْفُسِGood of+هِمْthem / their 8Good of themselvesخَيْرًاkhayranI 9And sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواSay لَّوْلَا جَآءُو عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿13﴾
Why did they [who slandered] not produce for it four witnesses? And when they do not produce the witnesses, then it is they, in the sight of Allah, who are the liars.
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← read from right to left1Why did notلَوْلَاlawlaH 3For itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it 4Fourبِأَرْبَعَةِbi-arba'atiCBIP+NUMبِwith / in+أَرْبَعَةِFour 5Witnessesشُهَدَاءَshuhada'aI 6Then whenفَإِذْfa-idhCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذْWhen 8They broughtيَأْتُواya'tuF 9The witnessesبِالشُّهَدَاءِbil-shuhada'iCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+شُهَدَاءِWitnesses 10Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose 12Near Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 14Are the liarsالْكَاذِبُونَl-kadhibunaIالthe+كَاذِبُونَAre the liars وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِى مَآ أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿14﴾
And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy in this world and the Hereafter, you would have been touched for that [lie] in which you were involved by a great punishment
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← read from right to left1And if notوَلَوْلَاwalawlaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْلَاIf not 2For the graceفَضْلُfadluI 4Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5And his mercyوَرَحْمَتُهُwarahmatuhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَحْمَتُHis mercy+هُhim / his / it 7The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld 8And the Hereafterوَالْآخِرَةِwal-akhiratiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter 9Surely would have touched youلَمَسَّكُمْlamassakumCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+مَسَّSurely would have touched+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12You had rushed gliblyأَفَضْتُمْafadtumF 13Concerning itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيConcerning+هِhim / his / it 14A punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ ﴿15﴾
When you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous.
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← read from right to left2You received itتَلَقَّوْنَهُtalaqqawnahuCBFV+PRONATTتَلَقَّوْنَYou received+هُhim / his / it 3With your tonguesبِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْbi-alsinatikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَلْسِنَتِYour tongues+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4And you saidوَتَقُولُونَwataqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَقُولُونَYou said 5With your mouthsبِأَفْوَاهِكُمْbi-afwahikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَفْوَاهِYour mouths+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10Any knowledgeعِلْمٌ'ilmunI 11And you thought itوَتَحْسَبُونَهُwatahsabunahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَحْسَبُونَYou thought+هُhim / his / it 12Was insignificantهَيِّنًاhayyinanI 14Was near Allahعِنْدَ'indaI 15Was near Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُم مَّا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهَٰذَا سُبْحَٰنَكَ هَٰذَا بُهْتَٰنٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿16﴾
And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?
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← read from right to left1And why notوَلَوْلَاwalawlaCBHCONJ+EXHوَand+لَوْلَاWhy not 3You heard itسَمِعْتُمُوهُsami'tumuhuCBFV+PRONATTسَمِعْتُمُYou heard+وهُit / him 9We speakنَتَكَلَّمَnatakallamaF 10Of thisبِهَذَاbihadhaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+هَذَاOf this 11Glory be to youسُبْحَانَكَsubhanakaCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlory be to+كَyou / your 13Is a slanderبُهْتَانٌbuhtanunI يَعِظُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَن تَعُودُوا۟ لِمِثْلِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿17﴾
Allah warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers.
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← read from right to left1Allah warns youيَعِظُكُمُya'izukumuCBFV+PRONATTيَعِظُAllah warns+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 2Allah warns youاللَّهُl-lahuI 4You returnتَعُودُواta'uduF 5To the like of itلِمِثْلِهِlimithlihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+مِثْلِThe like of+هِhim / his / it 9Believersمُؤْمِنِينَmu'mininaI وَيُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿18﴾
And Allah makes clear to you the verses, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
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← read from right to left1And Allah makes clearوَيُبَيِّنُwayubayyinuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُبَيِّنُAllah makes clear 2And Allah makes clearاللَّهُl-lahuI 3To youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 4The versesالْآيَاتِl-ayatiIالthe+آيَاتِVerses 5And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 6Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةُ فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿19﴾
Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know.
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← read from right to left2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3LikeيُحِبُّونَyuhibbunaF 5Should spreadتَشِيعَtashi'aF 6The immoralityالْفَاحِشَةُl-fahishatuIالthe+فَاحِشَةُImmorality 8Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 10For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 11Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI 14The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld 15And the Hereafterوَالْآخِرَةِwal-akhiratiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+آخِرَةِHereafter 16And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 20Knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿20﴾
And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Kind and Merciful.
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← 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 full of kindnessرَءُوفٌra'ufunI 9Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI 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.
