وَٱلَّٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا ﴿15﴾
Those who commit unlawful sexual intercourse of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine the guilty women to houses until death takes them or Allah ordains for them [another] way.
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← read from right to left1And those whoوَاللَّاتِيwa-allatiCBICONJ+RELوَand+اللَّاتِيThose who 3[the] immoralityالْفَاحِشَةَl-fahishataIالthe+فَاحِشَةَ[the] immorality 5Your womenنِسَائِكُمْnisa'ikumCBIN+PRONATTنِسَائِYour women+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6Then call to witnessفَاسْتَشْهِدُواfa-istashhiduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَشْهِدُواCall to witness 7Against themعَلَيْهِنَّ'alayhinnaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAgainst+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 8Fourأَرْبَعَةًarba'atanI 9Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11They testifyشَهِدُواshahiduF 12Then confine themفَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّfa-amsikuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَمْسِكُوConfine+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 14Their housesالْبُيُوتِl-buyutiIالthe+بُيُوتِTheir houses 16Comes to themيَتَوَفَّاهُنَّyatawaffahunnaCBFV+PRONATTيَتَوَفَّاComes to+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 17[the] deathالْمَوْتُl-mawtuIالthe+مَوْتُ[the] death 19Allah makesيَجْعَلَyaj'alaF 20Allah makesاللَّهُl-lahuI 21For themلَهُنَّlahunnaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُنَّthem / their (f.) وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿16﴾
And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
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← read from right to left1And the two whoوَاللَّذَانِwa-alladhaniCBICONJ+RELوَand+اللَّذَانِThe two who 2Commit itيَأْتِيَانِهَاya'tiyanihaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَانِCommit+هَاher / it / its 3Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4Then punish both of themفَآذُوهُمَاfa-adhuhumaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+آذُوPunish both of+هُمَاthem two 7And correct themselvesوَأَصْلَحَاwa-aslahaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْلَحَاCorrect themselves 8Then turn awayفَأَعْرِضُواfa-a'riduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَعْرِضُواTurn away 9From both of themعَنْهُمَا'anhumaCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom both of+هُمَاthem two 13Oft forgivingتَوَّابًاtawwabanI 14Most MercifulرَحِيمًاrahimanI إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿17﴾
The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
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← read from right to left1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 2The acceptance of repentanceالتَّوْبَةُl-tawbatuIالthe+تَوْبَةُAcceptance of repentance 5Is for those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَIs for those who 7The evilالسُّوءَl-su'aIالthe+سُوءَEvil 8In ignoranceبِجَهَالَةٍbijahalatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+جَهَالَةٍIgnorance 10They repentيَتُوبُونَyatubunaF 12Soon afterقَرِيبٍqaribinI 13Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose 14Will have forgivenessيَتُوبُyatubuF 15From Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI 16Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their 17And Allah isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is 18And Allah isاللَّهُl-lahuI 19All knowingعَلِيمًا'alimanI 20All wiseحَكِيمًاhakimanI وَلَيْسَتِ ٱلتَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّى تُبْتُ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿18﴾
But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
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← read from right to left1And notوَلَيْسَتِwalaysatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+لَيْسَتْNot 2Is the acceptance of repentanceالتَّوْبَةُl-tawbatuIالthe+تَوْبَةُIs the acceptance of repentance 3For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 5The evil deedsالسَّيِّئَاتِl-sayi'atiIالthe+سَيِّئَاتِEvil deeds 9One of themأَحَدَهُمُahadahumuCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدَOne of+هُمُthem / their 10[the] deathالْمَوْتُl-mawtuIالthe+مَوْتُ[the] death 16Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 19Are disbelieversكُفَّارٌkuffarunI 21We have preparedأَعْتَدْنَاa'tadnaF 22For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 23A punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ كَرْهًا ۖ وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا۟ بِبَعْضِ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ ۚ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ﴿19﴾
O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.
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← read from right to left1O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 5Is lawfulيَحِلُّyahilluF 6For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8You inheritتَرِثُواtarithuF 9The womenالنِّسَاءَl-nisa'aIالthe+نِسَاءَWomen 12You constraint themتَعْضُلُوهُنَّta'duluhunnaCBFV+PRONATTتَعْضُلُوYou constraint+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 13So that you may takeلِتَذْهَبُواlitadhhabuCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَذْهَبُواSo that you may take 14A partبِبَعْضِbiba'diCBIP+Nبِwith / in+بَعْضِA part 16You have given themآتَيْتُمُوهُنَّataytumuhunnaCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْتُمُوYou have given+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 17ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 19They commitيَأْتِينَya'tinaF 20ImmoralityبِفَاحِشَةٍbifahishatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+فَاحِشَةٍImmorality 21OpenمُبَيِّنَةٍmubayyinatinI 22And live with themوَعَاشِرُوهُنَّwa'ashiruhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+عَاشِرُوLive with+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 23In kindnessبِالْمَعْرُوفِbil-ma'rufiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَعْرُوفِKindness 25You dislike themكَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّkarihtumuhunnaCBFV+PRONATTكَرِهْتُمُوYou dislike+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 26Then perhapsفَعَسَىfa'asaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+عَسَىPerhaps 28You dislikeتَكْرَهُواtakrahuF 30And Allah placedوَيَجْعَلَwayaj'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَجْعَلَAllah placed 31And Allah placedاللَّهُl-lahuI 33Much goodخَيْرًاkhayranI 34Much goodكَثِيرًاkathiranI وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَءَاتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ بُهْتَٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا ﴿20﴾
But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?
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← read from right to left2You intendأَرَدْتُمُaradttumuF 3ReplacingاسْتِبْدَالَistibdalaI 7And you have givenوَآتَيْتُمْwa-ataytumCBFCONJ+Vوَand+آتَيْتُمْYou have given 8One of themإِحْدَاهُنَّihdahunnaCBINUM+PRONATTإِحْدَاOne of+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 9Heap of goldقِنْطَارًاqintaranI 10Then do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not 11Take awayتَأْخُذُواta'khudhuF 12From itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it 13Anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI 14Would you take itأَتَأْخُذُونَهُata'khudhunahuCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+تَأْخُذُونَWould you take+هُhim / his / it 15By slanderبُهْتَانًاbuhtananI 16And a sinوَإِثْمًاwa-ithmanCBICONJ+Nوَand+إِثْمًاA sin وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًا ﴿21﴾
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
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← read from right to left2Could you take itتَأْخُذُونَهُta'khudhunahuCBFV+PRONATTتَأْخُذُونَCould you take+هُhim / his / it 3When surelyوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْWhen surely 5One of youبَعْضُكُمْba'dukumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُOne of+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8And they have takenوَأَخَذْنَwa-akhadhnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَخَذْنَThey have taken 9From youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10CovenantمِيثَاقًاmithaqanI 11StrongغَلِيظًاghalizanI وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ﴿22﴾
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way.
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← read from right to left5Your fathersآبَاؤُكُمْaba'ukumCBIN+PRONATTآبَاؤُYour fathers+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7The womenالنِّسَاءِl-nisa'iIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen 8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 10Has passed beforeقَدْqadH 11Has passed beforeسَلَفَsalafaF 12Indeed itإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it 14An immoralityفَاحِشَةًfahishatanI 15And hatefulوَمَقْتًاwamaqtanCBICONJ+Nوَand+مَقْتًاHateful 16And an evilوَسَاءَwasa'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَاءَAn evil 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.
