سورة An-Noor
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سُورَةٌ
A Surah -
أَنزَلْنَٰهَا
We (have) sent it down
وَفَرَضْنَٰهَا
and We (have) made it obligatory,
وَأَنزَلْنَا
and We (have) revealed
فِيهَآ
therein
ءَايَٰتٍۭ
Verses
بَيِّنَٰتٍ
clear,
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may
تَذَكَّرُونَ
take heed.
ٱلزَّانِيَةُ The fornicatress وَٱلزَّانِى and the fornicator, فَٱجْلِدُوا۟ [then] flog كُلَّ each وَٰحِدٍ one مِّنْهُمَا of them مِا۟ئَةَ (with) hundred جَلْدَةٍ lash(es). وَلَا And (let) not تَأْخُذْكُم withhold you
بِهِمَا pity for them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] رَأْفَةٌ pity for them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] فِى concerning دِينِ (the) religion of Allah, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ (the) religion of Allah, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] إِن if كُنتُمْ you تُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْءَاخِرِ the Last. وَلْيَشْهَدْ And let witness
عَذَابَهُمَا their punishment طَآئِفَةٌ a group مِّنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers. ٱلزَّانِى The fornicator لَا (will) not يَنكِحُ marry إِلَّا except زَانِيَةً a fornicatress, أَوْ or مُشْرِكَةً a polytheist woman,
وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ and the fornicatress - لَا (will) not يَنكِحُهَآ marry her إِلَّا except زَانٍ a fornicator أَوْ or مُشْرِكٌ a polytheist man. وَحُرِّمَ And is forbidden ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى to ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ the chaste women, ثُمَّ then لَمْ not يَأْتُوا۟ they bring بِأَرْبَعَةِ four شُهَدَآءَ witnesses,
فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ then flog them ثَمَٰنِينَ (with) eighty جَلْدَةً lashe(s) وَلَا and (do) not تَقْبَلُوا۟ accept لَهُمْ their شَهَٰدَةً testimony أَبَدًا ever. وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ And those,
هُمُ they ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ (are) the defiantly disobedient, إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who تَابُوا۟ repent مِنۢ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بَعْدِ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ذَٰلِكَ that وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ and reform. فَإِنَّ Then indeed,
ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving, رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful. وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ their spouses وَلَمْ and not يَكُن have لَّهُمْ for them
شُهَدَآءُ witnesses إِلَّآ except أَنفُسُهُمْ themselves, فَشَهَٰدَةُ then (the) testimony أَحَدِهِمْ (of) one of them أَرْبَعُ (is) four شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ by Allah, إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ the truthful. وَٱلْخَٰمِسَةُ And the fifth أَنَّ that لَعْنَتَ (the) curse of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ (the) curse of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] عَلَيْهِ (be) upon him إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ the liars.
وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ But it would prevent عَنْهَا from her ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment أَن that تَشْهَدَ she bears witness أَرْبَعَ four شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ by Allah إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of
ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ the liars. وَٱلْخَٰمِسَةَ And the fifth, أَنَّ that غَضَبَ the wrath of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ the wrath of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] عَلَيْهَآ (be) upon her إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ the truthful.
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for) the Grace of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ (for) the Grace of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy - وَأَنَّ and that, ٱللَّهَ Allah تَوَّابٌ (is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy), حَكِيمٌ All-Wise.