Surah An Nur

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

سُوْرَةٌ اَنْزَلْنٰهَا وَفَرَضْنٰهَا وَاَنْزَلْنَا فِيْهَآ اٰيٰتٍۢ بَيِّنٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ

Sūratun anzalnāhā wa faraḍnāhā wa anzalnā fīhā āyātim bayyinātil la‘allakum tażakkarūn(a).

˹This is˺ a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful.
اَلزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِيْ فَاجْلِدُوْا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ ۖوَّلَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِيْ دِيْنِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِۚ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَاۤىِٕفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Az-zāniyatu waz-zānī fajlidū kulla wāḥidim minhumā mi'ata jaldah(tan), wa lā ta'khużkum bihimā ra'fatun fī dīnillāhi in kuntum tu'minūna billāhi wal-yaumil-ākhir(i), walyasyhad ‘ażābahumā ṭā'ifatum minal-mu'minīn(a).

As for female and male fornicators, give each of them one hundred lashes, and do not let pity for them make you lenient in ˹enforcing˺ the law of Allah, if you ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a number of believers witness their punishment.
اَلزَّانِيْ لَا يَنْكِحُ اِلَّا زَانِيَةً اَوْ مُشْرِكَةً ۖوَّالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنْكِحُهَآ اِلَّا زَانٍ اَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚوَحُرِّمَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Az-zānī lā yankiḥu illā zāniyatan au musyrikah(tan), waz-zāniyatu lā yankiḥuhā illā zānin au musyrik(un), wa ḥurrima żālika ‘alal-mu'minīn(a).

A male fornicator would only marry a female fornicator or idolatress. And a female fornicator would only be married to a fornicator or idolater. This is ˹all˺ forbidden to the believers.
وَالَّذِيْنَ يَرْمُوْنَ الْمُحْصَنٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوْا بِاَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاۤءَ فَاجْلِدُوْهُمْ ثَمٰنِيْنَ جَلْدَةً وَّلَا تَقْبَلُوْا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً اَبَدًاۚ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna yarmūnal-muḥṣanāti ṡumma lam ya'tū bi'arba‘ati syuhadā'a fajlidūhum ṡamānīna jaldataw wa lā taqbalū lahum syahādatan abadā(n), wa ulā'ika humul-fāsiqūn(a).

Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious—
اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ تَابُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَاَصْلَحُوْاۚ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

Illal-lażīna tābū mim ba‘di żālika wa aṣlaḥū, fa innallāha gafūrur raḥīm(un).

except those who repent afterwards and mend their ways, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَالَّذِيْنَ يَرْمُوْنَ اَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُمْ شُهَدَاۤءُ اِلَّآ اَنْفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَادَةُ اَحَدِهِمْ اَرْبَعُ شَهٰدٰتٍۢ بِاللّٰهِ ۙاِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

Wal-lażīna yarmūna azwājahum wa lam yakul lahum syuhadā'u illā anfusuhum fa syahādatu aḥadihim arba‘u syahādātim billāh(i), innahū laminaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

And those who accuse their wives ˹of adultery˺ but have no witness except themselves, the accuser must testify, swearing four times by Allah that he is telling the truth,
وَالْخَامِسَةُ اَنَّ لَعْنَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ

Wal-khāmisatu anna la‘natallāhi ‘alaihi in kāna minal-kāżibīn(a).

and a fifth oath that Allah may condemn him if he is lying.
وَيَدْرَؤُا عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ اَنْ تَشْهَدَ اَرْبَعَ شَهٰدٰتٍۢ بِاللّٰهِ اِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ ۙ

Wa yadra'u ‘anhal-‘ażāba an tasyhada arba‘a syahādātim billāhi innahū laminal-kāżibīn(a).

For her to be spared the punishment, she must swear four times by Allah that he is telling a lie,
وَالْخَامِسَةَ اَنَّ غَضَبَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْهَآ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

Wal-khāmisata anna gaḍaballāhi ‘alaihā in kāna minaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

and a fifth oath that Allah may be displeased with her if he is telling the truth.
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهٗ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيْمٌ ࣖ

Wa lau lā faḍlullāhi ‘alaikum wa raḥmatuhū wa annallāha tawwābun ḥakīm(un).

˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Accepting of Repentance, All-Wise.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ جَاۤءُوْ بِالْاِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنْكُمْۗ لَا تَحْسَبُوْهُ شَرًّا لَّكُمْۗ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْۗ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ مَّا اكْتَسَبَ مِنَ الْاِثْمِۚ وَالَّذِيْ تَوَلّٰى كِبْرَهٗ مِنْهُمْ لَهٗ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ

Innal-lażīna jā'ū bil-ifki ‘uṣbatum minkum, lā taḥsabūhu syarral lakum, bal huwa khairul lakum, likullimri'im minhum maktasaba minal-iṡm(i), wal-lażī tawallā kibrahū minhum lahū ‘ażābun ‘aẓīm(un).

Indeed, those who came up with that ˹outrageous˺ slander are a group of you. Do not think this is bad for you. Rather, it is good for you. They will be punished, each according to their share of the sin. As for their mastermind, he will suffer a tremendous punishment.
لَوْلَآ اِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوْهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتُ بِاَنْفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًاۙ وَّقَالُوْا هٰذَآ اِفْكٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

Lau lā iż sami‘tumūhu ẓannal-mu'minūna wal-mu'minātu bi'anfusihim khairā(n), wa qālū hāżā ifkum mubīn(un).

If only the believing men and women had thought well of one another, when you heard this ˹rumour˺, and said, “This is clearly ˹an outrageous˺ slander!”
لَوْلَا جَاۤءُوْ عَلَيْهِ بِاَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاۤءَۚ فَاِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوْا بِالشُّهَدَاۤءِ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُمُ الْكٰذِبُوْنَ

Lau lā jā'ū ‘alaihi bi'arba‘ati syuhadā'(a), fa iż lam ya'tū bisy-syuhadā'i fa ulā'ika ‘indallāhi humul-kāżibūn(a).

Why did they not produce four witnesses? Now, since they have failed to produce witnesses, they are ˹truly˺ liars in the sight of Allah.
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهٗ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيْ مَآ اَفَضْتُمْ فِيْهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ

Wa lau lā faḍlullāhi ‘alaikum wa raḥmatuhū fid-dun-yā wal-ākhirati lamassakum fīmā afaḍtum fīhi ‘ażābun ‘aẓīm(un).

Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, you would have certainly been touched with a tremendous punishment for what you plunged into—
اِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهٗ بِاَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُوْلُوْنَ بِاَفْوَاهِكُمْ مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ وَّتَحْسَبُوْنَهٗ هَيِّنًاۙ وَّهُوَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَظِيْمٌ ۚ

Iż talaqqaunahū bi'alsinatikum wa taqūlūna bi'afwāhikum mā laisa lakum bihī ‘ilmuw wa taḥsabūnahū hayyinā(n), wa huwa ‘indallāhi ‘aẓīm(un).

when you passed it from one tongue to the other, and said with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, taking it lightly while it is ˹extremely˺ serious in the sight of Allah.
وَلَوْلَآ اِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوْهُ قُلْتُمْ مَّا يَكُوْنُ لَنَآ اَنْ نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهٰذَاۖ سُبْحٰنَكَ هٰذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيْمٌ

Wa lau lā iż sami‘tumūhu qultum mā yakūnu lanā an natakallama bihāżā, subḥānaka hāżā buhtānun ‘aẓīm(un).

If only you had said upon hearing it, “How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You ˹O Lord˺! This is a heinous slander!”
يَعِظُكُمُ اللّٰهُ اَنْ تَعُوْدُوْا لِمِثْلِهٖٓ اَبَدًا اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ ۚ

Ya‘iẓukumullāhu an ta‘ūdū limiṡlihī abadan in kuntum mu'minīn(a).

Allah forbids you from ever doing something like this again, if you are ˹true˺ believers.
وَيُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِۗ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ

Wa yubayyinullāhu lakumul-āyāt(i), wallāhu ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

And Allah makes ˹His˺ commandments clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يُحِبُّوْنَ اَنْ تَشِيْعَ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِى الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌۙ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

Innal-lażīna yuḥibbūna an tasyī‘al-fāḥisyatu fil-lażīna āmanū lahum ‘ażābun alīm(un), fid-dun-yā wal-ākhirah(ti), wallāhu ya‘lamu wa antum lā ta‘lamūn(a).

Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know.
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهٗ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ رَءُوْفٌ رَّحِيْمٌ ࣖ

Wa lau lā faḍlullāhi ‘alaikum wa raḥmatuhū wa annallāha ra'ūfur raḥīm(un).

˹You would have suffered,˺ had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, and had Allah not been Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.
۞ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَتَّبِعُوْا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّيْطٰنِۗ وَمَنْ يَّتَّبِعْ خُطُوٰتِ الشَّيْطٰنِ فَاِنَّهٗ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاۤءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهٗ مَا زَكٰى مِنْكُمْ مِّنْ اَحَدٍ اَبَدًاۙ وَّلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُزَكِّيْ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lā tattabi‘ū khuṭuwātisy-syaiṭān(i), wa may yattabi‘ khuṭuwātisy-syaiṭāni fa innahū ya'muru bil-faḥsyā'i wal-munkar(i), wa lau lā faḍlullāhi ‘alaikum wa raḥmatuhū mā zakā minkum min aḥadin abadā(n), wa lākinnallāha yuzakkī may yasyā'(u), wallāhu samī‘un ‘alīm(un).

O believers! Do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Whoever follows Satan’s footsteps, then ˹let them know that˺ he surely bids ˹all to˺ immorality and wickedness. Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, none of you would have ever been purified. But Allah purifies whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
وَلَا يَأْتَلِ اُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ اَنْ يُّؤْتُوْٓا اُولِى الْقُرْبٰى وَالْمَسٰكِيْنَ وَالْمُهٰجِرِيْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۖوَلْيَعْفُوْا وَلْيَصْفَحُوْاۗ اَلَا تُحِبُّوْنَ اَنْ يَّغْفِرَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ۗوَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

Wa lā ya'tali ulul-faḍli minkum was-sa‘ati ay yu'tū ulil-qurbā wal-masākīna wal-muhājirīna fī sabīlillāh(i), wal ya‘fū wal yaṣfaḥū, alā tuḥibbūna ay yagfirallāhu lakum, wallāhu gafūrur raḥīm(un).

Do not let the people of virtue and affluence among you swear to suspend donations to their relatives, the needy, and the emigrants in the cause of Allah. Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love to be forgiven by Allah? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَرْمُوْنَ الْمُحْصَنٰتِ الْغٰفِلٰتِ الْمُؤْمِنٰتِ لُعِنُوْا فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ ۙ

Innal-lażīna yarmūnal-muḥṣanātil-gāfilātil-mu'mināti lu‘inū fid-dun-yā wal-ākhirah(ti), wa lahum ‘ażābun ‘aẓīm(un).

Surely those who accuse chaste, unsuspecting, believing women are cursed in this life and the Hereafter. And they will suffer a tremendous punishment
يَّوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ اَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَاَيْدِيْهِمْ وَاَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

Yauma tasyhadu ‘alaihim alsinatuhum wa aidīhim wa arjuluhum bimā kānū ya‘malūn(a).

on the Day their tongues, hands, and feet will testify against them for what they used to do.
يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يُّوَفِّيْهِمُ اللّٰهُ دِيْنَهُمُ الْحَقَّ وَيَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِيْنُ

Yauma'iżiy yuwaffīhimullāhu dīnahumul-ḥaqqa wa ya‘lamūna annallāha huwal-ḥaqqul-mubīn(u).

On that Day, Allah will give them their just penalty in full, and they will ˹come to˺ know that Allah ˹alone˺ is the Ultimate Truth.
اَلْخَبِيْثٰتُ لِلْخَبِيْثِيْنَ وَالْخَبِيْثُوْنَ لِلْخَبِيْثٰتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبٰتُ لِلطَّيِّبِيْنَ وَالطَّيِّبُوْنَ لِلطَّيِّبٰتِۚ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ مُبَرَّءُوْنَ مِمَّا يَقُوْلُوْنَۗ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَّرِزْقٌ كَرِيْمٌ ࣖ

Al-khabīṡātu lil-khabīṡīna wal-khabīṡūna lil-khabīṡāt(i), waṭ-ṭayyibātu liṭ-ṭayyibīna waṭ-ṭayyibūna liṭ-ṭayyibāt(i), ulā'ika mubarra'ūna mimmā yaqūlūn(a), lahum magfiratuw wa rizqun karīm(un).

Wicked women are for wicked men, and wicked men are for wicked women. And virtuous women are for virtuous men, and virtuous men are for virtuous women. The virtuous are innocent of what the wicked say. They will have forgiveness and an honourable provision.
يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَدْخُلُوْا بُيُوْتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوْتِكُمْ حَتّٰى تَسْتَأْنِسُوْا وَتُسَلِّمُوْا عَلٰٓى اَهْلِهَاۗ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lā tadkhulū buyūtan gaira buyūtikum ḥattā tasta'nisū wa tusallimū ‘alā ahlihā, żālikum khairul lakum la‘allakum tażakkarūn(a).

O believers! Do not enter any house other than your own until you have asked for permission and greeted its occupants. This is best for you, so perhaps you will be mindful.
فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَجِدُوْا فِيْهَآ اَحَدًا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوْهَا حَتّٰى يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ وَاِنْ قِيْلَ لَكُمُ ارْجِعُوْا فَارْجِعُوْا هُوَ اَزْكٰى لَكُمْ ۗوَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِيْمٌ

Fa illam tajidū fīhā aḥadan falā tadkhulūhā ḥattā yu'żana lakum wa in qīla lakumurji‘ū farji‘ū huwa azkā lakum, wallāhu bimā ta‘malūna ‘alīm(un).

If you find no one at home, do not enter it until you have been given permission. And if you are asked to leave, then leave. That is purer for you. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of what you do.
لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَدْخُلُوْا بُيُوْتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُوْنَةٍ فِيْهَا مَتَاعٌ لَّكُمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُوْنَ

Laisa ‘alaikum junāḥun an tadkhulū buyūtan gaira maskūnatin fīhā matā‘ul lakum, wallāhu ya‘lamu mā tubdūna wa mā taktumūn(a).

There is no blame on you if you enter public places where there is something of benefit for you. And Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
قُلْ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ يَغُضُّوْا مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوْا فُرُوْجَهُمْۗ ذٰلِكَ اَزْكٰى لَهُمْۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ خَبِيْرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُوْنَ

Qul lil-mu'minīna yaguḍḍū min abṡārihim wa yaḥfaẓū furūjahum, żālika azkā lahum, innallāha khabīrum bimā yaṣna‘ūn(a).

˹O Prophet!˺ Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what they do.
وَقُلْ لِّلْمُؤْمِنٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ اَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوْجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِيْنَ زِيْنَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلٰى جُيُوْبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبْدِيْنَ زِيْنَتَهُنَّ اِلَّا لِبُعُوْلَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَاۤىِٕهِنَّ اَوْ اٰبَاۤءِ بُعُوْلَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَاۤىِٕهِنَّ اَوْ اَبْنَاۤءِ بُعُوْلَتِهِنَّ اَوْ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَنِيْٓ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ اَوْ بَنِيْٓ اَخَوٰتِهِنَّ اَوْ نِسَاۤىِٕهِنَّ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُنَّ اَوِ التّٰبِعِيْنَ غَيْرِ اُولِى الْاِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ اَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوْا عَلٰى عَوْرٰتِ النِّسَاۤءِ ۖوَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِاَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِيْنَ مِنْ زِيْنَتِهِنَّۗ وَتُوْبُوْٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ جَمِيْعًا اَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ

Wa qul lil-mu'mināti yagḍuḍna min abṡārihinna wa yaḥfaẓna furūjahunna wa lā yubdīna zīnatahunna illā mā ẓahara minhā walyaḍribna bikhumurihinna ‘alā juyūbihinn(a), wa lā yubdīna zīnatahunna illā libu‘ūlatihinna au ābā'ihinna au abnā'ihinna au abnā'i bu‘ūlatihinna au ikhwānihinna au banī ikhwānihinna au nisā'ihinna au mā malakat aimānuhunna awit-tābi‘īna gairi ulil-irbati minar-rijāli awiṭ-ṭiflil-lażīna lam yaẓharū ‘alā ‘aurātin-nisā'(i), wa lā yaḍribna bi'arjulihinna liyu‘lama mā yukhfīna min zīnatihinn(a), wa tūbū ilallāhi jamī‘an ayyuhal-mu'minūna la‘allakum tufliḥūn(a).

And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments except what normally appears. Let them draw their veils over their chests, and not reveal their ˹hidden˺ adornments except to their husbands, their fathers, their fathers-in-law, their sons, their stepsons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons or sisters’ sons, their fellow women, those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, male attendants with no desire, or children who are still unaware of women’s nakedness. Let them not stomp their feet, drawing attention to their hidden adornments. Turn to Allah in repentance all together, O believers, so that you may be successful.
وَاَنْكِحُوا الْاَيَامٰى مِنْكُمْ وَالصّٰلِحِيْنَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَاِمَاۤىِٕكُمْۗ اِنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا فُقَرَاۤءَ يُغْنِهِمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖۗ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيْمٌ

Wa ankiḥul-ayāmā minkum waṣ-ṣāliḥīna min ‘ibādikum wa imā'ikum, iy yakūnū fuqarā'a yugnihimullāhu min faḍlih(ī), wallāhu wāsi‘un ‘alīm(un).

Marry off the ˹free˺ singles among you, as well as the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَجِدُوْنَ نِكَاحًا حَتّٰى يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ ۗوَالَّذِيْنَ يَبْتَغُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ مِمَّا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ فَكَاتِبُوْهُمْ اِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيْهِمْ خَيْرًا وَّاٰتُوْهُمْ مِّنْ مَّالِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِيْٓ اٰتٰىكُمْ ۗوَلَا تُكْرِهُوْا فَتَيٰتِكُمْ عَلَى الْبِغَاۤءِ اِنْ اَرَدْنَ تَحَصُّنًا لِّتَبْتَغُوْا عَرَضَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ۗوَمَنْ يُّكْرِهْهُّنَّ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اِكْرَاهِهِنَّ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

Walyasta‘fifil-lażīna lā yajidūna nikāḥan ḥattā yugniyahumullāhu min faḍlih(ī), wal-lażīna yabtagūnal-kitāba mimmā malakat aimānukum fa kātibūhum in ‘alimtum fīhim khairaw wa ātūhum mim mālillāhil-lażī ātākum, wa lā tukrihū fatayātikum ‘alal-bigā'i in aradna taḥaṣṣunal litabtagū ‘araḍal-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wa may yukrihhunna fa innallāha mim ba‘di ikrāhihinna gafūrur raḥīm(un).

And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a deed of emancipation, make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has granted you. Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion Allah is certainly All-Forgiving ˹and˺ Most Merciful ˹to them˺.
وَلَقَدْ اَنْزَلْنَآ اِلَيْكُمْ اٰيٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنٰتٍ وَّمَثَلًا مِّنَ الَّذِيْنَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِيْنَ ࣖ

Wa laqad anzalnā ilaikum āyātim mubayyinātiw wa maṡalam minal-lażīna khalau min qablikum wa mau‘iẓatal lil-muttaqīn(a).

Indeed, We have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, and a lesson to the God-fearing.
۞ اَللّٰهُ نُوْرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ مَثَلُ نُوْرِهٖ كَمِشْكٰوةٍ فِيْهَا مِصْبَاحٌۗ اَلْمِصْبَاحُ فِيْ زُجَاجَةٍۗ اَلزُّجَاجَةُ كَاَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُّوْقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُّبٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُوْنَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَّلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۙ يَّكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيْۤءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۗ نُوْرٌ عَلٰى نُوْرٍۗ يَهْدِى اللّٰهُ لِنُوْرِهٖ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ وَيَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِۗ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ ۙ

Allāhu nūrus-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), maṡalu nūrihī kamisykātin fīhā miṣbāḥ(un), al-miṣbāḥu fī zujājah(tin), az-zujājatu ka'annahā kaukabun durriyyuy yūqadu min syajaratim mubārakatin zaitūnatil lā syarqiyyatiw wa lā garbiyyah(tin), yakādu zaituhā yuḍī'u wa lau lam tamsashu nār(un), nūrun ‘alā nūr(in), yahdillāhu linūrihī may yasyā'(u), wa yaḍribullāhul-amṡāla lin-nās(i), wallāhu bikulli syai'in ‘alīm(un).

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west, whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
فِيْ بُيُوْتٍ اَذِنَ اللّٰهُ اَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيْهَا اسْمُهٗۙ يُسَبِّحُ لَهٗ فِيْهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْاٰصَالِ ۙ

Fī buyūtin ażinallāhu an turfa‘a wa yużkara fīhasmuh(ū), yusabbiḥu lahū fīhā bil-guduwwi wal-āṣāl(i).

˹That light shines˺ through houses ˹of worship˺ which Allah has ordered to be raised, and where His Name is mentioned. He is glorified there morning and evening
رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيْهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَّلَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ وَاِقَامِ الصَّلٰوةِ وَاِيْتَاۤءِ الزَّكٰوةِ ۙيَخَافُوْنَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيْهِ الْقُلُوْبُ وَالْاَبْصَارُ ۙ

Rijālul lā tulhīhim tijāratuw wa lā bai‘un ‘an żikrillāhi wa iqāmiṣ-ṣalāti wa ītā'iz-zakāh(ti), yakhāfūna yauman tataqallabu fīhil-qulūbu wal-abṣār(u).

by men who are not distracted—either by buying or selling—from Allah’s remembrance, or performing prayer, or paying alms-tax. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will tremble,
لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ اللّٰهُ اَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَيَزِيْدَهُمْ مِّنْ فَضْلِهٖۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

Liyajziyahumullāhu aḥsana mā ‘amilū wa yazīduhum min faḍlih(ī), wallāhu yarzuqu may yasyā'u bigairi ḥisāb(in).

˹hoping˺ that Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and increase them out of His grace. And Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.
وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا اَعْمَالُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍۢ بِقِيْعَةٍ يَّحْسَبُهُ الظَّمْاٰنُ مَاۤءًۗ حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا جَاۤءَهٗ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـًٔا وَّوَجَدَ اللّٰهَ عِنْدَهٗ فَوَفّٰىهُ حِسَابَهٗ ۗ وَاللّٰهُ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۙ

Wal-lażīna kafarū a‘māluhum kasarābim biqī‘atiy yaḥsabuhuẓ-ẓam'ānu mā'ā(n), ḥattā iżā jā'ahū lam yajidhu syai'aw wa wajadallāha ‘indahū fa waffāhu ḥisābah(ū), wallāhu sarī‘ul-ḥisāb(i).

As for the disbelievers, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert, which the thirsty perceive as water, but when they approach it, they find it to be nothing. Instead, they find Allah there ˹in the Hereafter, ready˺ to settle their account. And Allah is swift in reckoning.
اَوْ كَظُلُمٰتٍ فِيْ بَحْرٍ لُّجِّيٍّ يَّغْشٰىهُ مَوْجٌ مِّنْ فَوْقِهٖ مَوْجٌ مِّنْ فَوْقِهٖ سَحَابٌۗ ظُلُمٰتٌۢ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍۗ اِذَآ اَخْرَجَ يَدَهٗ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرٰىهَاۗ وَمَنْ لَّمْ يَجْعَلِ اللّٰهُ لَهٗ نُوْرًا فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ نُّوْرٍ ࣖ

Au kaẓulumātin fī baḥril lujjiyyiy yagsyāhu maujum min fauqihī maujum min fauqihī saḥāb(un), ẓulumātum ba‘ḍuhā fauqa ba‘ḍ(in), iżā akhraja yadahū lam yakad yarāhā, wa mal lam yaj‘alillāhu lahū nūran famā lahū min nūr(in).

Or ˹their deeds are˺ like the darkness in a deep sea, covered by waves upon waves, topped by ˹dark˺ clouds. Darkness upon darkness! If one stretches out their hand, they can hardly see it. And whoever Allah does not bless with light will have no light!
اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهٗ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَالطَّيْرُ صٰۤفّٰتٍۗ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهٗ وَتَسْبِيْحَهٗۗ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُوْنَ

Alam tara annallāha yusabbiḥu lahū man fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi waṭ-ṭairu ṣāffāt(in), kullun qad ‘alima ṣalātahū wa tasbīḥah(ū), wallāhu ‘alīmum bimā yaf‘alūn(a).

Do you not see that Allah is glorified by all those in the heavens and the earth, even the birds as they soar? Each ˹instinctively˺ knows their manner of prayer and glorification. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all they do.
وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۚ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ الْمَصِيْرُ

Wa lillāhi mulkus-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wa ilallāhil-maṣīr(u).

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allah is the final return.
اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُزْجِيْ سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهٗ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهٗ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلٰلِهٖۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مِنْ جِبَالٍ فِيْهَا مِنْۢ بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيْبُ بِهٖ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَصْرِفُهٗ عَنْ مَّنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِهٖ يَذْهَبُ بِالْاَبْصَارِ ۗ

Alam tara annallāha yuzjī saḥāban ṡumma yu'allifu bainahū ṡumma yaj‘aluhū rukāman fa taral-wadqa yakhruju min khilālih(ī), wa yunazzilu minas-samā'i min jibālin fīhā mim baradin fa yuṣību bihī may yasyā'u wa yaṣrifuhū ‘am may yasyā'(u), yakādu sanā barqihī yażhabu bil-abṣār(i).

Do you not see that Allah gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth? And He sends down from the sky mountains ˹of clouds˺ loaded with hail, pouring it on whoever He wills and averting it from whoever He wills. The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away eyesight.
يُقَلِّبُ اللّٰهُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّاُولِى الْاَبْصَارِ

Yuqallibullāhul-laila wan-nahār(a), inna fī żālika la‘ibratal li'ulil-abṣār(i).

Allah alternates the day and night. Surely in this is a lesson for people of insight.
وَاللّٰهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَاۤبَّةٍ مِّنْ مَّاۤءٍۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ يَّمْشِيْ عَلٰى بَطْنِهٖۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ يَّمْشِيْ عَلٰى رِجْلَيْنِۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ يَّمْشِيْ عَلٰٓى اَرْبَعٍۗ يَخْلُقُ اللّٰهُ مَا يَشَاۤءُۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Wallāhu khalaqa kulla dābbatim mim mā'(in), fa minhum may yamsyī ‘alā baṭinih(ī), wa minhum may yamsyī ‘alā rijlain(i), wa minhum may yamsyī ‘alā arba‘(in), yakhluqullāhu mā yasyā'(u), innallāha ‘alā kulli syai'in qadīr(un).

And Allah has created from water every living creature. Some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
لَقَدْ اَنْزَلْنَآ اٰيٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنٰتٍۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَهْدِيْ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ

Laqad anzalnā āyātim mubayyināt(in), wallāhu yahdī may yasyā'u ilā ṣirāṭim mustaqīm(in).

We have indeed sent down revelations clarifying ˹the truth˺. But Allah ˹only˺ guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.
وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَبِالرَّسُوْلِ وَاَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلّٰى فَرِيْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَۗ وَمَآ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Wa yaqūlūna āmannā billāhi wa bir-rasūli wa aṭa‘nā ṡumma yatawallā farīqum minhum mim ba‘di żālik(a), wa mā ulā'ika bil-mu'minīn(a).

And the hypocrites say, “We believe in Allah and the Messenger, and we obey.” Then a group of them turns away soon after that. These are not ˹true˺ believers.
وَاِذَا دُعُوْٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ اِذَا فَرِيْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ

Wa iżā du‘ū ilallāhi wa rasūlihī liyaḥkuma bainahum iżā farīqum minhum mu‘riḍūn(a).

And as soon as they are called to Allah and His Messenger so he may judge between them, a group of them turns away.
وَاِنْ يَّكُنْ لَّهُمُ الْحَقُّ يَأْتُوْٓا اِلَيْهِ مُذْعِنِيْنَ

Wa iy yakul lahumul-ḥaqqu ya'tū ilaihi muż‘inīn(a).

But if the truth is in their favour, they come to him, fully submitting.
اَفِيْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ اَمِ ارْتَابُوْٓا اَمْ يَخَافُوْنَ اَنْ يَّحِيْفَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَسُوْلُهٗ ۗبَلْ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ࣖ

Afī qulūbihim maraḍun amirtābū am yakhāfūna ay yaḥīfallāhu ‘alaihim wa rasūluh(ū), bal ulā'ika humuẓ-ẓālimūn(a).

Is there a sickness in their hearts? Or are they in doubt? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust to them? In fact, it is they who are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.
اِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اِذَا دُعُوْٓا اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ اَنْ يَّقُوْلُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَاۗ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

Innamā kāna qaulal-mu'minīna iżā du‘ū ilallāhi wa rasūlihī liyaḥkuma bainahum ay yaqūlū sami‘nā wa aṭa‘nā, wa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).

The only response of the ˹true˺ believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger so he may judge between them, is to say, “We hear and obey.” It is they who will ˹truly˺ succeed.
وَمَنْ يُّطِعِ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ وَيَخْشَ اللّٰهَ وَيَتَّقْهِ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْفَاۤىِٕزُوْنَ

Wa may yuṭi‘illāha wa rasūlahū wa yakhsyallāha wa yattaqhi fa ulā'ika humul-fā'izūn(a).

For whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and is mindful of Him, then it is they who will ˹truly˺ triumph.
۞ وَاَقْسَمُوْا بِاللّٰهِ جَهْدَ اَيْمَانِهِمْ لَىِٕنْ اَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّۗ قُلْ لَّا تُقْسِمُوْاۚ طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوْفَةٌ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ خَبِيْرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ

Wa aqsamū billāhi jahda aimānihim la'in amartahum layakhrujunn(a), qul lā tuqsimū, ṭā‘atum ma‘rūfah(tun), innallāha khabīrum bimā ta‘malūn(a).

They swear by Allah their most solemn oaths that if you ˹O Prophet˺ were to command them, they would certainly march forth ˹in Allah’s cause˺. Say, “˹You˺ do not ˹have to˺ swear; your obedience is well known!” Surely Allah is All-Aware of what you do.”
قُلْ اَطِيْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَۚ فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَّا حُمِّلْتُمْۗ وَاِنْ تُطِيْعُوْهُ تَهْتَدُوْاۗ وَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُوْلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ

Qul aṭī‘ullāha wa aṭī‘ur-rasūl(a), fa in tawallau fa innamā ‘alaihi mā ḥummila wa ‘alaikum mā ḥummiltum, wa in tuṭī‘ūhu tahtadū, wa mā ‘alar rasūli illal-balāgul-mubīn(u).

Say, “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away, then he is only responsible for his duty and you are responsible for yours. And if you obey him, you will be ˹rightly˺ guided. The Messenger’s duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.”
وَعَدَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِى الْاَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۖ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِيْنَهُمُ الَّذِى ارْتَضٰى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ اَمْنًاۗ يَعْبُدُوْنَنِيْ لَا يُشْرِكُوْنَ بِيْ شَيْـًٔاۗ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ

Wa‘adallāhul-lażīna āmanū minkum wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti layastakhlifannahum fil-arḍi kamastakhlafal-lażīna min qablihim, wa layumakkinanna lahum dīnahumul-lażirtaḍā lahum wa layubaddilannahum mim ba‘di khaufihim amnā(n), ya‘budūnanī lā yusyrikūna bī syai'ā(n), wa man kafara ba‘da żālika fa ulā'ika humul-fāsiqūn(a).

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good that He will certainly make them successors in the land, as He did with those before them; and will surely establish for them their faith which He has chosen for them; and will indeed change their fear into security—˹provided that˺ they worship Me, associating nothing with Me. But whoever disbelieves after this ˹promise˺, it is they who will be the rebellious.
وَاَقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَطِيْعُوا الرَّسُوْلَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ

Wa aqīmuṣ-ṣalāta wa ātuz-zakāta wa aṭī‘ur-rasūla la‘allakum turḥamūn(a).

Moreover, establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and obey the Messenger, so you may be shown mercy.
لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مُعْجِزِيْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِۚ وَمَأْوٰىهُمُ النَّارُۗ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيْرُ ࣖ

Lā taḥsabannal-lażīna kafarū mu‘jizīna fil-arḍ(i), wa ma'wāhumun-nār(u), wa labi'sal-maṣīr(u).

Do not think ˹O Prophet˺ that the disbelievers can escape in the land. The Fire will be their home. Indeed, what an evil destination!
يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِيَسْتَأْذِنْكُمُ الَّذِيْنَ مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ وَالَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنْكُمْ ثَلٰثَ مَرّٰتٍۗ مِنْ قَبْلِ صَلٰوةِ الْفَجْرِ وَحِيْنَ تَضَعُوْنَ ثِيَابَكُمْ مِّنَ الظَّهِيْرَةِ وَمِنْۢ بَعْدِ صَلٰوةِ الْعِشَاۤءِۗ ثَلٰثُ عَوْرٰتٍ لَّكُمْۗ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌۢ بَعْدَهُنَّۗ طَوَّافُوْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍۗ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِۗ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ

Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū liyasta'żinkumul-lażīna malakat aimānukum wal-lażīna lam yablugul-ḥuluma minkum ṡalāṡa marrāt(in), min qabli ṣalātil-fajri wa ḥīna taḍa‘ūna ṡiyābakum minaẓ-ẓahīrati wa mim ba‘di ṣalātil-‘isyā'(i), ṡalāṡu ‘aurātil lakum, laisa ‘alaikum wa lā ‘alaihim junāḥum ba‘dahunn(a), ṭawwāfūna ‘alaikum ba‘ḍukum ‘alā ba‘ḍ(in), każālika yubayyinullāhu lakumul-āyāt(i), wallāhu ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

O believers! Let those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession and those of you who are still under age ask for your permission ˹to come in˺ at three times: before dawn prayer, when you take off your ˹outer˺ clothes at noon, and after the late evening prayer. ˹These are˺ three times of privacy for you. Other than these times, there is no blame on you or them to move freely, attending to one another. This is how Allah makes the revelations clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَاِذَا بَلَغَ الْاَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ الْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوْا كَمَا اسْتَأْذَنَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۗ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖۗ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ

Wa iżā balagal-aṭfālu minkumul-ḥuluma falyasta'żinū kamasta'żanal-lażīna min qablihim, każālika yubayyinullāhu lakum āyātih(ī),wallāhu ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

And when your children reach the age of puberty, let them seek permission ˹to come in˺, as their seniors do. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاۤءِ الّٰتِيْ لَا يَرْجُوْنَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ يَّضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجٰتٍۢ بِزِيْنَةٍۗ وَاَنْ يَّسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُنَّۗ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ

Wal-qawā‘idu minan-nisā'il-lātī lā yarjūna nikāḥan fa laisa ‘alaihinna junāḥun ay yaḍa‘na ṡiyābahunna gaira mutabarrijātim bizīnah(tin), wa ay yasta‘fifna khairul lahunn(a), wallāhu samī‘un ‘alīm(un).

As for elderly women past the age of marriage, there is no blame on them if they take off their ˹outer˺ garments, without revealing their adornments. But it is better for them if they avoid this ˹altogether˺. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
لَيْسَ عَلَى الْاَعْمٰى حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلَى الْاَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلَى الْمَرِيْضِ حَرَجٌ وَّلَا عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَنْ تَأْكُلُوْا مِنْۢ بُيُوْتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اٰبَاۤىِٕكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اِخْوَانِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَخَوٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَعْمَامِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ عَمّٰتِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ اَخْوَالِكُمْ اَوْ بُيُوْتِ خٰلٰتِكُمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُمْ مَّفَاتِحَهٗٓ اَوْ صَدِيْقِكُمْۗ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَأْكُلُوْا جَمِيْعًا اَوْ اَشْتَاتًاۗ فَاِذَا دَخَلْتُمْ بُيُوْتًا فَسَلِّمُوْا عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُبٰرَكَةً طَيِّبَةً ۗ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ࣖ

Laisa ‘alal-a‘mā ḥarajuw wa lā ‘alal-a‘raji ḥarajuw wa lā ‘alal-marīḍi ḥarajuw wa lā ‘alā anfusikum an ta'kulū mim buyūtikum au buyūti ābā'ikum au buyūti ummahātikum au buyūti ikhwānikum au buyūti akhawātikum au buyūti a‘māmikum au buyūti ‘ammātikum au buyūti akhwālikum au buyūti khālātikum au mā malaktum mafātiḥahū au ṣadīqikum, laisa ‘alaikum junāḥun an ta'kulū jamī‘an au asytātā(n), fa iżā dakhaltum buyūtan fa sallimū ‘alā anfusikum taḥiyyatam min ‘indillāhi mubārakatan ṭayyibah(tan), każālika yubayyinullāhu lakumul-āyāti la‘allakum ta‘qilūn(a).

There is no restriction on the blind, or the disabled, or the sick. Nor on yourselves if you eat from your homes, or the homes of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your paternal uncles, or your paternal aunts, or your maternal uncles, or your maternal aunts, or from the homes in your trust, or ˹the homes of˺ your friends. There is no blame on you eating together or separately. However, when you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting ˹of peace˺ from Allah, blessed and good. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand.
اِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَاِذَا كَانُوْا مَعَهٗ عَلٰٓى اَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَّمْ يَذْهَبُوْا حَتّٰى يَسْتَأْذِنُوْهُۗ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَسْتَأْذِنُوْنَكَ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖۚ فَاِذَا اسْتَأْذَنُوْكَ لِبَعْضِ شَأْنِهِمْ فَأْذَنْ لِّمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ اللّٰهَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

Innamal-mu'minūnal-lażīna āmanū billāhi wa rasūlihī wa iżā kānū ma‘ahū ‘alā amrin jāmi‘il lam yażhabū ḥattā yasta'żinūh(u), innal-lażīna yasta'żinūnaka ulā'ikal-lażīna yu'minūna billāhi wa rasūlih(ī), fa iżasta'żanūka liba‘ḍi sya'nihim fa'żal liman syi'ta minhum wastagfir lahumullāh(a), innallāha gafūrur raḥīm(un).

The ˹true˺ believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, and when they are with him on a public matter, they do not leave without his permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission ˹O Prophet˺ are the ones who ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for a private matter, grant permission to whoever you wish and ask Allah’s forgiveness for them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
لَا تَجْعَلُوْا دُعَاۤءَ الرَّسُوْلِ بَيْنَكُمْ كَدُعَاۤءِ بَعْضِكُمْ بَعْضًاۗ قَدْ يَعْلَمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ يَتَسَلَّلُوْنَ مِنْكُمْ لِوَاذًاۚ فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِيْنَ يُخَالِفُوْنَ عَنْ اَمْرِهٖٓ اَنْ تُصِيْبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ اَوْ يُصِيْبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ

Lā taj‘alū du‘ā'ar-rasūli bainakum kadu‘ā'i ba‘ḍikum ba‘ḍā(n), qad ya'lamullāhul-lażīna yatasallalūna minkum liwāżā(n), falyaḥżaril-lażīna yukhālifūna ‘an amrihī an tuṣībahum fitnatun au yuṣībahum ‘ażābun alīm(un).

Do not treat the Messenger’s summons to you ˹as lightly˺ as your summons to one another. Allah certainly knows those of you who slip away, hiding behind others. So let those who disobey his orders beware, for an affliction may befall them, or a painful torment may overtake them.
اَلَآ اِنَّ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ قَدْ يَعْلَمُ مَآ اَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِۗ وَيَوْمَ يُرْجَعُوْنَ اِلَيْهِ فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوْاۗ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ ࣖ

Alā inna lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), qad ya‘lamu mā antum ‘alaih(i), wa yauma yurja‘ūna ilaihi fa yunabbi'uhum bimā ‘amilū, wallāhu bikulli syai'in ‘alīm(un).

Surely to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. He knows well what you stand for. And ˹on˺ the Day all will be returned to Him, He will inform them of what they did. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

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