The Light · Madani · 64 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سُورَةٌ A Surah أَنزَلْنَـٰهَا We (have) sent it down وَفَرَضْنَـٰهَا and We (have) made it obligatory وَأَنزَلْنَا and We (have) revealed فِيهَآ therein ءَايَـٰتٍۭ Verses بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear لَّعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَذَكَّرُونَ take heed ١
[This is] a sūrah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember.
— Come To Light
ٱلزَّانِيَةُ The fornicatress وَٱلزَّانِى and the fornicator فَٱجْلِدُوا۟ [then] flog كُلَّ each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of them مِا۟ئَةَ (with) hundred جَلْدَةٍۢ ۖ lash(es) وَلَا And (let) not تَأْخُذْكُم withhold you بِهِمَا pity for them رَأْفَةٌۭ pity for them فِى concerning دِينِ (the) religion of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) religion of Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you تُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ the Last وَلْيَشْهَدْ And let witness عَذَابَهُمَا their punishment طَآئِفَةٌۭ a group مِّنَ of ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٢
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 [i.e., law] of Allāh, if you should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And let a group of the believers witness their punishment.
— Come To Light
ٱلزَّانِى The fornicator لَا (will) not يَنكِحُ marry إِلَّا except زَانِيَةً a fornicatress أَوْ or مُشْرِكَةًۭ a polytheist woman وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ and the fornicatress لَا (will) not يَنكِحُهَآ marry her إِلَّا except زَانٍ a fornicator أَوْ or مُشْرِكٌۭ ۚ a polytheist man وَحُرِّمَ And is forbidden ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى to ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers ٣
The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that [i.e., marriage to such persons] has been made unlawful to the believers.
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the chaste women ثُمَّ then لَمْ not يَأْتُوا۟ they bring بِأَرْبَعَةِ four شُهَدَآءَ witnesses فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ then flog them ثَمَـٰنِينَ (with) eighty جَلْدَةًۭ lashe(s) وَلَا and (do) not تَقْبَلُوا۟ accept لَهُمْ their شَهَـٰدَةً testimony أَبَدًۭا ۚ ever وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ they ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ (are) the defiantly disobedient ٤
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,
— Come To Light
إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who تَابُوا۟ repent مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ that وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ and reform فَإِنَّ Then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٥
Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَرْمُونَ accuse أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ their spouses وَلَمْ and not يَكُن have لَّهُمْ for them شُهَدَآءُ witnesses إِلَّآ except أَنفُسُهُمْ themselves فَشَهَـٰدَةُ then (the) testimony أَحَدِهِمْ (of) one of them أَرْبَعُ (is) four شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ ۙ by Allah إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٦
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 Allāh that indeed, he is of the truthful.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْخَـٰمِسَةُ And the fifth أَنَّ that لَعْنَتَ (the) curse of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) curse of Allah عَلَيْهِ (be) upon him إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٧
And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allāh be upon him if he should be of the liars.
— Come To Light
وَيَدْرَؤُا۟ But it would prevent عَنْهَا from her ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment أَن that تَشْهَدَ she bears witness أَرْبَعَ four شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭ testimonies بِٱللَّهِ ۙ by Allah إِنَّهُۥ that he لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ the liars ٨
But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the liars.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْخَـٰمِسَةَ And the fifth أَنَّ that غَضَبَ the wrath of Allah ٱللَّهِ the wrath of Allah عَلَيْهَآ (be) upon her إِن if كَانَ he is مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٩
And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allāh be upon her if he was of the truthful.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for) the Grace of Allah ٱللَّهِ (for) the Grace of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy وَأَنَّ and that ٱللَّهَ Allah تَوَّابٌ (is) Oft-Returning (to Mercy) حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ١٠
And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Wise.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who جَآءُو brought بِٱلْإِفْكِ the lie عُصْبَةٌۭ (are) a group مِّنكُمْ ۚ among you لَا (Do) not تَحْسَبُوهُ think it شَرًّۭا bad لَّكُم ۖ for you بَلْ nay هُوَ it خَيْرٌۭ (is) good لَّكُمْ ۚ for you لِكُلِّ For every ٱمْرِئٍۢ person مِّنْهُم among them مَّا (is) what ٱكْتَسَبَ he earned مِنَ of ٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ the sin وَٱلَّذِى and the one who تَوَلَّىٰ took upon himself a greater share of it كِبْرَهُۥ took upon himself a greater share of it مِنْهُمْ among them لَهُۥ for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ١١
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 [i.e., Hellfire].
— Come To Light
لَّوْلَآ Why not إِذْ when سَمِعْتُمُوهُ you heard it ظَنَّ think ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ the believing men وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ and the believing women بِأَنفُسِهِمْ good of themselves خَيْرًۭا good of themselves وَقَالُوا۟ and say هَـٰذَآ This إِفْكٌۭ (is) a lie مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٢
Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of themselves [i.e., one another] and say, "This is an obvious falsehood"?
— Come To Light
لَّوْلَا Why (did) not جَآءُو they bring عَلَيْهِ for it بِأَرْبَعَةِ four شُهَدَآءَ ۚ witnesses فَإِذْ Then when لَمْ not يَأْتُوا۟ they brought بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ the witnesses فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those عِندَ near Allah ٱللَّهِ near Allah هُمُ they ٱلْكَـٰذِبُونَ (are) the liars ١٣
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 Allāh, who are the liars.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and the Hereafter لَمَسَّكُمْ surely would have touched you فِى in مَآ what أَفَضْتُمْ you had rushed glibly فِيهِ concerning it عَذَابٌ a punishment عَظِيمٌ great ١٤
And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh 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
— Come To Light
إِذْ When تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ you received it بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ with your tongues وَتَقُولُونَ and you said بِأَفْوَاهِكُم with your mouths مَّا what لَيْسَ not لَكُم for you بِهِۦ of it عِلْمٌۭ any knowledge وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ and you thought it هَيِّنًۭا (was) insignificant وَهُوَ while it عِندَ (was) near Allah ٱللَّهِ (was) near Allah عَظِيمٌۭ great ١٥
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 Allāh, tremendous.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَآ And why not إِذْ when سَمِعْتُمُوهُ you heard it قُلْتُم you said مَّا Not يَكُونُ it is لَنَآ for us أَن that نَّتَكَلَّمَ we speak بِهَـٰذَا of this سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You هَـٰذَا This بُهْتَـٰنٌ (is) a slander عَظِيمٌۭ great ١٦
And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allāh]; this is a great slander"?
— Come To Light
يَعِظُكُمُ Allah warns you ٱللَّهُ Allah warns you أَن that تَعُودُوا۟ you return لِمِثْلِهِۦٓ (to the) like of it أَبَدًا ever إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٧
Allāh warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers.
— Come To Light
وَيُبَيِّنُ And Allah makes clear ٱللَّهُ And Allah makes clear لَكُمُ to you ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ ۚ the Verses وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ١٨
And Allāh makes clear to you the verses [i.e., His rulings], and Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُحِبُّونَ like أَن that تَشِيعَ (should) spread ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةُ the immorality فِى among ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لَهُمْ for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا the world وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ and the Hereafter وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ while you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ١٩
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 Allāh knows and you do not know.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (for the) Grace of Allah ٱللَّهِ (for the) Grace of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy وَأَنَّ And that ٱللَّهَ Allah رَءُوفٌۭ (is) Full of Kindness رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٠
And if it had not been for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy... and because Allāh is Kind and Merciful.
— Come To Light
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