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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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