Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 52
لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ ٱلنِّسَآءُ مِنۢ بَعْدُ وَلَآ أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَٰجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رَّقِيبًا
Not lawful to you, [O Muḥammad], are [any additional] women after [this], nor [is it] for you to exchange them for [other] wives, even if their beauty were to please you, except what your right hand possesses. And ever is Allāh, over all things, an Observer.
Al-Ahzab · 33:52
Word by word
- لَّاlā(It is) not
- يَحِلُّyaḥillulawful
- لَكَlakafor you
- ٱلنِّسَآءُl-nisāu(to marry) women
- مِنۢminafter (this)
- بَعْدُbaʿduafter (this)
- وَلَآwalāand not
- أَنanto
- تَبَدَّلَtabaddalaexchange
- بِهِنَّbihinnathem
- مِنْminfor
- أَزْوَٰجٍۢazwājin(other) wives
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- أَعْجَبَكَaʿjabakapleases you
- حُسْنُهُنَّḥus'nuhunnatheir beauty
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مَاmāwhom
- مَلَكَتْmalakatyou rightfully possess
- يَمِينُكَ ۗyamīnukayou rightfully possess
- وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- كُلِّkulliall
- شَىْءٍۢshayinthings
- رَّقِيبًۭاraqībanan Observer
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