Surah An-Nisa, ayah 16
وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَـٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا
And the two who commit it [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] among you - punish [i.e., dishonor] them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allāh is ever Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
An-Nisa · 4:16
Word by word
- وَٱلَّذَانِwa-alladhāniAnd the two who
- يَأْتِيَـٰنِهَاyatiyānihācommit it
- مِنكُمْminkumamong you
- فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا ۖfaādhūhumāthen punish both of them
- فَإِنfa-inBut if
- تَابَاtābāthey repent
- وَأَصْلَحَاwa-aṣlaḥāand correct themselves
- فَأَعْرِضُوا۟fa-aʿriḍūthen turn away
- عَنْهُمَآ ۗʿanhumāfrom both of them
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- كَانَkānais
- تَوَّابًۭاtawwābanOft-Forgiving
- رَّحِيمًاraḥīmanMost-Merciful
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