Surah An-Nisa, ayah 34
ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ ۚ فَٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ قَـٰنِتَـٰتٌ حَـٰفِظَـٰتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱلَّـٰتِى تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allāh has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allāh would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly]. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted and Grand.
Word by word
- ٱلرِّجَالُal-rijālu[The] men
- قَوَّٰمُونَqawwāmūna(are) protectors
- عَلَىʿalāof
- ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
- بِمَاbimābecause
- فَضَّلَfaḍḍala(has) bestowed
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بَعْضَهُمْbaʿḍahumsome of them
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinothers
- وَبِمَآwabimāand because
- أَنفَقُوا۟anfaqūthey spend
- مِنْminfrom
- أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ ۚamwālihimtheir wealth
- فَٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُfal-ṣāliḥātuSo the righteous women
- قَـٰنِتَـٰتٌqānitātun(are) obedient
- حَـٰفِظَـٰتٌۭḥāfiẓātunguarding
- لِّلْغَيْبِlil'ghaybiin the unseen
- بِمَاbimāthat which
- حَفِظَḥafiẓa(orders) them to guard
- ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahu(by) Allah
- وَٱلَّـٰتِىwa-allātīAnd those (from) whom
- تَخَافُونَtakhāfūnayou fear
- نُشُوزَهُنَّnushūzahunnatheir ill-conduct
- فَعِظُوهُنَّfaʿiẓūhunnathen advise them
- وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّwa-uh'jurūhunnaand forsake them
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْمَضَاجِعِl-maḍājiʿithe bed
- وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖwa-iḍ'ribūhunnaand [finally] strike them
- فَإِنْfa-inThen if
- أَطَعْنَكُمْaṭaʿnakumthey obey you
- فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
- تَبْغُوا۟tabghūseek
- عَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaagainst them
- سَبِيلًا ۗsabīlana way
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- كَانَkānais
- عَلِيًّۭاʿaliyyanMost High
- كَبِيرًۭاkabīranMost Great
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