Surah An-Nur, ayah 60
وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّـٰتِى لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجَـٰتٍۭ بِزِينَةٍ ۖ وَأَن يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُنَّ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
An-Nur · 24:60
Word by word
- وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُwal-qawāʿiduAnd postmenopausal
- مِنَminaamong
- ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
- ٱلَّـٰتِىallātīwho
- لَاlā(do) not
- يَرْجُونَyarjūnahave desire
- نِكَاحًۭاnikāḥan(for) marriage
- فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not is
- عَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaon them
- جُنَاحٌjunāḥunany blame
- أَنanthat
- يَضَعْنَyaḍaʿnathey put aside
- ثِيَابَهُنَّthiyābahunnatheir (outer) garments
- غَيْرَghayranot
- مُتَبَرِّجَـٰتٍۭmutabarrijātindisplaying
- بِزِينَةٍۢ ۖbizīnatintheir adornment
- وَأَنwa-anAnd that
- يَسْتَعْفِفْنَyastaʿfif'nathey modestly refrain
- خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
- لَّهُنَّ ۗlahunnafor them
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearer
- عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knower
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