Women — Verse 16
4:16 · an-Nisa`
Women 4:16
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَٱلَّذَانِ
wa-alladhāni
|
And the two who | Noun |
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يَأْتِيَٰنِهَا
yatiyānihā
|
commit it | V |
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مِنكُمْ
minkum
|
among you | Prep |
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فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا
faādhūhumā
|
then punish both of them | V |
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فَإِن
fa-in
|
But if | Prep |
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تَابَا
tābā
|
they repent | V |
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وَأَصْلَحَا
wa-aṣlaḥā
|
and correct themselves | V |
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فَأَعْرِضُوا۟
fa-aʿriḍū
|
then turn away | V |
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عَنْهُمَآ
ʿanhumā
|
from both of them | Prep |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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كَانَ
kāna
|
is | V |
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تَوَّابًا
tawwāban
|
Oft-Forgiving | Noun |
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رَّحِيمًا
raḥīman
|
Most-Merciful | Noun |
If two men commit a lewd act, punish them both; if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone- God is always ready to accept repentance, He is full of mercy
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَٱلَّذَانِ یَأۡتِیَـٰنِهَا مِنكُمۡ فَءَاذُوهُمَاۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصۡلَحَا فَأَعۡرِضُوا۟ عَنۡهُمَاۤۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابࣰا رَّحِیمًا ١٦
wa-alladhāni yatiyānihā minkum faādhūhumā fa-in tābā wa-aṣlaḥā fa-aʿriḍū ʿanhumā inna l-laha kāna tawwāban raḥīma