Word Analysis — The Light 24:60
an-Nur · Verse 60 of 64
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
No blame will be attached to elderly women who are not hoping for sex, if they take off their outer garments without flaunting their charms, but it is preferable for them not to do this: God is all hearing, all seeing
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And postmenopausal |
وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ
(wal-qawāʿidu)
|
ق ع د |
Noun
Noun
|
| among |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the women |
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
(l-nisāi)
|
ن س و |
Noun
Noun
|
| who |
ٱلَّٰتِى
(allātī)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| (do) not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| have desire |
يَرْجُونَ
(yarjūna)
|
ر ج و |
Verb
V
|
| (for) marriage |
نِكَاحًا
(nikāḥan)
|
ن ك ح |
Noun
Noun
|
| then not is |
فَلَيْسَ
(falaysa)
|
ل ي س |
Verb
V
|
| on them |
عَلَيْهِنَّ
(ʿalayhinna)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| any blame |
جُنَاحٌ
(junāḥun)
|
ج ن ح |
Noun
Noun
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they put aside |
يَضَعْنَ
(yaḍaʿna)
|
و ض ع |
Verb
V
|
| their (outer) garments |
ثِيَابَهُنَّ
(thiyābahunna)
|
ث و ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| not |
غَيْرَ
(ghayra)
|
غ ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| displaying |
مُتَبَرِّجَٰتٍۭ
(mutabarrijātin)
|
ب ر ج |
Noun
Noun
|
| their adornment |
بِزِينَةٍ
(bizīnatin)
|
ز ي ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| And that |
وَأَن
(wa-an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they modestly refrain |
يَسْتَعْفِفْنَ
(yastaʿfif'na)
|
ع ف ف |
Verb
V
|
| (is) better |
خَيْرٌ
(khayrun)
|
خ ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| for them |
لَّهُنَّ
(lahunna)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| And Allah |
وَٱللَّهُ
(wal-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) All-Hearer |
سَمِيعٌ
(samīʿun)
|
س م ع |
Noun
Noun
|
| All-Knower |
عَلِيمٌ
(ʿalīmun)
|
ع ل م |
Noun
Noun
|