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وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا

Word by word

وَلَا

And (do) not

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

لَاPreposition — prohibition

تَقْرَبُوا۟

go near

Verb

Root: قرب

Grammar (i'rab)

تَقْرَبُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.

وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ

adultery

Noun

Root: زني

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix

زِّنَىٰٓNoun — verbal noun، masculine، accusative

إِنَّهُۥ

Indeed, it

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

إِنَّPreposition — accusative

هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.

كَانَ

Verb

Root: كون

Grammar (i'rab)

كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.

فَٰحِشَةً

an immorality

Noun

Root: فحش

Grammar (i'rab)

فَٰحِشَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative

وَسَآءَ

and (an) evil

Verb

Root: سوأ

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

سَآءَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.

سَبِيلًا

way

Noun

Root: سبل

Grammar (i'rab)

سَبِيلًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

And do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage, and an evil path.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And come not near unto adultery. Lo! it is an abomination and an evil way.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Sakın zinaya yaklaşmayın; doğrusu bu çirkindir, kötü bir yoldur.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Zinaya da yaklaşmayın, çünkü o pek çirkindir ve kötü bir yoldur.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Zinaya yaklaşmayın! Şüphesiz ki o bir çirkinliktir; kötü bir yoldur.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

ولا تقربوا الزنى ودواعيه؛ كي لا تقعوا فيه، إنه كان فعلا بالغ القبح، وبئس الطريق طريقه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution