← Surah 4

4:15

وَٱلَّـٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا

Word by word

وَٱلَّٰتِى
And those who
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ٱلَّٰتِىNoun — relative، fem. plur.
يَأْتِينَ
commit
Verb
Root: أتي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَأْتِيVerb — imperfect، 3rd fem. plur.
نَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ
[the] immorality
Noun
Root: فحش
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
فَٰحِشَةَNoun — feminine، accusative
مِن
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
نِّسَآئِكُمْ
your women
Noun
Root: نسو
Grammar (i'rab)
نِّسَآئِNoun — fem. plur.، genitive
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟
then call to witness
Verb
Root: شهد
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — supplemental، prefix
ٱسْتَشْهِدُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عَلَيْهِنَّ
against them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِنَّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
أَرْبَعَةً
four
Noun
Root: ربع
Grammar (i'rab)
أَرْبَعَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative
مِّنكُمْ
among you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنPreposition — preposition
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
فَإِن
And if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
إِنPreposition — conditional
شَهِدُوا۟
they testify
Verb
Root: شهد
Grammar (i'rab)
شَهِدُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ
then confine them
Verb
Root: مسك
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — result، prefix
أَمْسِكُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
هُنَّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْبُيُوتِ
their houses
Noun
Root: بيت
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
بُيُوتِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
حَتَّىٰ
until
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
حَتَّىٰPreposition — preposition
يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ
comes to them
Verb
Root: وفي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَتَوَفَّىٰVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
هُنَّNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
ٱلْمَوْتُ
[the] death
Noun
Root: موت
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مَوْتُNoun — masculine، nominative
أَوْ
or
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَوْPreposition — conjunction
يَجْعَلَ
makes
Verb
Root: جعل
Grammar (i'rab)
يَجْعَلَVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
لَهُنَّ
for them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُنَّNoun — pronoun، 3rd fem. plur.
سَبِيلًا
a way
Noun
Root: سبل
Grammar (i'rab)
سَبِيلًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If any of your women commit a lewd act, call four witnesses from among you, then, if they testify to their guilt, keep the women at home until death comes to them or until God shows them another way.

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

As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allah appoint for them a way (through new legislation).

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Those who commit immorality [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify, confine them [i.e., the guilty women] to houses until death takes them or Allāh ordains for them [another] way.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Kadınlarınızdan zina edenlere, bunu isbat edecek aranızdan dört şahid getirin, şehadet ederlerse, ölünceye veya Allah onlara bir yol açana kadar evlerde tutun.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Kadınlarınızdan zina edenlere karşı, içinizden dört şahit getirin. Eğer onlar, şahitlik yaparlarsa, bu kadınları, ölüm alıp götürünceye kadar veya Allah onlara bir çıkış yolu açıncaya kadar evlerde hapsedin.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Kadınlarınızdan çirkinlik (fuhuş) yapanlara karşı aranızdan dört şahit getirin!Şahitlik ederlerse, o (kadı)nları ölüm alıp götürünceye veya Allah onlar için bir yol açıncaya kadar evlerde hapsedin!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

واللاتي يزنين من نسائكم، فاستشهدوا -أيها الولاة والقضاة- عليهن أربعة رجال عدول من المسلمين، فإن شهدوا عليهن بذلك فاحبسوهن في البيوت حتى تنتهي حياتهن بالموت، أو يجعل الله لهن طريقًا للخلاص من ذلك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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