← Surah 4

4:21

وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا

Word by word

وَكَيْفَ
And how
Noun
Root: كيف
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
كَيْفَNoun — interrogative
تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ
could you take it
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
تَأْخُذُVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
وَقَدْ
when surely
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
أَفْضَىٰ
has gone
Verb
Root: فضو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَفْضَىٰVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
بَعْضُكُمْ
one of you
Noun
Root: بعض
Grammar (i'rab)
بَعْضُNoun — masculine، nominative
كُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
إِلَىٰ
to
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَىٰPreposition — preposition
بَعْضٍ
another
Noun
Root: بعض
Grammar (i'rab)
بَعْضٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
وَأَخَذْنَ
and they have taken
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
أَخَذْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. plur.
نَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. plur.
مِنكُم
from you
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
كُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
مِّيثَٰقًا
covenant
Noun
Root: وثق
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّيثَٰقًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
غَلِيظًا
strong
Noun
Root: غلظ
Grammar (i'rab)
غَلِيظًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative، adjective

Translation

EN

And how could ye take it when ye have gone in unto each other, and they have Taken from you a solemn covenant?

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

How could you take it when this is unjust and a blatant sin? How could you take it when you have lain with each other and they have taken a solemn pledge from you?

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

How can ye take it (back) after one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have taken a strong pledge from you?

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Nasıl alırsınız ki siz birbirinize katılmıştınız ve onlar sizden sağlam teminat almışlardı.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Birbirinizle kaynaşıp başbaşa kalmışken ve onlar sizden kuvvetli bir teminat almışken verdiğinizi nasıl geri alabilirsiniz?

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Daha önce birbirinizle içli dışlı olduğunuz ve (kendilerini koruyacağınıza dair nikâhta) sizden sağlam bir söz almış oldukları hâlde onu (verdiğiniz mehri) nasıl geri alırsınız ki!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وكيف يحلُّ لكم أن تأخذوا ما أعطيتموهن من مهر، وقد استمتع كل منكما بالآخر بالجماع، وأخَذْنَ منكم ميثاقًا غليظًا من إمساكهن بمعروف أو تسريحهن بإحسان؟

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution