Surah An-Nur (النور) • The Light

Quran 24:26

24:26

ٱلْخَبِيثَـٰتُ لِلْخَبِيثِينَ وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَـٰتِ ۖ وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ وَٱلطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّءُونَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ ۖ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

al-khabīthātu lil'khabīthīna wal-khabīthūna lil'khabīthāti wal-ṭayibātu lilṭṭayyibīna wal-ṭayibūna lilṭṭayyibāti ulāika mubarraūna mimmā yaqūlūna lahum maghfiratun wariz'qun karīmun

Evil words are for evil men, and evil men are [subjected] to evil words. And good words are for good men, and good men are [an object] of good words. Those [good people] are declared innocent of what they [i.e., slanderers] say. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.

— Saheeh International

Corrupt women are for corrupt men, and corrupt men are for corrupt women; good women are for good men and good men are for good women. The good are innocent of what has been said against them; they will have forgiveness and a generous provision.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for bad statements (or bad men for bad women). Good statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women): such (good people) are innocent of (every) bad statement which they say; for them is Forgiveness, and Rizqun Karîm (generous provision i.e. Paradise).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

ٱلْخَبِيثَـٰتُal-khabīthātuEvil women
لِلْخَبِيثِينَlil'khabīthīna(are) for evil men
وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَwal-khabīthūnaand evil men
لِلْخَبِيثَـٰتِۖlil'khabīthāti(are) for evil women
وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُwal-ṭayibātuAnd good women
لِلطَّيِّبِينَlilṭṭayyibīna(are) for good men
وَٱلطَّيِّبُونَwal-ṭayibūnaand good men
لِلطَّيِّبَـٰتِۚlilṭṭayyibāti(are) for good women
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
مُبَرَّءُونَmubarraūna(are) innocent
مِمَّاmimmāof what
يَقُولُونَۖyaqūlūnathey say
لَهُمlahumFor them
مَّغْفِرَةٌۭmaghfiratun(is) forgiveness
وَرِزْقٌۭwariz'qunand a provision
كَرِيمٌۭkarīmunnoble