Surah Al-Ahzab (الأحزاب) • The Combined Forces

Quran 33:32

33:32

يَـٰنِسَآءَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَدٍ مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ إِنِ ٱتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ ٱلَّذِى فِى قَلْبِهِۦ مَرَضٌ وَقُلْنَ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا

yānisāa l-nabiyi lastunna ka-aḥadin mina l-nisāi ini ittaqaytunna falā takhḍaʿna bil-qawli fayaṭmaʿa alladhī fī qalbihi maraḍun waqul'na qawlan maʿrūfan

O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allāh, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.

— Saheeh International

Wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other woman. If you are truly mindful of God, do not speak too softly in case the sick at heart should lust after you, but speak in an appropriate manner;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allâh), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.

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

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يَـٰنِسَآءَyānisāaO wives
ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyi(of) the Prophet
لَسْتُنَّlastunnaYou are not
كَأَحَدٍۢka-aḥadinlike anyone
مِّنَminaamong
ٱلنِّسَآءِۚl-nisāithe women
إِنِiniIf
ٱتَّقَيْتُنَّittaqaytunnayou fear (Allah)
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَخْضَعْنَtakhḍaʿnabe soft
بِٱلْقَوْلِbil-qawliin speech
فَيَطْمَعَfayaṭmaʿalest should be moved with desire
ٱلَّذِىalladhīhe who
فِىfīin
قَلْبِهِۦqalbihihis heart
مَرَضٌۭmaraḍun(is) a disease
وَقُلْنَwaqul'nabut say
قَوْلًۭاqawlana word
مَّعْرُوفًۭاmaʿrūfanappropriate