Quran 17:32 — Al-Israa, verse 32
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage, and an evil path.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَىٰ ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا
walā taqrabū l-zinā innahu kāna fāḥishatan wasāa sabīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And approach not fornication; surely it is an indecency, and evil as a way.
- Muhammad Asad
- And do not commit adultery -for, behold, it is an abomination and an evil way.
- Sahih International
- And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَقْرَبُوا۟taqrabū | go near | قرب |
| 3 | ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖl-zinā | adultery | زني |
| 4 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, it | — |
| 5 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 6 | فَـٰحِشَةًۭfāḥishatan | an immorality | فحش |
| 7 | وَسَآءَwasāa | and (an) evil | سوأ |
| 8 | سَبِيلًۭاsabīlan | way | سبل |