Quran 24:26 — An-Noor, verse 26
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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.
الْخَبِيثَاتُ لِلْخَبِيثِينَ وَالْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَاتِ ۖ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ مُبَرَّءُونَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ ۖ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ 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
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Corrupt women for corrupt men, and corrupt men for corrupt women; good women for good men, and good men for good women -- these are declared quit of what they say; theirs shall be forgiveness and generous provision.
- Muhammad Asad
- [In the nature of things,] corrupt women are for corrupt men, and corrupt men, for corrupt women - just as good women are for good men, and good men, for good women. [Since God is aware that] these are innocent of all that evil tongues may impute to them, forgiveness of sins shall be theirs, and a most excellent sustenance!
- Sahih International
- 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.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱلْخَبِيثَـٰتُal-khabīthātu | Evil women | خبث |
| 2 | لِلْخَبِيثِينَlil'khabīthīna | (are) for evil men | خبث |
| 3 | وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَwal-khabīthūna | and evil men | خبث |
| 4 | لِلْخَبِيثَـٰتِ ۖlil'khabīthāti | (are) for evil women | خبث |
| 5 | وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُwal-ṭayibātu | And good women | طيب |
| 6 | لِلطَّيِّبِينَlilṭṭayyibīna | (are) for good men | طيب |
| 7 | وَٱلطَّيِّبُونَwal-ṭayibūna | and good men | طيب |
| 8 | لِلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ ۚlilṭṭayyibāti | (are) for good women | طيب |
| 9 | أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāika | Those | — |
| 10 | مُبَرَّءُونَmubarraūna | (are) innocent | برأ |
| 11 | مِمَّاmimmā | of what | — |
| 12 | يَقُولُونَ ۖyaqūlūna | they say | قول |
| 13 | لَهُمlahum | For them | — |
| 14 | مَّغْفِرَةٌۭmaghfiratun | (is) forgiveness | غفر |
| 15 | وَرِزْقٌۭwariz'qun | and a provision | رزق |
| 16 | كَرِيمٌۭkarīmun | noble | كرم |