Quran 24:8 — An-Noor, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
punishment shall be averted from his wife if she in turn four times calls God to witness that her husband is lying
وَيَدْرَأُ عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
wayadra-u ʿanhā l-ʿadhāba an tashhada arbaʿa shahādātin bil-lahi innahu lamina l-kādhibīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It shall avert from her the chastisement if she testify by God four times that he is of the liars,
- Muhammad Asad
- But [as for the wife, all] chastisement shall be averted from her by her calling God four times to witness that he is indeed telling a lie,
- Sahih International
- But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allāh that indeed, he is of the liars.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَدْرَؤُا۟wayadra-u | But it would prevent | درأ |
| 2 | عَنْهَاʿanhā | from her | — |
| 3 | ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhāba | the punishment | عذب |
| 4 | أَنan | that | — |
| 5 | تَشْهَدَtashhada | she bears witness | شهد |
| 6 | أَرْبَعَarbaʿa | four | ربع |
| 7 | شَهَـٰدَٰتٍۭshahādātin | testimonies | شهد |
| 8 | بِٱللَّهِ ۙbil-lahi | by Allah | أله |
| 9 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | that he | — |
| 10 | لَمِنَlamina | (is) surely of | — |
| 11 | ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīna | the liars | كذب |