Surah Al-Ma'arij 70:30 — translation and meaning

المعارج · Verse 30 / 44 · Page 569

إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Word by Word

إِلَّا
illa
Except
عَلَى
ala
from
أَزْوَاجِهِمْ
azwajihim
their spouses
أَوْ
aw
or
مَا
ma
what
مَلَكَتْ
malakat
they possess
أَيْمَانُهُمْ
aymanuhum
rightfully
فَإِنَّهُمْ
fa-innahum
then indeed, they
غَيْرُ
ghayru
(are) not
مَلُومِينَ
malumina
blameworthy

Transliteration

Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fainnahum ghairu maloomeen

Translation

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Except from their wives or the servant girls they possess, because they are not blameworthy in enjoying them through sexual intercourse or anything less.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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