Surah An-Naml 27:55 — translation and meaning
النمل · Verse 55 / 93 · Page 381
ۚ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ النِّسَاءِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ
Word by Word
ۚ
أَئِنَّكُمْ
a-innakum
Why do you
لَتَأْتُونَ
latatuna
approach
الرِّجَالَ
al-rijala
the men
شَهْوَةً
shahwatan
(with) lust
مِّن
min
instead of
دُونِ
duni
instead of
النِّسَاءِ
al-nisai
the women
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
(are) a people
تَجْهَلُونَ
tajhaluna
ignorant
Transliteration
A'innakum lataatoonar rijaala shahwatam min doonin nisaaa'; bal antum qawmun tajhaloon
Translation
Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Do you come to men lustfully, leaving the women, not intending chastity or children but only to fulfil animalistic lust? But rather you are a people ignorant of what is necessary upon you, namely faith, purity and staying far from sins”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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