Surah An-Nur 24:16 — translation and meaning
النور · Verse 16 / 64 · Page 351
وَلَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُم مَّا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَن نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ
Word by Word
وَلَوْلَا
walawla
And why not
إِذْ
idh
when
سَمِعْتُمُوهُ
sami'tumuhu
you heard it
قُلْتُم
qul'tum
you said
مَّا
ma
Not
يَكُونُ
yakunu
it is
لَنَا
lana
for us
أَن
an
that
نَّتَكَلَّمَ
natakallama
we speak
بِهَذَا
bihadha
of this
سُبْحَانَكَ
sub'hanaka
Glory be to You!
هَذَا
hadha
This
بُهْتَانٌ
buh'tanun
(is) a slander
عَظِيمٌ
azimun
great
Transliteration
Wa law laaa iz sami'tu moohu qultum maa yakoonu lanaaa an natakallama bihaazaa Subhaanaka haaza buhtaanun 'azeem
Translation
And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Why did you not say when you heard this slander: “It is not right for us to talk about this gross matter. Purity belongs to You, our Lord. This slander which they accused the Mother of the Believers of is a great lie”?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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