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Surah An-Nur, Ayah 60 (24:60)

ٱلنُّور

وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّٰتِى لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن …

Quran 24:60 is ayah 60 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 358 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:60
وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُمِنَٱلنِّسَآءِٱلَّٰتِىلَايَرْجُونَنِكَاحًافَلَيْسَعَلَيْهِنَّجُنَاحٌأَنيَضَعْنَثِيَابَهُنَّغَيْرَمُتَبَرِّجَٰتٍۭبِزِينَةٍ ۖوَأَنيَسْتَعْفِفْنَخَيْرٌلَّهُنَّ ۗوَٱللَّهُسَمِيعٌعَلِيمٌ٦٠
wal-qawāʿidu mina l-nisāi allātī lā yarjūna nikāḥan falaysa ʿalayhinna junāḥun an yaḍaʿna thiyābahunna ghayra mutabarrijātin bizīnatin wa-an yastaʿfif'na khayrun lahunna wal-lahu samīʿun ʿalīmun

And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment. But to modestly refrain [from that] is better for them. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.(60)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلْقَوَٰعِدُwal-qawāʿiduAnd postmenopausal
  2. مِنَminaamong
  3. ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
  4. ٱلَّٰتِىallātīwho
  5. لَاlā(do) not
  6. يَرْجُونَyarjūnahave desire
  7. نِكَاحًاnikāḥan(for) marriage
  8. فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not is
  9. عَلَيْهِنَّʿalayhinnaon them
  10. جُنَاحٌjunāḥunany blame
  11. أَنanthat
  12. يَضَعْنَyaḍaʿnathey put aside
  13. ثِيَابَهُنَّthiyābahunnatheir (outer) garments
  14. غَيْرَghayranot
  15. مُتَبَرِّجَٰتٍۭmutabarrijātindisplaying
  16. بِزِينَةٍ ۖbizīnatintheir adornment
  17. وَأَنwa-anAnd that
  18. يَسْتَعْفِفْنَyastaʿfif'nathey modestly refrain
  19. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
  20. لَّهُنَّ ۗlahunnafor them
  21. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  22. سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearer
  23. عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knower

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