Quran 4:16 Word by Word & Translations

4:16 Word by Word (2021)

And the two who commit it among you, then punish both of them. But if they repent and correct themselves, then turn away from both of them. Indeed, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.


4:16 Arabic

وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا

4:16 Transliteration

Waallathani ya/tiyaniha minkum faathoohuma fa-in taba waaslaha faaAAridoo AAanhuma inna Allaha kana tawwaban raheeman
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And the two men who commit it from among you, you shall trouble them. If they repent and amend, then leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Merciful.
Abdel Haleem
If two men commit a lewd act, punish them both; if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone- God is always ready to accept repentance, He is full of mercy
Abdul Hye
And those 2 (man and woman) who commit (illegal sexual intercourse) among you (married or unmarried), punish them both. And if they repent and mend their ways (do good deeds), then leave them alone. Surely, Allah is Acceptor of the repentance, Merciful.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And as for those twain of you who commit it, hurt them both; then, if they repent and amend, turn away from them; verily Allah is Relenting, Merciful
Ahmed Ali
If two (men) among you are guilty of such acts then punish both of them. But if they repent and reform, let them be, for God accepts repentance and is merciful
Ahmed Hulusi
And if two men among you commit it, punish them. If they repent and correct themselves, then leave them to their own accord. For Allah is the Tawwab, the Rahim.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And those males, female of you commit such act, torture them, then again if they repent and amend, then leave them alone. Undoubtedly Allah is most Relenting, Merciful.
Aisha Bewley
If two men commit a like abomination, punish them. If they make tawba and reform, leave them alone. Allah is Ever-Returning, Most Merciful.
Ali Ünal
When two from among you have committed it, then punish them both by scolding and beating; but if they are remorseful and repent, and make amends, then withdraw from them. Assuredly, God is He Who accepts repentance and returns it with liberal forgiveness, All-Compassionate
Ali Quli Qara'i
Should two among you commit it, chastise them both; but if they repent and reform, let them alone. Indeed Allah is all-clement, all-merciful
Amatul Rahman Omar
And if two of your males commit the same (act of indecency), then punish them both, so if they repent and amend (keeping their conduct good) then turn aside from them, verily Allah is Oft-Returning (with compassion), Ever Merciful
Arthur John Arberry
And when two of you commit indecency, punish them both; but if they repent and make amends, then suffer them to be; God turns, and is All-compassionate
Bakhtiari Nejad
And if two men among you commit it (indecency), then harass them both and if they repent and straighten out then stay away from them. God is acceptor of repentance and merciful.
Bijan Moeinian
As far as two among you [man & man or man & woman or woman & woman] found guilty of indecency, punish them. If they repent, leave them alone as God is the Most Merciful and He accepts people’s repentance
Bilal Muhammad 2018
If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and change, leave them alone, for God is Oft-Returning, the Merciful Redeemer
Corpus.Quran
And the two who commit it among you then punish both of them But if they repent and correct themselves then turn away from both of them Indeed Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most-Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar
And the two males who come in this (homosexuality) from amongst you, punish those two. Then if they both amended and both reformed (themselves) then you people leave those two (free). Surely Allah is Oft-Returning, continuously Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And those two who among you approach that, then penalize them both. Then, if they repented and made things right, then, turn aside from them. Truly, God had been Accepter of Repentance, Compassionate.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And the two persons who commit adultery from amongst you, punish them both. Then, if they repent and mend (their) ways, refrain from punishing them. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful
Dr. Munir Munshey
Punish those of you _ both, man and woman _ who commit (such a deed). If they (relent and) repent and mend their ways, then leave them alone. Of course, Allah accepts repentance! He is the most Merciful
Edward Henry Palmer
And if two of you commit it, then hurt them both; but if they turn again and amend, leave them alone, verily, God is easily turned, compassionate
Faridul Haque
And punish them both, the man and the woman, whoever are guilty of it (adultery); then if they repent and become pious, leave them; indeed Allah is the Most Acceptor Of Repentance, Most Merciful
Fode Drame
And as for the two among you who commit it [sexual offence] then hurt both of them. But if they repent and reform, then leave the two of them alone. Truly Allah indeed is Acceptor of repentance, All-merciful.
George Sale
And if two of you commit the like wickedness, punish them both: But if they repent and amend, let them both alone; for God is easy to be reconciled and merciful
Hamid S. Aziz
And if two of you commit it, then punish them both; but if they repent and amend, leave them alone, verily, Allah is easily Relenting, Merciful
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
If two among you commit it punish them both. If they repent and make amends, leave them alone. Allah is the Relenter, the Merciful
Hilali - Khan
And the two persons (man and woman) among you who commit illegal sexual intercourse, punish them both. And if they repent (promise Allah that they will never repeat, i.e. commit illegal sexual intercourse and other similar sins) and do righteous good deeds, leave them alone. Surely, Allah is Ever the One Who accepts repentance, (and He is) Most Merciful
Irving/Hegab
If two of you should indulge in it, trounce them both. If they repent and reform, then ostracize them both. Allah (God) is Relenting, Merciful.
John Medows Rodwell
And if two men among you commit the same crime, then punish them both; but if they turn and amend, then let them be: for God is He who turneth, Merciful
Linda "iLham" Barto
If any two men among you are guilty of such [obscenity], punish them both. If they repent and amend, leave them alone. Allah is the Responsive, Most Merciful.
Maududi
Punish both of those among you who are guilty of this sin, then if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone. For Allah is always ready to accept repentance. He is All-Compassionate
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And as for the two of you who are guilty of it, give them both a slight punishment; then if they repent and amend, turn aside from them. Surely Allah is ever Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful
Mir Aneesuddin
And as for the two men who are guilty of the (indecency) from among you, punish them both, but if they repent and amend then turn away from them, Allah is certainly the Accepter of repentance, Merciful.
Mohammad Shafi
And as for the two, who commit the obscene act from among you, give them both a punishment. Then if they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone. Indeed Allah does accept repentance and is Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And those who (B/M), they both come/do/commit it from you, so harm them (B), so if they (B) repented, and they (B) corrected, so turn away from them, that God was/is forgiving, merciful
Muhammad Asad
And punish [thus] both of the guilty parties; but if they both repent and mend their ways, leave them alone: for, behold, God is an acceptor of repentance, a dispenser of grace
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And (as for) the two of you who come up with (an obscenity), then hurt them both. Yet, in case they (both) repent and act righteously, then veer away from them (both); surely Allah has been Superbly Relenting, Ever-Merciful
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both. And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever relenting, Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar
If any two people commit fornication, punish them. If they repent and reform, let them go. God is All-forgiving and All-merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Those two of you who commit it, chastise both of them. However, if they repent and make amends, then, overlook them. Surely, Allah is Most- Relenting, Very-Merciful
Munir Mezyed
The two persons (the man & the woman) who commit adultery among you, punish them both. If they repent and amend their ways, leave them alone. Indeed, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.
MunirMezyed2023
The two persons (the man & the woman) who commit adultery among you, punish them both. If they repent and make amends, leave them alone. Most assuredly Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.
Musharraf Hussain
Likewise, if a man and a woman commit adultery among you, punish them both. However, if they repent and reform themselves, then leave them alone. Allah is the Relenting, Kind
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And the two among you who commit this sin—discipline them. If they repent and mend their ways, relieve them. Surely Allah is ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.
Mustaqim
And challenge the two who commit it, but if they repent and make amends, then let them be, for Allah is accepting, merciful.
N J Dawood 2014
If two men among you commit a lewd act, punish them both. If they repent and mend their ways, let them be. Surely God is forgiving and compassionate
Rashad Khalifa
The couple who commits adultery shall be punished. If they repent and reform, you shall leave them alone. GOD is Redeemer, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas
Punish both of the guilty parties, but if they both repent and mend their ways, leave them alone. God is always ready to accept repentance. He's the Mercy Giver.
Samy Mahdy
And the two from you who come to it (obscenity), so hurt them both. So, if they repent and repair, so turn away from them. Surely Allah is ever acceptor of repentance, Merciful.
Shabbir Ahmed
If a couple spreads such immorality or lewdness in the society, both of them shall be punished by the appropriate court of law. If they repent and amend, leave them alone. Allah is the Acceptor of repentance, Merciful
Shakir
And as for the two who are guilty of indecency from among you, give them both a punishment; then if they repent and amend, turn aside from them; surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful
Sher Ali
And if two from among you are guilty of it, punish them both. And if they repent and amend, then leave them alone; surely ALLAH is Oft-Returning with compassion and is ever Merciful
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And the two persons among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both; And if they repent and improve, leave them alone; Surely, Allah Forgives and Accepts repentance (Tawwab), Most Merciful (Raheem)
T.B.Irving
If two of you should indulge in it, trounce them both. If they repent and reform, then ostracize them both. God is Relenting, Merciful.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
If two men among you commit it, then punish them. However, if they repent and reform, leave them alone. God is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.
Talal Itani (2012)
If two men among you commit it, punish them both. But if they repent and reform, leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Full of Mercy
The Study Quran
And if two of those among you are guilty thereof, punish them both; but if they repent and make amends, then let them be. Truly God is Relenting, Merciful
The Wise Quran
And the two who commit it among you, then punish them both; but if they repent and amend, leave them alone, indeed, God is relenting, compassionate.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful
Wahiduddin Khan
If two men commit a like abomination, punish them both. If they repent and mend their ways, leave them alone. God is forgiving and merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-returning, Most Merciful