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Quran 24:23

Surah An-Nur (The Light), verse 23 of 64 · Juz 18

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ ٱلْغَـٰفِلَـٰتِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ لُعِنُوا۟ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 24:23
EnglishTalal Itani

Those who slander honorable, innocent, believing women are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter. They will have a terrible punishment.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! as for those who traduce virtuous, believing women (who are) careless, cursed are they in the world and the Hereafter. Theirs will be an awful doom.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Şübhe yok ki ırz ehli bîhaber mü'min kadınlara atanlar Dünyada ve Âhırette mel'undurlar ve onlara büyük bir azâb vardır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ceux qui accusent les femmes honnêtes, femmes croyantes, quand, fortes de leur conscience, elles ne s’inquiètent pas des apparences, ceux-là seront maudits dans ce monde et dans l’autre ; Ils éprouveront un châtiment terrible.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij die valschelijk eerbare vrouwen beschuldigen, welke zich slechts op eenigszins achtelooze wijze gedragen en ware geloovigen zijn, zullen gevloekt worden in deze wereld en in de volgende, en zij zullen eene gestrenge straf ondergaan.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quei che accusano le donne virtuose, donne credenti, le quali (forti della loro coscienza) non si curano delle apparenze, saranno maledetti in questo mondo, e nell’altro; avranno un gastigo terribile.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.