وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٖ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ٢٧
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِنBut ifwa-in
- كَانَ[is]kāna
- قَمِيصُهُۥhis shirtqamīṣuhu
- قُدَّ(is) tornqudda
- مِنfrommin
- دُبُرٖ(the) backduburin
- فَكَذَبَتۡthen she has liedfakadhabat
- وَهُوَand hewahuwa
- مِنَ(is) ofmina
- ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthfull-ṣādiqīna
Tafsir
But if his shirt is torn from behind, then that is an indication that he is truthful, because she was trying to seduce him whilst he was running away; and she will be lying.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran