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Al-Hijr 71

Ayah 71 of 99 · Meccan

قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ٧١

[Lot] said, "These are my daughters1 - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the women of his community who were lawful for marriage.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. هَٰٓؤُلَآءِThesehāulāi
  3. بَنَاتِيٓ(are) my daughtersbanātī
  4. إِنifin
  5. كُنتُمۡyou would bekuntum
  6. فَٰعِلِينَdoersfāʿilīna

Tafsir

Lot (peace be with him) said to them: These are the women of my people, who are like daughters to me. Marry them if you want to satisfy your desires.

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