Surah Al-Ma'arij, Ayah 30 (70:30)

ٱلْمَعَارِج

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Quran 70:30 is ayah 30 of Surah Al-Ma'arij (“The Ascending Stairways”), a Meccan surah of 44 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 569 of the Madani Mushaf.

70:30
إِلَّاعَلَىٰٓأَزْوَٰجِهِمْأَوْمَامَلَكَتْأَيْمَٰنُهُمْفَإِنَّهُمْغَيْرُمَلُومِينَ٣٠
illā ʿalā azwājihim aw mā malakat aymānuhum fa-innahum ghayru malūmīna

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -(30)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāExcept
  2. عَلَىٰٓʿalāfrom
  3. أَزْوَٰجِهِمْazwājihimtheir spouses
  4. أَوْawor
  5. مَاmāwhat
  6. مَلَكَتْmalakatthey possess
  7. أَيْمَٰنُهُمْaymānuhumrightfully
  8. فَإِنَّهُمْfa-innahumthen indeed, they
  9. غَيْرُghayru(are) not
  10. مَلُومِينَmalūmīnablameworthy

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