سورة الإسرَاء
Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:32
The Night-Journey · Verse 32 of 111
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
And Keep away from adultery and fornication; surely, it is an abominable act and an (extremely) evil practice.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).
Ahmed Ali
And do not go near fornication, as it is immoral and an evil way.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Do not draw near to any unlawful sexual intercourse; surely it is a shameful, indecent thing, and an evil way (leading to individual and social corruption).
Daryabadi
And approach not adultery; verily it is ever an abomination and vile as a pathway.
Faridul Haque
And do not approach adultery - it is indeed a shameful deed; and a very evil way.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And go not nigh to fornication: surely it is an obscenity. And evil is the way.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And go not nigh unto adultery, surely, it is a manifest indecency and an evil way.
Muhammad Asad
And do not commit adultery" - for, behold, it is an abomination and an evil way.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And come not near to the unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a Fahishah [i.e. anything that transgresses its limits (a great sin)], and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him).
Muhammad Pickthall
And come not near unto adultery. Lo! it is an abomination and an evil way.
Muhammad Sarwar
Do not even approach adultery. It is indecent and an evil act.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And go not nigh to fornication; surely it is an indecency and an evil way.
Rashad Khalifa
You shall not commit adultery; it is a gross sin, and an evil behavior.
Shabbir Ahmed
Do not come close to adultery, for, it is an abomination and an evil way.
Commentary 17:32 With the exhortation “And Keep away from adultery and fornication” (وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا), the Holy Qur’ân not only forbids fornication and adultery…
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا
17:32 With the exhortation “And Keep away from adultery and fornication” (وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا), the Holy Qur’ân not only forbids fornication and adultery but also enjoins people not to go near them, thus avoiding all opportunities which are likely to tempt one to commit such acts. The Qur’ânic teaching seeks to close all those doors that can lead to adultery and fornication. Zinâ, translated as adultery and fornication, includes all types of sexual acts between a man and a woman who are not husband and wife.