سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ
Surah An-Noor (24) — Ayah 31
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyûbihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband’s fathers, or their sons, or their husband’s sons, or their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقُل
waqul
And say
لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ
lil'mu'mināti
to the believing women
يَغْضُضْنَ
yaghḍuḍ'na
(that) they should lower
مِنْ
min
[of]
أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ
abṣārihinna
their gaze
وَيَحْفَظْنَ
wayaḥfaẓna
and they should guard
فُرُوجَهُنَّ
furūjahunna
their chastity
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُبْدِينَ
yub'dīna
(to) display
زِينَتَهُنَّ
zīnatahunna
their adornment
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
ظَهَرَ
ẓahara
is apparent
مِنْهَا ۖ
min'hā
of it
وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ
walyaḍrib'na
And let them draw
بِخُمُرِهِنَّ
bikhumurihinna
their head covers
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ
juyūbihinna
their bosoms
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُبْدِينَ
yub'dīna
(to) display
زِينَتَهُنَّ
zīnatahunna
their adornment
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ
libuʿūlatihinna
to their husbands
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَابَآئِهِنَّ
ābāihinna
their fathers
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَابَآءِ
ābāi
fathers
بُعُولَتِهِنَّ
buʿūlatihinna
(of) their husbands
أَوْ
aw
or
أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ
abnāihinna
their sons
أَوْ
aw
or
أَبْنَآءِ
abnāi
sons
بُعُولَتِهِنَّ
buʿūlatihinna
(of) their husbands
أَوْ
aw
or
إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ
ikh'wānihinna
their brothers
أَوْ
aw
or
بَنِىٓ
banī
sons
إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ
ikh'wānihinna
(of) their brothers
أَوْ
aw
or
بَنِىٓ
banī
sons
أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ
akhawātihinna
(of) their sisters
أَوْ
aw
or
نِسَآئِهِنَّ
nisāihinna
their women
أَوْ
aw
or
مَا
mā
what
مَلَكَتْ
malakat
possess
أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ
aymānuhunna
their right hands
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ
l-tābiʿīna
the attendants
غَيْرِ
ghayri
having no physical desire
أُو۟لِى
ulī
having no physical desire
ٱلْإِرْبَةِ
l-ir'bati
having no physical desire
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلرِّجَالِ
l-rijāli
[the] men
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱلطِّفْلِ
l-ṭif'li
[the] children
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
لَمْ
lam
(are) not
يَظْهَرُوا۟
yaẓharū
aware
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
of
عَوْرَٰتِ
ʿawrāti
private aspects
ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ
l-nisāi
(of) the women
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَضْرِبْنَ
yaḍrib'na
let them stamp
بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ
bi-arjulihinna
their feet
لِيُعْلَمَ
liyuʿ'lama
to make known
مَا
mā
what
يُخْفِينَ
yukh'fīna
they conceal
مِن
min
of
زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ
zīnatihinna
their adornment
وَتُوبُوٓا۟
watūbū
And turn
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
جَمِيعًا
jamīʿan
altogether
أَيُّهَ
ayyuha
O believers
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
l-mu'minūna
O believers
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
So that you may
تُفْلِحُونَ
tuf'liḥūna
succeed
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
31-1. In the commands regarding veiling here, the wisdom in commanding repentance seems to be that in the era of ignorance, you used to violate these commands as well. Since those matters were before Islam, if you sincerely repent and properly observe veiling according to the aforementioned commands, then definite success and happiness in this world and the Hereafter will be your destiny.
