سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 55
أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Do you practise your lusts on men instead of women? Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَئِنَّكُمْ
a-innakum
Why do you
لَتَأْتُونَ
latatūna
approach
ٱلرِّجَالَ
l-rijāla
the men
شَهْوَةًۭ
shahwatan
(with) lust
مِّن
min
instead of
دُونِ
dūni
instead of
ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ
l-nisāi
the women
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
تَجْهَلُونَ
tajhalūna
ignorant
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 55) ➊ {اَىِٕنَّكُمْ لَتَاْتُوْنَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً …:} After the interrogative hamzah, the meaning of {’’إِنَّ‘‘} and the lam with emphasis is to express astonishment, that is it really so that you do such a thing which does not even occur to the mind of any person of sound nature.
➋ In the previous verse, only the mention of the indecent act was made; now, to further emphasize the condemnation, the explicit mention of their evil deed is stated: that instead of going to your wives for chastity and obtaining offspring, you go to men merely for the sake of lust, and the reason for this is not that women are insufficient to fulfill your desires, but you are people who are captives of ignorance instead of knowledge, and you are ignorant of the consequences of this evil act, how dreadful its outcome is in this world and the Hereafter. In the world, within a few years, your lineage will end and indecency will spread among your women. One meaning of ignorance is also foolishness and stupidity; when someone starts abusing and behaving indecently, it is said that he has resorted to ignorance, as stated: «{ وَ اِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجٰهِلُوْنَ قَالُوْا سَلٰمًا }» [الفرقان : ۶۳ ] "And when the ignorant address them, they say: Peace." The meaning is that going to men is not your real need, it is merely foolishness and stupidity because of which you are doing this act.
➋ In the previous verse, only the mention of the indecent act was made; now, to further emphasize the condemnation, the explicit mention of their evil deed is stated: that instead of going to your wives for chastity and obtaining offspring, you go to men merely for the sake of lust, and the reason for this is not that women are insufficient to fulfill your desires, but you are people who are captives of ignorance instead of knowledge, and you are ignorant of the consequences of this evil act, how dreadful its outcome is in this world and the Hereafter. In the world, within a few years, your lineage will end and indecency will spread among your women. One meaning of ignorance is also foolishness and stupidity; when someone starts abusing and behaving indecently, it is said that he has resorted to ignorance, as stated: «{ وَ اِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجٰهِلُوْنَ قَالُوْا سَلٰمًا }» [الفرقان : ۶۳ ] "And when the ignorant address them, they say: Peace." The meaning is that going to men is not your real need, it is merely foolishness and stupidity because of which you are doing this act.
