إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو بِٱلْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ۚ لَا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَّكُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُم مَّا ٱكْتَسَبَ مِنَ ٱلْإِثْمِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ كِبْرَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ لَهُۥ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
иннəль-лəз̃иинə джəə`уу би-ль-ифки 'усбəтумм-миŋŋкум, лəə тəhсəбууhу шəррōль-лəкум, бəль hувə хōйруль-лəкум, ликулли-мри`имм-минhум-мəə-ктəсəбə минəль-иc̃м, вəəльлəз̃ии тəвəльлəə кибрōhу минhум лəhу 'əз̃əəбун 'əз̃ыым
Indeed those who initiated the calumny are a group from among yourselves. Do not suppose it is bad thing for you. No, it is for your good. Each man among them bears [the onus for] his share in the sin, and as for him who assumed its major burden from among them, there is a great punishment for him.
لَّوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُواْ هَٰذَآ إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ
лəулəə из̃ сəми'тумууhу з̃ōннəль-му`минуунə вəəльму`минəəту би`əŋŋфусиhим хōйрōу-вəќōōлюю həəз̃əə ифкумм-мубиин
When you [first] heard about it, why did not the faithful, men and women, think well of their folks, and say, ‘This is an obvious calumny’?
لَّوْلَا جَآءُو عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُواْ بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ
лəулəə джəə`уу 'əлэйhи би`əрбə'əти шуhəдəə, фə`из̃ лəм йə`туу биш-шуhəдəə`и фə`уулəə`икə 'иŋŋдəл-лаhи hумуль-кəəз̃ибуун
Why did they not bring four witnesses to it? So when they could not bring the witnesses, they are liars in Allah’s sight.
وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِى مَآ أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
вəлəулəə фəдлюл-лаhи 'əлэйкум вəрōhмəтуhу фиид-дунйəə вəəль`əəхырōти лəмəссəкум фии мəə əфəдтум фииhи 'əз̃əəбун 'əз̃ыым
Were it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you in this world and the Hereafter, there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you ventured into,
إِذْ تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَاهِكُم مَّا لَيْسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ
из̃ тəлəќќōунəhу би`əльсинəтикум вəтəќуулююнə би`əфвəəhикум-мəə лэйсə лəкумм-биhи 'ильмуу-вəтəhсəбуунəhу həййинəу-вəhувə 'иŋŋдəл-лаhи 'əз̃ыым
when you were receiving it on your tongues, and were mouthing something of which you had no knowledge, supposing it to be a light matter, while it was a grave [matter] with Allah.
وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُم مَّا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهَٰذَا سُبْحَٰنَكَ هَٰذَا بُهْتَٰنٌ عَظِيمٌ
вəлəулəə из̃ сəми'тумууhу ќультум-мəə йəкууну лəнəə əн-нəтəкəльлəмə биhəəз̃əə субhəəнəкə həəз̃əə буhтəəнун 'əз̃ыым
And why did you not, when you heard it, say, ‘It is not for us to say such a thing. [O Allah!] You are immaculate! This is a monstrous calumny!’
يَعِظُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَن تَعُودُواْ لِمِثْلِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
йə'из̃укумул-лаhу əŋŋ-тə'уудуу лимиc̃лиhи əбəдəн иŋŋ-куŋŋтум-му`миниин
Allah advises you lest you should ever repeat the like of it, should you be faithful.
وَيُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
вəйубəййинул-лаhу лəкумуль-əəйəəт, вəл-лаhу 'əлиимун həкиим
Allah clarifies the signs for you, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةُ فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
иннəль-лəз̃иинə йуhиббуунə əŋŋ-тəшии'əль-фəəhишəту фииль-лəз̃иинə əəмəнуу лəhум 'əз̃əəбун əлиимун фиид-дунйəə вəəль`əəхырōh, вəл-лаhу йə'лəму вə`əŋŋтум лəə тə'лəмуун
Indeed those who want indecency to spread among the faithful—there is a painful punishment for them in the world and the Hereafter, and Allah knows and you do not know.