An-Nur
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An-Nur · Ayah 32

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Translation

And marry

Word Breakdown

وَأَنكِحُوا۟

And marry

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

أنكحُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((IV))
Rootنكح
Common

married, to marry, contract a marriage

Lemmaتُنكِحُ

Verb (form IV) - to marry

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَأَنكِحُوا۟ (And marry) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form IV — causative
وَأَنكِحُوا۟ (And marry) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَأَنكِحُوا۟ (And marry) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allāh will enrich them from His bounty, and Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

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