وَقُل And say waqul to the believing women lil'mu'mināti (that) they should lower yaghḍuḍ'na [of] min their gaze abṣārihinna and they should guard wayaḥfaẓna their chastity furūjahunna and not walā (to) display yub'dīna their adornment zīnatahunna except illā what mā is apparent ẓahara of it min'hā And let them draw walyaḍrib'na their head covers bikhumurihinna over ʿalā their bosoms juyūbihinna and not walā (to) display yub'dīna their adornment zīnatahunna except illā to their husbands libuʿūlatihinna or aw their fathers ābāihinna or aw fathers ābāi (of) their husbands buʿūlatihinna or aw their sons abnāihinna or aw sons abnāi (of) their husbands buʿūlatihinna or aw their brothers ikh'wānihinna or aw sons banī (of) their brothers ikh'wānihinna or aw sons banī (of) their sisters akhawātihinna or aw their women nisāihinna or aw what mā possess malakat their right hands aymānuhunna or awi the attendants l-tābiʿīna having no physical desire ghayri having no physical desire ulī having no physical desire l-ir'bati among mina [the] men l-rijāli or awi [the] children l-ṭif'li who alladhīna (are) not lam aware yaẓharū of ʿalā private aspects ʿawrāti (of) the women l-nisāi And not walā let them stamp yaḍrib'na their feet bi-arjulihinna to make known liyuʿ'lama what mā they conceal yukh'fīna of min their adornment zīnatihinna And turn watūbū to ilā Allah l-lahi altogether jamīʿan O believers ayyuha O believers l-mu'minūna So that you may laʿallakum succeed tuf'liḥūna
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision1 and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment2 except that which [necessarily] appears thereof3 and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess [i.e., slaves], or those male attendants having no physical desire,4 or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allāh in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.