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أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ﴿٥

Translation (Sahih International)

Unquestionably, they the disbelievers turn away their breasts to hide themselves from Him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Word-by-word meaning

أَلَآalāNo doubt
إِنَّهُمْinnahumThey
يَثْنُونَyathnūnafold up
صُدُورَهُمْṣudūrahumtheir breasts
لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟liyastakhfūthat they may hide
مِنْهُ ۚmin'hufrom Him
أَلَاalāSurely
حِينَḥīnawhen
يَسْتَغْشُونَyastaghshūnathey cover (themselves)
ثِيَابَهُمْthiyābahum(with) their garments
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuHe knows
مَاwhat
يُسِرُّونَyusirrūnathey conceal
وَمَاwamāand what
يُعْلِنُونَ ۚyuʿ'linūnathey reveal
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
بِذَاتِbidhātiof what
ٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūri(is in) the breasts

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah is Aware of All ThingsIbn `Abbas said, "They used to dislike facing the sky with their private parts, particularly during sexual relations. Therefore, Allah revealed this verse." Al-Bukhari recorded by way of Ibn Jurayj, who reported from Muhammad bin `Abbad bin Ja`far who said, "Ibn `Abbas recited, (أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَونِي صُدُورُهُمْ) "Behold their breasts did fold up.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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