53. O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given
you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but
when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without
seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to
dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask
(his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for
greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye
should annoy Allah.s Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at
any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah.s sight an enormity.
54. Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has full knowledge of
all things.
55. There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their fathers or
their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or their sisters' sons, or
their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear
Allah. for Allah is Witness to all things.
56. Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send
ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.
57. Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed them in this
World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment.
58. And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear (on
themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin.
59. O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they
should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most
convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is
Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
60. Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those
who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall certainly stir thee up
against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it as thy neighbours for any
length of time:
61. They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, they shall be
seized and slain (without mercy).
62. (Such was) the practice (approved) of Allah among those who lived aforetime:
No change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of Allah.
Translation by Abdullah Yusufali