Surat Ash-Shu‘ara’ Verse No. 166: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 166 from Surah Ash-Shu‘ara’ : Number of verses 227 - - page 374 - Part 19.
﴾وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ ﴿
[ الشعراء: 166]
"And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your wives? Nay, you are a trespassing people!"
English - Sahih International
And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(26:166) and leave that which your Lord has created for you in your wives ? *109 You have indeed transgressed all limits." *110
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*109) This can also have two meanings: (1 ) "You leave your wives whom God has created for you to satisfy your sex desire and adopt unnatural ways with the males for the purpose." (2) "Even with respect to your wives you do not follow the natural way but adopt unnatural ways for the gratification of your lust?" This they might have been doing with the intention of family planning.
*110) That is, "This is not the only vice in-you; your whole lives have become corrupted and perverted, as stated in An-Naml: 54 thus : "Do you commit indecent acts openly and publicly?" And 'in AI-'Ankabut: 29 thus: "Have you become so perverted that you gratify your lust with the males, you rob travellers, and you commit wicked deeds publicly in your assemblies?" For further details, see E.N. 39 of AI-Hijr.