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أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهۡوَةٗ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تَجۡهَلُونَ
A'innakum lataatoonar rijaala shahwatam min doonin nisaaa'; bal antum qawmun tajhaloon
Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!
— An-Naml (ٱلنَّمْل), 27:55
أَئِنَّكُمۡ لَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهۡوَةٗ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تَجۡهَلُونَTransliteration: A'innakum lataatoonar rijaala shahwatam min doonin nisaaa'; bal antum qawmun tajhaloon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!
This is verse 55 of Surah An-Naml (ٱلنَّمْل, meaning "The Ants"), the 27th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 93 total verses.
This verse is referenced in the following Quranic topics: Homosexual Relations.