Surah 4
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The Women · 176 verses · Medinan
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One hundred and seventy-six verses, most of them law addressed to a community: orphans and their property, marriage, and how the estate of someone who has died is divided — taking its name from the women who are its recurring subject, and closing on a ruling about what a man's sister receives if he dies childless. It is the second longest surah by word count.
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَآءً وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-naasu taqoo rabbakumu lladhee khalaqakum min nafsin waahidatin wakhalaqa minhaa zawjahaa wabaththa minhumaa rijaalan katheeran wanisaa'an waattaqoo llaaha lladhee tasaa'aloona bihi wal-'arhaama inna llaaha kaana 'alaykum raqeebaa
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nāsu taqū rabbakumu llaḏī ḫalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin waḫalaqa minhā zawǧahā wabaṯṯa minhumā riǧālan kaṯīran wanisāʾan wāttaqū llāha llaḏī tasāʾalūna bihi wal-ʾarḥāma ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalaykum raqīban
O people! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and created from it its mate, and propagated from them many men and women. And revere God whom you ask about, and the parents. Surely, God is Watchful over you.
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O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye folk! fear your Lord, who created you from one soul, and created therefrom its mate, and diffused from them twain many men and women. And fear God, in whose name ye beg of one another, and the wombs; verily, God over you doth watch
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O MEN! fear your Lord, who hath created you of one man (nafs, soul), and of him created his wife, and from these twain hath spread abroad so many men and WOMEN. And fear ye God, in whose name ye ask mutual favours, - and reverence the wombs that bare you. Verily is God watching over you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O men, fear your Lord, who hath created you out of one man, and out of him created his wife, and from them two hath multiplied many men, and women: And fear God by whom ye beseech one another; and respect women who have born you, for God is watching over you
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بِٱلطَّيِّبِ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aatoo l-yataamaa amwaalahum walaa tatabaddaloo l-khabeetha bit-tayyibi walaa ta'kuloo amwaalahum ilaa amwaalikum innahu kaana hooban kabeeraa
DIN 31635waʾātū l-yatāmā ʾamwālahum walā tatabaddalū l-ḫabīṯa biṭ-ṭayyibi walā taʾkulū ʾamwālahum ʾilā ʾamwālikum ʾinnahu kāna ḥūban kabīran
And give orphans their properties, and do not substitute the bad for the good. And do not consume their properties by combining them with yours, for that would be a serious sin.
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Give unto orphans their wealth. Exchange not the good for the bad (in your management thereof) nor absorb their wealth into your own wealth. Lo! that would be a great sin
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And give unto the orphans their property, and give them not the vile in exchange for the good, and devour not their property to your own property; verily, that were a great sin
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And give to the orphans their property; substitute not worthless things of your own for their valuable ones, and devour not their property after adding it to your own; for this is a great crime
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And give the orphans when they come to age their substance; and render them not in exchange bad for good: And devour not their substance, by adding it to your own substance; for this is a great sin
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا۟ فِى ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُوا۟ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا۟
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in khiftum allaa tuqsitoo fee l-yataamaa faankihoo maa taaba lakum mina n-nisaa'i mathnaa wathulaatha warubaa'a fa'in khiftum allaa ta'diloo fawaahidatan aw maa malakat aymaanukum dhaalika adnaa allaa ta'ooloo
DIN 31635waʾin ḫiftum ʾallā tuqsiṭū fī l-yatāmā fānkiḥū mā ṭāba lakum mina n-nisāʾi maṯnā waṯulāṯa warubāʿa faʾin ḫiftum ʾallā taʿdilū fawāḥidatan ʾaw mā malakat ʾaymānukum ḏālika ʾadnā ʾallā taʿūlū
The translators word this verse differently
If you fear you cannot act fairly towards the orphans-then marry the women you like-two, or three, or four. But if you fear you will not be fair, then one, or what you already have. That makes it more likely that you avoid bias.
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And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then one (only) or (the captives) that your right hands possess. Thus it is more likely that ye will not do injustice
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But if ye fear that ye cannot do justice between orphans, then marry what seems good to you of women, by twos, or threes, or fours; and if ye fear that ye cannot be equitable, then only one, or what your right hands possess. That keeps you nearer to not being partial
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And if ye are apprehensive that ye shall not deal fairly with orphans, then, of other women who seem good in your eyes, marry but two, or three, or four; and if ye still fear that ye shall not act equitably, then one only; or the slaves whom ye have acquired: this will make justice on your part easier
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And if ye fear that ye shall not act with equity towards orphans of the female sex, take in marriage of such other women as please you, two, or three, or four, and not more. But if ye fear that ye cannot act equitably towards so many, marry one only, or the slaves which ye shall have acquired. This will be easier, that ye swerve not from righteousness
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـًٔا مَّرِيٓـًٔا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aatoo n-nisaa'a saduqaatihinna nihlatan fa'in tibna lakum 'an shay'in minhu nafsan fakuloohu hanee'an maree'aa
DIN 31635waʾātū n-nisāʾa ṣaduqātihinna niḥlatan faʾin ṭibna lakum ʿan šayʾin minhu nafsan fakulūhu hanīʾan marīʾan
The translators word this verse differently
Give women their dowries graciously. But if they willingly forego some of it, then consume it with enjoyment and pleasure.
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And give unto the women (whom ye marry) free gift of their marriage portions; but if they of their own accord remit unto you a part thereof, then ye are welcome to absorb it (in your wealth)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And give women their dowries freely; and if they are good enough to remit any of it of themselves, then devour it with good digestion and appetite
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Give women their dowry freely; but if of themselves they give up aught thereof to you, then enjoy it as convenient, and profitable
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And give women their dowry freely; but if they voluntarily remit unto you any part of it, enjoy it with satisfaction and advantage
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tu'too s-sufahaa'a amwaalakumu llatee ja'ala llaahu lakum qiyaaman warzuqoohum feehaa waksoohum waqooloo lahum qawlan ma'roofaa
DIN 31635walā tuʾtū s-sufahāʾa ʾamwālakumu llatī ǧaʿala llāhu lakum qiyāman warzuqūhum fīhā waksūhum waqūlū lahum qawlan maʿrūfan
Do not give the immature your money which God has assigned to you for support. But provide for them from it, and clothe them, and speak to them with kind words.
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Give not unto the foolish (what is in) your (keeping of their) wealth, which Allah hath given you to maintain; but feed and clothe them from it, and speak kindly unto them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But do not give up to fools their property which God has made you to stand by; but maintain them from it, and clothe them, and speak to them with a reasonable speech
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And entrust not to the incapable the substance which God hath placed with you for their support; but maintain them therewith, and clothe them, and speak to them with kindly speech
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And give not unto those who are weak of understanding, the substance which God hath appointed you to preserve for them; but maintain them thereout, and clothe them, and speak kindly unto them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُوا۟ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ ءَانَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَآ إِسْرَافًا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكْبَرُوا۟ وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فَأَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wabtaloo l-yataamaa hattaa idhaa balaghoo n-nikaaha fa'in aanastum minhum rushdan fadfa'oo ilayhim amwaalahum walaa ta'kuloohaa israafan wabidaaran an yakbaroo waman kaana ghaniyyan falyasta'fif waman kaana faqeeran falya'kul bil-ma'roofi fa'idhaa dafa'tum ilayhim amwaalahum fa'ashhidoo 'alayhim wakafaa billaahi haseebaa
DIN 31635wabtalū l-yatāmā ḥattā ʾiḏā balaġū n-nikāḥa faʾin ʾānastum minhum rušdan fadfaʿū ʾilayhim ʾamwālahum walā taʾkulūhā ʾisrāfan wabidāran ʾan yakbarū waman kāna ġaniyyan falyastaʿfif waman kāna faqīran falyaʾkul bil-maʿrūfi faʾiḏā dafaʿtum ʾilayhim ʾamwālahum faʾašhidū ʿalayhim wakafā billāhi ḥasīban
The translators word this verse differently
Test the orphans until they reach the age of marriage. If you find them to be mature enough, hand over their properties to them. And do not consume it extravagantly or hastily before they grow up. The rich shall not charge any wage, but the poor may charge fairly. When you hand over their properties to them, have it witnessed for them. God suffices as a Reckoner.
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Prove orphans till they reach the marriageable age; then, if ye find them of sound judgment, deliver over unto them their fortune; and devour it not by squandering and in haste lest they should grow up Whoso (of the guardians) is rich, let him abstain generously (from taking of the property of orphans); and whoso is poor let him take thereof in reason (for his guardianship). And when ye deliver up their fortune unto orphans, have (the transaction) witnessed in their presence. Allah sufficeth as a Reckoner
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Prove orphans until they reach a marriageable age, and if ye perceive in them right management, then hand over to them their property, and do not devour it extravagantly in anticipation of their growing up. And he who is rich, let him abstain; but he who is poor, let him devour in reason, and when ye hand over to them their property, then take witnesses against them; but God sufficeth for taking account
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And make trial of orphans until they reach the age of marriage; and if ye perceive in them a sound judgment, then hand over their substance to them; but consume ye it not wastefully, or by hastily entrusting it to them; Because they are growing up. And let the rich guardian not even touch it; and let him who is poor use it for his support (eat of it) with discretion. And when ye make over their substance to them, then take witnesses in their presence: God also maketh a sufficient account
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And examine the orphans until they attain the age of marriage: But if ye perceive they are able to manage their affairs well, deliver their substance unto them; and waste it not extravagantly, or hastily, because they grow up. Let him who is rich abstain entirely from the orphans estates; and let him who is poor take thereof according to what shall be reasonable. And when ye deliver their substance unto them, call witnesses thereof in their presence: God taketh sufficient account of your actions
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
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Easy-read (simplified)lilrrijaali naseebun mimmaa taraka l-waalidaani wal-'aqraboona walilnnisaa'i naseebun mimmaa taraka l-waalidaani wal-'aqraboona mimmaa qalla minhu aw kathura naseeban mafroodaa
DIN 31635lilrriǧāli naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wal-ʾaqrabūna walilnnisāʾi naṣībun mimmā taraka l-wālidāni wal-ʾaqrabūna mimmā qalla minhu ʾaw kaṯura naṣīban mafrūḍan
Men receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave, and women receive a share of what their parents and relatives leave; be it little or much-a legal share.
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Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much - a legal share
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Men should have a portion of what their parents and kindred leave, and women should have a portion of what their parents and kindred leave, whether it be little or much, a determined portion
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Men ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave; and women a part of what their parents and kindred leave: whether it be little or much, let them have a stated portion
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Men ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave behind them when they die: And women also ought to have a part of what their parents and kindred leave, whether it be little, or whether it be much; a determinate part is due to them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلْقِسْمَةَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينُ فَٱرْزُقُوهُم مِّنْهُ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa hadara l-qismata ooloo l-qurbaa wal-yataamaa wal-masaakeenu farzuqoohum minhu waqooloo lahum qawlan ma'roofaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ḥaḍara l-qismata ʾūlū l-qurbā wal-yatāmā wal-masākīnu farzuqūhum minhu waqūlū lahum qawlan maʿrūfan
The translators word this verse differently
If the distribution is attended by the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, give them something out of it, and speak to them kindly.
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And when kinsfolk and orphans and the needy are present at the division (of the heritage), bestow on them therefrom and speak kindly unto them
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And when the next of kin and the orphans and the poor are present at the division, then maintain them out of it, and speak to them a reasonable speech
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And when they who are of kin are present at the division, and the orphans and the poor, let them too have a share; and speak to them with kindly speech
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And when they who are of kin are present at the dividing of what is left, and also the orphans, and the poor; distribute unto them some part thereof; and if the estate be too small, at least speak comfortably unto them
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَلْيَخْشَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَٰفًا خَافُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walyakhsha lladheena law tarakoo min khalfihim dhurriyyatan di'aafan khaafoo 'alayhim falyattaqoo llaaha walyaqooloo qawlan sadeedaa
DIN 31635walyaḫša llaḏīna law tarakū min ḫalfihim ḏurriyyatan ḍiʿāfan ḫāfū ʿalayhim falyattaqū llāha walyaqūlū qawlan sadīdan
The translators word this verse differently
Those who are concerned about the fate of their weak children, in case they leave them behind, should fear God, and speak appropriate words.
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And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them. So let them mind their duty to Allah, and speak justly
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And let these fear lest they leave behind them a weak seed, for whom they would be afraid; and let them fear God, and speak a straightforward speech
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And let those be afraid to wrong the orphans, who, should they leave behind them weakly offspring, would be solicitous on their account. Let them, therefore, fear God, and let them propose what is right
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And let those fear to abuse orphans, who if they leave behind them a weak off-spring, are sollicitous for them: let them therefore fear God, and speak that which is convenient
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)inna lladheena ya'kuloona amwaala l-yataamaa zulman innamaa ya'kuloona fee butoonihim naaran wasayaslawna sa'eeraa
DIN 31635ʾinna llaḏīna yaʾkulūna ʾamwāla l-yatāmā ẓulman ʾinnamā yaʾkulūna fī buṭūnihim nāran wasayaṣlawna saʿīran
Those who consume the wealth of orphans illicitly consume only fire into their bellies; and they will roast in a Blaze.
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Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Verily, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly, only devour into their bellies fire, and they shall broil in flames
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Verily they who swallow the substance of the orphan wrongfully, shall swallow down only fire into their bellies, and shall burn in the flame
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Surely they who devour the possessions of orphans unjustly, shall swallow down nothing but fire into their bellies, and shall broil in raging flames
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَوْلَٰدِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءً فَوْقَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ وَإِن كَانَتْ وَٰحِدَةً فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصْفُ وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخْوَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِى بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ نَفْعًا فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yooseekumu llaahu fee awlaadikum lildhdhakari mithlu hazzi l-'unthayayni fa'in kunna nisaa'an fawqa thnatayni falahunna thuluthaa maa taraka wa'in kaanat waahidatan falahaa n-nisfu wali'abawayhi likulli waahidin minhumaa s-sudusu mimmaa taraka in kaana lahu waladun fa'in lam yakun lahu waladun wawarithahu abawaahu fali'ummihi th-thuluthu fa'in kaana lahu ikhwatun fali'ummihi s-sudusu min ba'di wasiyyatin yoosee bihaa aw daynin aabaa'ukum wa'abnaa'ukum laa tadroona ayyuhum aqrabu lakum naf'an fareedatan mina llaahi inna llaaha kaana 'aleeman hakeemaa
DIN 31635yūṣīkumu llāhu fī ʾawlādikum lilḏḏakari miṯlu ḥaẓẓi l-ʾunṯayayni faʾin kunna nisāʾan fawqa ṯnatayni falahunna ṯuluṯā mā taraka waʾin kānat wāḥidatan falahā n-niṣfu waliʾabawayhi likulli wāḥidin minhumā s-sudusu mimmā taraka ʾin kāna lahu waladun faʾin lam yakun lahu waladun wawariṯahu ʾabawāhu faliʾummihi ṯ-ṯuluṯu faʾin kāna lahu ʾiḫwatun faliʾummihi s-sudusu min baʿdi waṣiyyatin yūṣī bihā ʾaw daynin ʾābāʾukum waʾabnāʾukum lā tadrūna ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu lakum nafʿan farīḍatan mina llāhi ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman
God instructs you regarding your children: The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females. If they are daughters, more than two, they get two-thirds of what he leaves. If there is only one, she gets one-half. As for the parents, each gets one-sixth of what he leaves, if he had children. If he had no children, and his parents inherit from him, his mother gets one-third. If he has siblings, his mother gets one-sixth. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. Your parents and your children-you do not know which are closer to you in welfare. This is God's Law. God is Knowing and Judicious.
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Allah chargeth you concerning (the provision for) your children: to the male the equivalent of the portion of two females, and if there be women more than two, then theirs is two-thirds of the inheritance, and if there be one (only) then the half. And to each of his parents a sixth of the inheritance, if he have a son; and if he have no son and his parents are his heirs, then to his mother appertaineth the third; and if he have brethren, then to his mother appertaineth the sixth, after any legacy he may have bequeathed, or debt (hath been paid). Your parents and your children: Ye know not which of them is nearer unto you in usefulness. It is an injunction from Allah. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God instructs you concerning your children; for a male the like of the portion of two females, and if there be women above two, then let them have two-thirds of what (the deceased) leaves; and if there be but one, then let her have a half; and as to the parents, to each of them a sixth of what he leaves, if he has a son; but if he have no son, and his parents inherit, then let his mother have a third, and if he have brethren, let his mother have a sixth after payment of the bequest he bequeaths and of his debt. Your parents or your children, ye know not which of them is nearest to you in usefulness: - an ordinance this from God; verily, God is knowing and wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
With regard to your children, God commandeth you to give the male the portion of two females; and if they be females more than two, then they shall have two-thirds of that which their father hath left: but if she be an only daughter, she shall have the half; and the father and mother of the deceased shall each of them have a sixth part of what he hath left, if he have a child; but if he have no child, and his parents be his heirs, then his mother shall have the third: and if he have brethren, his mother shall have the sixth, after paying the bequests he shall have bequeathed, and his debts. As to your fathers, or your children, ye know not which of them is the most advantageous to you. This is the law of God. Verily, God is Knowing, Wise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God hath thus commanded you concerning your children. A male shall have as much as the share of two females: But if they be females only, and above two in number, they shall have two third parts of what the deceased shall leave; and if there be but one, she shall have the half. And the parents of the deceased shall have each of them a sixth part of what he shall leave, if he have a child: But if he have no child, and his parents be his heirs, then his mother shall have the third part. And if he have brethren, his mother shall have a sixth part, after the legacies which he shall bequeath, and his debts be paid. Ye know not whether your parents or your children be of greater use unto you. This is an ordinance from God, and God is knowing and wise
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَلَكُمُ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ وَلَهُنَّ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ ٱلثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلَٰلَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُۥٓ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ فَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فِى ٱلثُّلُثِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَآرٍّ وَصِيَّةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walakum nisfu maa taraka azwaajukum in lam yakun lahunna waladun fa'in kaana lahunna waladun falakumu r-rubu'u mimmaa tarakna min ba'di wasiyyatin yooseena bihaa aw daynin walahunna r-rubu'u mimmaa taraktum in lam yakun lakum waladun fa'in kaana lakum waladun falahunna th-thumunu mimmaa taraktum min ba'di wasiyyatin toosoona bihaa aw daynin wa'in kaana rajulun yoorathu kalaalatan awi mra'atun walahu akhun aw ukhtun falikulli waahidin minhumaa s-sudusu fa'in kaanoo akthara min dhaalika fahum shurakaa'u fee th-thuluthi min ba'di wasiyyatin yoosaa bihaa aw daynin ghayra mudaarrin wasiyyatan mina llaahi wallaahu 'aleemun haleem
DIN 31635walakum niṣfu mā taraka ʾazwāǧukum ʾin lam yakun lahunna waladun faʾin kāna lahunna waladun falakumu r-rubuʿu mimmā tarakna min baʿdi waṣiyyatin yūṣīna bihā ʾaw daynin walahunna r-rubuʿu mimmā taraktum ʾin lam yakun lakum waladun faʾin kāna lakum waladun falahunna ṯ-ṯumunu mimmā taraktum min baʿdi waṣiyyatin tūṣūna bihā ʾaw daynin waʾin kāna raǧulun yūraṯu kalālatan ʾawi mraʾatun walahu ʾaḫun ʾaw ʾuḫtun falikulli wāḥidin minhumā s-sudusu faʾin kānū ʾakṯara min ḏālika fahum šurakāʾu fī ṯ-ṯuluṯi min baʿdi waṣiyyatin yūṣā bihā ʾaw daynin ġayra muḍārrin waṣiyyatan mina llāhi wallāhu ʿalīmun ḥalīmun
You get one-half of what your wives leave behind, if they had no children. If they had children, you get one-fourth of what they leave. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. They get one-fourth of what you leave behind, if you have no children. If you have children, they get one-eighth of what you leave. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts. If a man or woman leaves neither parents nor children, but has a brother or sister, each of them gets one-sixth. If there are more siblings, they share one-third. After fulfilling any bequest and paying off debts, without any prejudice. This is a will from God. God is Knowing and Clement.
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And unto you belongeth a half of that which your wives leave, if they have no child; but if they have a child then unto you the fourth of that which they leave, after any legacy they may have bequeathed, or debt (they may have contracted, hath been paid). And unto them belongeth the fourth of that which ye leave if ye have no child, but if ye have a child then the eighth of that which ye leave, after any legacy ye may have bequeathed, or debt (ye may have contracted, hath been paid). And if a man or a woman have a distant heir (having left neither parent nor child), and he (or she) have a brother or a sister (only on the mother's side) then to each of them twain (the brother and the sister) the sixth, and if they be more than two, then they shall be sharers in the third, after any legacy that may have been bequeathed or debt (contracted) not injuring (the heirs by willing away more than a third of the heritage) hath been paid. A commandment from Allah. Allah is Knower, Indulgent
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And ye shall have half of what your wives leave, if they have no son; but if they have a son, then ye shall have a fourth of what they leave, after payment of the bequests they bequeath or of their debts. And they shall have a fourth of what ye leave, if ye have no son; but if ye have a son, then let them have an eighth of what ye leave, after payment of the bequest ye bequeath and of your debts. And if the man's or the woman's (property) be inherited by a kinsman who is neither parent nor child, and he have a brother or sister, then let each of these two have a sixth; but if they are more than that, let them share in a third after payment of the bequest he bequeaths and of his debts, without prejudice, - an ordinance this from God, and God is knowing and clement
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Half of what your wives leave shall be your's, if they have no issue; but if they have issue, then a fourth of what they leave shall be your's, after paying the bequests they shall bequeath, and debts. And your wives shall have a fourth part of what ye leave, if ye have no issue; but if ye have issue, then they shall have an eighth part of what ye leave, after paying the bequests ye shall bequeath, and debts. If a man or a woman make a distant relation their heir, and he or she have a brother or a sister, each of these two shall have a sixth; but if there are more than this, then shall they be sharers in a third, after payment of the bequests he shall have bequeathed, and debts, Without loss to any one. This is the ordinance of God, and God is Knowing, Gracious
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Moreover ye may claim half of what your wives shall leave, if they have no issue; but if they have issue, then ye shall have the fourth part of what they shall leave, after the legacies which they shall bequeath, and the debts be paid. They also shall have the fourth part of what ye shall leave, in case ye have no issue; but if ye have issue, then they shall have the eighth part of what ye shall leave, after the legacies which ye shall bequeath, and your debts be paid. And if a man or woman's substance be inherited by a distant relation, and he or she have a brother or sister; each of them two shall have a sixth part of the estate. But if there be more than this number, they shall be equal sharers in a third part, after payment of the legacies which shall be bequeathed, and the debts, without prejudice to the heirs. This is an ordinance from God: And God is knowing and gracious
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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تِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)tilka hudoodu llaahi waman yuti'i llaaha warasoolahu yudkhilhu jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru khaalideena feehaa wadhaalika l-fawzu l-'azeem
DIN 31635tilka ḥudūdu llāhi waman yuṭiʿi llāha warasūlahu yudḫilhu ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru ḫālidīna fīhā waḏālika l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
These are the bounds set by God. Whoever obeys God and His Messenger, He will admit him into Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. That is the great attainment.
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These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
These be God's bounds, and whoso obeys God and the Apostle He will make him enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, and they shall dwell therein for aye;- that is the mighty happiness
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
These are the precepts of God; and whoso obeyeth God and his prophet, him shall God bring into gardens beneath whose shades the rivers flow, therein to abide for ever: and this, the great blessedness
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
These are the statutes of God. And whoso obeyeth God and his apostle, God shall lead him into gardens wherein rivers flow, they shall continue therein for ever; and this shall be great happiness
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُۥ يُدْخِلْهُ نَارًا خَٰلِدًا فِيهَا وَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)waman ya'si llaaha warasoolahu wayata'adda hudoodahu yudkhilhu naaran khaalidan feehaa walahu 'adhaabun muheen
DIN 31635waman yaʿṣi llāha warasūlahu wayataʿadda ḥudūdahu yudḫilhu nāran ḫālidan fīhā walahu ʿaḏābun muhīnun
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But whoever disobeys God and His Messenger, and oversteps His bounds, He will admit him into a Fire, wherein he abides forever, and he will have a shameful punishment.
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And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth His limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shameful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But whoso rebels against God and His Apostle, and transgresses His bounds, He will make him enter into fire, and dwell therein for aye; and for him is shameful woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And whoso shall rebel against God and his apostle, and shall break His bounds, him shall God place in the fire to abide therein for ever; and his shall be a shameful torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But whoso disobeyeth God, and his apostle, and transgresseth his statutes, God shall cast him into hell fire; he shall remain therein for ever, and he shall suffer a shameful punishment
George Sale · published 1734
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- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَٱلَّٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wallaatee ya'teena l-faahishata min nisaa'ikum fastashhidoo 'alayhinna arba'atan minkum fa'in shahidoo fa'amsikoohunna fee l-buyooti hattaa yatawaffaahunna l-mawtu aw yaj'ala llaahu lahunna sabeelaa
DIN 31635wallātī yaʾtīna l-fāḥišata min nisāʾikum fastašhidū ʿalayhinna ʾarbaʿatan minkum faʾin šahidū faʾamsikūhunna fī l-buyūti ḥattā yatawaffāhunna l-mawtu ʾaw yaǧʿala llāhu lahunna sabīlan
Those of your women who commit lewdness, you must have four witnesses against them, from among you. If they testify, confine them to the homes until death claims them, or God makes a way for them.
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As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allah appoint for them a way (through new legislation)
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
Against those of your women who commit adultery, call witnesses four in number from among yourselves; and if these bear witness, then keep the women in houses until death release them, or God shall make for them a way
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
If any of your women be guilty of whoredom, then bring four witnesses against them from among yourselves; and if they bear witness to the fact, shut them up within their houses till death release them, or God make some way for them
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If any of your women be guilty of whoredom, produce four witnesses from among you against them, and if they bear witness against them, imprison them in separate apartments until death release them, or God affordeth them a way to escape
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walladhaani ya'tiyaanihaa minkum fa'aadhoohumaa fa'in taabaa wa'aslahaa fa'a'ridoo 'anhumaa inna llaaha kaana tawwaaban raheemaa
DIN 31635wallaḏāni yaʾtiyānihā minkum faʾāḏūhumā faʾin tābā waʾaṣlaḥā faʾaʿriḍū ʿanhumā ʾinna llāha kāna tawwāban raḥīman
If two men among you commit it, punish them both. But if they repent and reform, leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Full of Mercy.
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And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both. And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever relenting, Merciful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And if two of you commit it, then hurt them both; but if they turn again and amend, leave them alone, verily, God is easily turned, compassionate
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And if two men among you commit the same crime, then punish them both; but if they turn and amend, then let them be: for God is He who turneth, Merciful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And if two of you commit the like wickedness, punish them both: But if they repent and amend, let them both alone; for God is easy to be reconciled and merciful
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)innamaa t-tawbatu 'alaa llaahi lilladheena ya'maloona s-soo'a bijahaalatin thumma yatooboona min qareebin fa'oolaa'ika yatoobu llaahu 'alayhim wakaana llaahu 'aleeman hakeemaa
DIN 31635ʾinnamā t-tawbatu ʿalā llāhi lillaḏīna yaʿmalūna s-sūʾa biǧahālatin ṯumma yatūbūna min qarībin faʾūlāʾika yatūbu llāhu ʿalayhim wakāna llāhu ʿalīman ḥakīman
Repentance is available from God for those who commit evil out of ignorance, and then repent soon after. These-God will relent towards them. God is Knowing and Wise.
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Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah. These are they toward whom Allah relenteth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God is only bound to turn again towards those who do evil through ignorance and then turn again. Surely, these will God turn again to, for God is knowing, wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
With God himself will the repentance of those who have done evil ignorantly, and then turn speedily unto Him, be accepted. These! God will turn unto them: for God is Knowing, Wise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Verily repentance will be accepted with God, from those who do evil ignorantly, and then repent speedily; unto them will God be turned: For God is knowing and wise
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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وَلَيْسَتِ ٱلتَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّى تُبْتُ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaysati t-tawbatu lilladheena ya'maloona s-sayyi'aati hattaa idhaa hadara ahadahumu l-mawtu qaala innee tubtu l-'aana walaa lladheena yamootoona wahum kuffaarun oolaa'ika a'tadnaa lahum 'adhaaban aleemaa
DIN 31635walaysati t-tawbatu lillaḏīna yaʿmalūna s-sayyiʾāti ḥattā ʾiḏā ḥaḍara ʾaḥadahumu l-mawtu qāla ʾinnī tubtu l-ʾāna walā llaḏīna yamūtūna wahum kuffārun ʾūlāʾika ʾaʿtadnā lahum ʿaḏāban ʾalīman
But repentance is not available for those who commit evils, until when death approaches one of them, he says, "Now I repent," nor for those who die as disbelievers. These-We have prepared for them a painful torment.
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The forgiveness is not for those who do ill-deeds until, when death attendeth upon one of them, he saith: Lo! I repent now; nor yet for those who die while they are disbelievers. For such We have prepared a painful doom
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
His turning again is not for those who do evil, until, when death comes before one of them, he says, 'Now I turn again;' nor yet forth those who die in misbelief. For such as these have we prepared a grievous woe
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
But no place of repentance shall there be for those who do evil, until, when death is close to one of them, he saith, "Now verily am I turned to God;" nor to those who die unbelievers. These! we have made ready for them a grievous torment
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
But no repentance shall be accepted from those who do evil until the time when death presenteth it self unto one of them, and he saith, verily I repent now; nor unto those who die unbelievers: For them have we prepared a grievous punishment
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
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- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ كَرْهًا وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا۟ بِبَعْضِ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo laa yahillu lakum an tarithoo n-nisaa'a karhan walaa ta'duloohunna litadhhaboo biba'di maa aataytumoohunna illaa an ya'teena bifaahishatin mubayyinatin wa'aashiroohunna bil-ma'roofi fa'in karihtumoohunna fa'asaa an takrahoo shay'an wayaj'ala llaahu feehi khayran katheeraa
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lā yaḥillu lakum ʾan tariṯū n-nisāʾa karhan walā taʿḍulūhunna litaḏhabū bibaʿḍi mā ʾātaytumūhunna ʾillā ʾan yaʾtīna bifāḥišatin mubayyinatin waʿāširūhunna bil-maʿrūfi faʾin karihtumūhunna faʿasā ʾan takrahū šayʾan wayaǧʿala llāhu fīhi ḫayran kaṯīran
O you who believe! It is not permitted for you to inherit women against their will. And do not coerce them in order to take away some of what you had given them, unless they commit a proven adultery. And live with them in kindness. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike something in which God has placed much good.
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O ye who believe! It is not lawful for you forcibly to inherit the women (of your deceased kinsmen), nor (that) ye should put constraint upon them that ye may take away a part of that which ye have given them, unless they be guilty of flagrant lewdness. But consort with them in kindness, for if ye hate them it may happen that ye hate a thing wherein Allah hath placed much good
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye who believe! it is not lawful for you to inherit women's estates against their will; nor to hinder them, that ye may go off with part of what ye brought them, unless they commit fornication manifestly; but associate with them in reason, for if ye are averse from them, it may be that ye are averse from something wherein God has put much good for you
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O believers! it is not allowed you to be heirs of your wives against their will; nor to hinder them from marrying, in order to take from them part of the dowry you had given them, unless they have been guilty of undoubted lewdness; but associate kindly with them: for if ye are estranged from them, haply ye are estranged from that in which God hath placed abundant good
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O true believers, it is not lawful for you to be heirs of women against their will, nor to hinder them from marrying others, that ye may take away part of what ye have given them in dowry; unless they have been guilty of a manifest crime: But converse kindly with them. And if ye hate them, it may happen that ye may hate a thing wherein God hath placed much good
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَءَاتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ بُهْتَٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'in aradttumu stibdaala zawjin makaana zawjin wa'aataytum ihdaahunna qintaaran falaa ta'khudhoo minhu shay'an ata'khudhoonahu buhtaanan wa'ithman mubeenaa
DIN 31635waʾin ʾaradttumu stibdāla zawǧin makāna zawǧin waʾātaytum ʾiḥdāhunna qinṭāran falā taʾḫuḏū minhu šayʾan ʾataʾḫuḏūnahu buhtānan waʾiṯman mubīnan
If you wish to replace one wife with another, and you have given one of them a fortune, take nothing back from it. Would you take it back fraudulently and sinfully?
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And if ye wish to exchange one wife for another and ye have given unto one of them a sum of money (however great), take nothing from it. Would ye take it by the way of calumny and open wrong
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But if ye wish to exchange one wife for another, and have given one of them a talent, then take not from it anything. What! would you take it for a calumny and a manifest crime
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And if ye be desirous to exchange one wife for another, and have given one of them a talent, make no deduction from it. Would ye take it by slandering her, and with manifest wrong
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If ye be desirous to exchange a wife for another wife, and ye have already given one of them a talent; take not away any thing therefrom; Will ye take it by slandering her, and doing her manifest unjustice
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wakayfa ta'khudhoonahu waqad afdaa ba'dukum ilaa ba'din wa'akhadhna minkum meethaaqan ghaleezaa
DIN 31635wakayfa taʾḫuḏūnahu waqad ʾafḍā baʿḍukum ʾilā baʿḍin waʾaḫaḏna minkum mīṯāqan ġalīẓan
And how can you take it back, when you have been intimate with one another, and they have received from you a solid commitment?
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How can ye take it (back) after one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have taken a strong pledge from you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
How care ye take it when one of you has gone in unto the other, and they have taken from you a rigid compact
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
How, moreover, could ye take it, when one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have received from you a strict bond of union
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And how can ye take it, since the one of you hath gone in unto the other, and they have received from you a firm covenant
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa tankihoo maa nakaha aabaa'ukum mina n-nisaa'i illaa maa qad salafa innahu kaana faahishatan wamaqtan wasaa'a sabeelaa
DIN 31635walā tankiḥū mā nakaḥa ʾābāʾukum mina n-nisāʾi ʾillā mā qad salafa ʾinnahu kāna fāḥišatan wamaqtan wasāʾa sabīlan
Do not marry women whom your fathers married, except what is already past. That is improper, indecent, and a bad custom.
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And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! it was ever lewdness and abomination, and an evil way
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
And do not marry women your fathers married,- except bygones,- for it is abominable and hateful, and an evil way
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And marry not women whom your fathers have married: for this is a shame, and hateful, and an evil way: though what is past may be allowed
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Marry not women, whom your fathers have had to wife; -- except what is already past: -- For this is uncleanness, and an abomination, and an evil way
George Sale · published 1734
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ وَعَمَّٰتُكُمْ وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِىٓ أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمْ وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى فِى حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ أَبْنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَٰبِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)hurrimat 'alaykum ummahaatukum wabanaatukum wa'akhawaatukum wa'ammaatukum wakhaalaatukum wabanaatu l-'akhi wabanaatu l-'ukhti wa'ummahaatukumu llaatee arda'nakum wa'akhawaatukum mina r-radaa'ati wa'ummahaatu nisaa'ikum warabaa'ibukumu llaatee fee hujoorikum min nisaa'ikumu llaatee dakhaltum bihinna fa'in lam takoonoo dakhaltum bihinna falaa junaaha 'alaykum wahalaa'ilu abnaa'ikumu lladheena min aslaabikum wa'an tajma'oo bayna l-'ukhtayni illaa maa qad salafa inna llaaha kaana ghafooran raheemaa
DIN 31635ḥurrimat ʿalaykum ʾummahātukum wabanātukum waʾaḫawātukum waʿammātukum waḫālātukum wabanātu l-ʾaḫi wabanātu l-ʾuḫti waʾummahātukumu llātī ʾarḍaʿnakum waʾaḫawātukum mina r-raḍāʿati waʾummahātu nisāʾikum warabāʾibukumu llātī fī ḥuǧūrikum min nisāʾikumu llātī daḫaltum bihinna faʾin lam takūnū daḫaltum bihinna falā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum waḥalāʾilu ʾabnāʾikumu llaḏīna min ʾaṣlābikum waʾan taǧmaʿū bayna l-ʾuḫtayni ʾillā mā qad salafa ʾinna llāha kāna ġafūran raḥīman
Forbidden for you are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster-mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your stepdaughters in your guardianship-born of wives you have gone into-but if you have not gone into them, there is no blame on you. And the wives of your genetic sons, and marrying two sisters simultaneously. Except what is past. God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Forbidden unto you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your father's sisters, and your mother's sisters, and your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters, and your foster-mothers, and your foster-sisters, and your mothers-in-law, and your step-daughters who are under your protection (born) of your women unto whom ye have gone in - but if ye have not gone in unto them, then it is no sin for you (to marry their daughters) - and the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins. And (it is forbidden unto you) that ye should have two sisters together, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
unlawful for you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your paternal aunts and maternal aunts, and your brother's daughters, and your sister's daughters, and your foster mothers, and your foster sisters, and your wives' mothers, and your step daughters who are your wards, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in; but if ye have not gone in unto them, then it is no crime in you; and the lawful spouses of your sons from your own loins, and that ye form a connexion between two sisters,- except bygones,- verily, God is forgiving, merciful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your aunts, both on the father and mother's side, and your nieces on the brother and sister's side, and your foster-mothers, and your foster-sisters, and the mothers of your wives, and your step-daughters who are your wards, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in: (but if ye have not gone in unto them, it shall be no sin in you to marry them;) and the wives of your sons who proceed out of your loins; and ye may not have two sisters; except where it is already done. Verily, God is Indulgent, Merciful
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Ye are forbidden to marry your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your aunts both on the fathers and on the mothers side, and your brothers daughters, and your sisters daughters, and your mothers who have given you suck, and your foster-sisters, and your wives mothers, and your daughters-in-law which are under your tuition, born of your wives unto whom ye have gone in, -- but if ye have not gone in unto them, it shall be no sin in you to marry them, -- and the wives of your sons who proceed out of your loins; and ye are also forbidden to take to wife two sisters; except what is already past: For God is gracious and merciful
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأُحِلَّ لَكُم مَّا وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُم مُّحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَٰفِحِينَ فَمَا ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْهُنَّ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا تَرَٰضَيْتُم بِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wal-muhsanaatu mina n-nisaa'i illaa maa malakat aymaanukum kitaaba llaahi 'alaykum wa'uhilla lakum maa waraa'a dhaalikum an tabtaghoo bi'amwaalikum muhsineena ghayra musaafiheena famaa stamta'tum bihi minhunna fa'aatoohunna ujoorahunna fareedatan walaa junaaha 'alaykum feemaa taraadaytum bihi min ba'di l-fareedati inna llaaha kaana 'aleeman hakeemaa
DIN 31635wal-muḥṣanātu mina n-nisāʾi ʾillā mā malakat ʾaymānukum kitāba llāhi ʿalaykum waʾuḥilla lakum mā warāʾa ḏālikum ʾan tabtaġū biʾamwālikum muḥṣinīna ġayra musāfiḥīna famā stamtaʿtum bihi minhunna faʾātūhunna ʾuǧūrahunna farīḍatan walā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum fīmā tarāḍaytum bihi min baʿdi l-farīḍati ʾinna llāha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman
The translators word this verse differently
And all married women, except those you rightfully possess. This is God's decree, binding upon you. Permitted for you are those that lie outside these limits, provided you seek them in legal marriage, with gifts from your property, seeking wedlock, not prostitution. If you wish to enjoy them, then give them their dowry-a legal obligation. You commit no error by agreeing to any change to the dowry. God is All-Knowing, Most Wise.
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And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess. It is a decree of Allah for you. Lawful unto you are all beyond those mentioned, so that ye seek them with your wealth in honest wedlock, not debauchery. And those of whom ye seek content (by marrying them), give unto them their portions as a duty. And there is no sin for you in what ye do by mutual agreement after the duty (hath been done). Lo! Allah is ever Knower, Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
and married women, save such as your right hands possess,- God's Book against you! - but lawful for you is all besides this, for you to seek them with your wealth, marrying them and not fornicating; but such of them as ye have enjoyed, give them their hire as a lawful due; for there is no crime in you about what ye agree between you after such lawful due, verily, God is knowing and wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
Forbidden to you also are married women, except those who are in your hands as slaves: This is the law of God for you. And it is allowed you, beside this, to seek out wives by means of your wealth, with modest conduct, and without fornication. And give those with whom ye have cohabited their dowry. This is the law. But it shall be no crime in you to make agreements over and above the law. Verily, God is Knowing, Wise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Ye are also forbidden to take to wife free women who are married, except those women whom your right hands shall possess as slaves. This is ordained you from God. Whatever is beside this, is allowed you; that ye may with your substance provide wives for your selves, acting that which is right, and avoiding whoredom. And for the advantage which ye receive from them, give them their reward, according to what is ordained: But it shall be no crime in you to make any other agreement among your selves, after the ordinance shall be complied with; for God is knowing and wise
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلًا أَن يَنكِحَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُم مِّن فَتَيَٰتِكُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَٰنِكُم بَعْضُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْضٍ فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَءَاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَٰتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَٰفِحَٰتٍ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَٰتِ أَخْدَانٍ فَإِذَآ أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍ فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ ٱلْعَنَتَ مِنكُمْ وَأَن تَصْبِرُوا۟ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)waman lam yastati' minkum tawlan an yankiha l-muhsanaati l-mu'minaati famin maa malakat aymaanukum min fatayaatikumu l-mu'minaati wallaahu a'lamu bi'eemaanikum ba'dukum min ba'din faankihoohunna bi'idhni ahlihinna wa'aatoohunna ujoorahunna bil-ma'roofi muhsanaatin ghayra musaafihaatin walaa muttakhidhaati akhdaanin fa'idhaa uhsinna fa'in atayna bifaahishatin fa'alayhinna nisfu maa 'alaa l-muhsanaati mina l-'adhaabi dhaalika liman khashiya l-'anata minkum wa'an tasbiroo khayrun lakum wallaahu ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635waman lam yastaṭiʿ minkum ṭawlan ʾan yankiḥa l-muḥṣanāti l-muʾmināti famin mā malakat ʾaymānukum min fatayātikumu l-muʾmināti wallāhu ʾaʿlamu biʾīmānikum baʿḍukum min baʿḍin fānkiḥūhunna biʾiḏni ʾahlihinna waʾātūhunna ʾuǧūrahunna bil-maʿrūfi muḥṣanātin ġayra musāfiḥātin walā muttaḫiḏāti ʾaḫdānin faʾiḏā ʾuḥṣinna faʾin ʾatayna bifāḥišatin faʿalayhinna niṣfu mā ʿalā l-muḥṣanāti mina l-ʿaḏābi ḏālika liman ḫašiya l-ʿanata minkum waʾan taṣbirū ḫayrun lakum wallāhu ġafūrun raḥīmun
The translators word this verse differently
If any of you lack the means to marry free believing women, he may marry one of the believing maids under your control. God is well aware of your faith. You are from one another. Marry them with the permission of their guardians, and give them their recompense fairly-to be protected-neither committing adultery, nor taking secret lovers. When they are married, if they commit adultery, their punishment shall be half that of free women. That is for those among you who fear falling into decadence. But to practice self-restraint is better for you. God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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And whoso is not able to afford to marry free, believing women, let them marry from the believing maids whom your right hands possess. Allah knoweth best (concerning) your faith. Ye (proceed) one from another; so wed them by permission of their folk, and give unto them their portions in kindness, they being honest, not debauched nor of loose conduct. And if when they are honourably married they commit lewdness they shall incur the half of the punishment (prescribed) for free women (in that case). This is for him among you who feareth to commit sin. But to have patience would be better for you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But whosoever of you cannot go the length of marrying marriageable women who believe, then take of what your right hands possess, of your maidens who believe;- though God knows best about your faith. Ye come one from the other; then marry them with the permission of their people, and give them their hire in reason, they being chaste and not fornicating, and not receivers of paramours. But when they are married, if they commit fornication, then inflict upon them half the penalty for married women; that is for whomsoever of you fears wrong; but that ye should have patience is better for you, and God is forgiving and merciful
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And whoever of you is not rich enough to marry free believing women, then let him marry such of your believing maidens as have fallen into your hands as slaves; God well knoweth your faith. Ye are sprung the one from the other. Marry them, then, with the leave of their masters, and give them a fair dower: but let them be chaste and free from fornication, and not entertainers of lovers
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
Whoso among you hath not means sufficient that he may marry free women, who are believers, let him marry with such of your maid-servants whom your right hands possess, as are true believers; for God well knoweth your faith. Ye are the one from the other: Therefore marry them with the consent of their masters; and give them their dower according to justice; such as are modest, not guilty of whoredom, nor entertaining lovers. And when they are married, if they be guilty of adultery, they shall suffer half the punishment which is appointed for the free women. This is allowed unto him among you, who feareth to sin by marrying free women; but if ye abstain from marrying slaves, it will be better for you; God is gracious and merciful
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)yureedu llaahu liyubayyina lakum wayahdiyakum sunana lladheena min qablikum wayatooba 'alaykum wallaahu 'aleemun hakeem
DIN 31635yurīdu llāhu liyubayyina lakum wayahdiyakum sunana llaḏīna min qablikum wayatūba ʿalaykum wallāhu ʿalīmun ḥakīmun
God intends to make things clear to you, and to guide you in the ways of those before you, and to redeem you. God is Most Knowing, Most Wise.
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Allah would explain to you and guide you by the examples of those who were before you, and would turn to you in mercy. Allah is Knower, Wise
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God wishes to explain to you and to guide you into the ordinances of those who were before you, and to turn towards you, for God is knowing, wise
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God desireth to make this known to you, and to guide you into the ways of those who have been before you, and to turn Him unto you in mercy. And God is Knowing, Wise
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God is willing to declare these things unto you and to direct you according to the ordinances of those who have gone before you, and to be merciful unto you. God is knowing and wise
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا۟ مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wallaahu yureedu an yatooba 'alaykum wayureedu lladheena yattabi'oona sh-shahawaati an tameeloo maylan 'azeemaa
DIN 31635wallāhu yurīdu ʾan yatūba ʿalaykum wayurīdu llaḏīna yattabiʿūna š-šahawāti ʾan tamīlū maylan ʿaẓīman
The translators word this verse differently
God intends to redeem you, but those who follow their desires want you to turn away utterly.
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And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God wishes to turn towards you, but those who follow their lusts wish that ye should swerve with a mighty swerving
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God desireth thus to turn him unto you: but they who follow their own lusts, desire that with great swerving should ye swerve! God desireth to make your burden light: for man hath been created weak
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God desireth to be gracious unto you; but they who follow their lusts, desire that ye should turn aside from the truth with great deviation
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُخَفِّفَ عَنكُمْ وَخُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yureedu llaahu an yukhaffifa 'ankum wakhuliqa l-'insaanu da'eefaa
DIN 31635yurīdu llāhu ʾan yuḫaffifa ʿankum waḫuliqa l-ʾinsānu ḍaʿīfan
God intends to lighten your burden, for the human being was created weak.
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Allah would make the burden light for you, for man was created weak
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
God wishes to make it light for you, for man was created weak
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
God desireth thus to turn him unto you: but they who follow their own lusts, desire that with great swerving should ye swerve! God desireth to make your burden light: for man hath been created weak
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
God is minded to make His religion light unto you: For man was created weak
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa lladheena aamanoo laa ta'kuloo amwaalakum baynakum bil-baatili illaa an takoona tijaaratan 'an taraadin minkum walaa taqtuloo anfusakum inna llaaha kaana bikum raheemaa
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā llaḏīna ʾāmanū lā taʾkulū ʾamwālakum baynakum bil-bāṭili ʾillā ʾan takūna tiǧāratan ʿan tarāḍin minkum walā taqtulū ʾanfusakum ʾinna llāha kāna bikum raḥīman
The translators word this verse differently
O you who believe! Do not consume each other's wealth illicitly, but trade by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves, for God is Merciful towards you.
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O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
O ye who believe! devour not your property amongst yourselves vainly, unless it be a merchandise by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves; verily, God is compassionate unto you
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
O believers! devour not each other's substance in mutual frivolities; unless there be a trafficking among you by your own consent: and commit not suicide: - of a truth God is merciful to you
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
O true believers, consume not your wealth among your selves in vanity; unless there be merchandizing among you by mutual consent: neither slay your selves; for God is merciful towards you
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
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وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَٰنًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)waman yaf'al dhaalika 'udwaanan wazulman fasawfa nusleehi naaran wakaana dhaalika 'alaa llaahi yaseeraa
DIN 31635waman yafʿal ḏālika ʿudwānan waẓulman fasawfa nuṣlīhi nāran wakāna ḏālika ʿalā llāhi yasīran
The translators word this verse differently
Whoever does that, out of hostility and wrongdoing, We will cast him into a Fire. And that would be easy for God.
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Whoso doeth that through aggression and injustice, we shall cast him into Fire, and that is ever easy for Allah
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
But whoso does that maliciously and unjustly, we will broil him with fire; for that is easy with God
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
And whoever shall do this maliciously and wrongfully, we will in the end cast him into the fire; for this is easy with God
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
And whoever doth this maliciously and wickedly, he will surely cast him to be broiled in hell fire; and this is easy with God
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
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- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)in tajtaniboo kabaa'ira maa tunhawna 'anhu nukaffir 'ankum sayyi'aatikum wanudkhilkum mudkhalan kareemaa
DIN 31635ʾin taǧtanibū kabāʾira mā tunhawna ʿanhu nukaffir ʿankum sayyiʾātikum wanudḫilkum mudḫalan karīman
If you avoid the worst of what you are forbidden, We will remit your sins, and admit you by a Gate of Honor.
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If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit from you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble gate
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930
If ye avoid great sins from which ye are forbidden, we will cover your offences and make you enter with a noble entrance
Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880
If ye avoid the great sins which ye are forbidden, we will blot out your faults, and we will cause you to enter Paradise with honourable entry
John Medows Rodwell · published 1861
If ye turn aside from the grievous sins, of those which ye are forbidden to commit, we will cleanse you from your smaller faults; and will introduce you into paradise with an honourable entry
George Sale · published 1734
Sources
In-depth analysis →
- Talal Itani · 2012
- Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
- Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
- John Medows Rodwell · 1861
- George Sale · 1734
in a signed study →