4:24
۞وَٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتُ
wal-muh'sanatu
And (prohibited are) the ones who are married
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
al-nisai
the women
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَا
ma
whom
مَلَكَتۡ
malakat
you possess
أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۖ
aymanukum
rightfully
كِتَٰبَ
kitaba
Decree
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ
alaykum
upon you
وَأُحِلَّ
wa-uhilla
And are lawful
لَكُم
lakum
to you
مَّا
ma
what
وَرَآءَ
waraa
(is) beyond
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
dhalikum
that
أَن
an
that
تَبۡتَغُواْ
tabtaghu
you seek
بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُم
bi-amwalikum
with your wealth
مُّحۡصِنِينَ
muh'sinina
desiring to be chaste
غَيۡرَ
ghayra
not
مُسَٰفِحِينَۚ
musafihina
(to be) lustful
فَمَا
fama
So what
ٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم
is'tamta'tum
you benefit[ed]
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
مِنۡهُنَّ
min'hunna
from them
فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ
faatuhunna
so you give them
أُجُورَهُنَّ
ujurahunna
their bridal due
فَرِيضَةٗۚ
faridatan
(as) an obligation
وَلَا
wala
And (there is) no
جُنَاحَ
junaha
sin
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
on you
فِيمَا
fima
concerning what
تَرَٰضَيۡتُم
taradaytum
you mutually agree
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدِ
ba'di
beyond
ٱلۡفَرِيضَةِۚ
al-faridati
the obligation
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kana
is
عَلِيمًا
aliman
All-Knowing
حَكِيمٗا
hakiman
All-Wise
٢٤

women already married, other than your slaves.God has ordained all this for you. Other women are lawful to you, so long as you seek them in marriage, with gifts from your property, looking for wedlock rather than fornication. If you wish to enjoy women through marriage, give them their bride-gift- this is obligatory- though if you should choose mutually, after fulfilling this obligation, to do otherwise [with the bride-gift], you will not be blamed: God is all knowing and all wise

Translation 1260

4:25
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
لَّمۡ
lam
(is) not
يَسۡتَطِعۡ
yastati'
able to
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
طَوۡلًا
tawlan
afford
أَن
an
to
يَنكِحَ
yankiha
marry
ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ
al-muh'sanati
the free chaste
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ
al-mu'minati
[the] believing women
فَمِن
famin
then (marry) from
مَّا
ma
what
مَلَكَتۡ
malakat
possess[ed]
أَيۡمَٰنُكُم
aymanukum
your right hands
مِّن
min
of
فَتَيَٰتِكُمُ
fatayatikumu
your slave girls
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۚ
al-mu'minati
(of) the believers
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
knows best
بِإِيمَٰنِكُمۚ
biimanikum
about your faith
بَعۡضُكُم
ba'dukum
You
مِّنۢ
min
(are) from
بَعۡضٖۚ
ba'din
(one) another
فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ
fa-inkihuhunna
So marry them
بِإِذۡنِ
bi-idh'ni
with (the) permission
أَهۡلِهِنَّ
ahlihinna
(of) their family
وَءَاتُوهُنَّ
waatuhunna
and give them
أُجُورَهُنَّ
ujurahunna
their bridal due
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ
bil-ma'rufi
in a fair manner
مُحۡصَنَٰتٍ
muh'sanatin
(They should be) chaste
غَيۡرَ
ghayra
not
مُسَٰفِحَٰتٖ
musafihatin
those who commit immorality
وَلَا
wala
and not
مُتَّخِذَٰتِ
muttakhidhati
those who take
أَخۡدَانٖۚ
akhdanin
secret lovers
فَإِذَآ
fa-idha
Then when
أُحۡصِنَّ
uh'sinna
they are married
فَإِنۡ
fa-in
and if
أَتَيۡنَ
atayna
they commit
بِفَٰحِشَةٖ
bifahishatin
adultery
فَعَلَيۡهِنَّ
fa'alayhinna
then for them
نِصۡفُ
nis'fu
(is) half
مَا
ma
(of) what
عَلَى
ala
(is) on
ٱلۡمُحۡصَنَٰتِ
al-muh'sanati
the free chaste women
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡعَذَابِۚ
al-'adhabi
the punishment
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
لِمَنۡ
liman
(is) for whoever
خَشِيَ
khashiya
fears
ٱلۡعَنَتَ
al-'anata
committing sin
مِنكُمۡۚ
minkum
among you
وَأَن
wa-an
and that
تَصۡبِرُواْ
tasbiru
you be patient
خَيۡرٞ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمۡۗ
lakum
for you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٞ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٞ
rahimun
Most Merciful
٢٥

If any of you does not have the means to marry a believing free woman, then marry a believing slave- God knows best [the depth of] your faith: you are [all] part of the same family- so marry them with their people’s consent and their proper bride-gifts. [Make them] married women, not adulteresses or lovers. If they commit adultery when they are married, their punishment will be half that of free women. This is for those of you who fear that you will sin; it is better for you to practise selfrestraint. God is most forgiving and merciful

Translation 1260

4:26
يُرِيدُ
yuridu
Wishes
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
لِيُبَيِّنَ
liyubayyina
to make clear
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
وَيَهۡدِيَكُمۡ
wayahdiyakum
and to guide you
سُنَنَ
sunana
(to) ways
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
(of) those
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلِكُمۡ
qablikum
before you
وَيَتُوبَ
wayatuba
and (to) accept repentance
عَلَيۡكُمۡۗ
alaykum
from you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
(is) All-Knowing
حَكِيمٞ
hakimun
All-Wise
٢٦

He wishes to make His laws clear to you and guide you to the righteous ways of those who went before you. He wishes to turn towards you in mercy- He is all knowing, all wise

Translation 1260