وَلَا And (do) not تَنكِحُوا۟ [you] marry ٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ [the] polytheistic women حَتَّىٰ until يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ they believe وَلَأَمَةٌۭ And a bondwoman مُّؤْمِنَةٌ (who is) believing خَيْرٌۭ (is) better مِّن than مُّشْرِكَةٍۢ a polytheistic woman وَلَوْ [and] even if أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ she pleases you وَلَا And (do) not تُنكِحُوا۟ give in marriage (your women) ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ (to) [the] polytheistic men حَتَّىٰ until يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ they believe وَلَعَبْدٌۭ and a bondman مُّؤْمِنٌ (who is) believing خَيْرٌۭ (is) better مِّن than مُّشْرِكٍۢ a polytheistic man وَلَوْ [and] even if أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ he pleases you أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ [Those] يَدْعُونَ they invite إِلَى to ٱلنَّارِ ۖ the Fire وَٱللَّهُ and Allah يَدْعُوٓا۟ invites إِلَى to ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ and [the] forgiveness بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖ by His permission وَيُبَيِّنُ And He makes clear ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses لِلنَّاسِ for the people لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ take heed ٢٢١
And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. Those invite [you] to the Fire, but Allāh invites to Paradise and to forgiveness, by His permission. And He makes clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that perhaps they may remember.
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