وَأَنكِحُوا۟ And marry ٱلْأَيَـٰمَىٰ the single مِنكُمْ among you وَٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ and the righteous مِنْ among عِبَادِكُمْ your male slaves وَإِمَآئِكُمْ ۚ and your female slaves إِن If يَكُونُوا۟ they are فُقَرَآءَ poor يُغْنِهِمُ Allah will enrich them ٱللَّهُ Allah will enrich them مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٣٢

وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ And let be chaste ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَجِدُونَ find نِكَاحًا (means for) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يُغْنِيَهُمُ Allah enriches them ٱللَّهُ Allah enriches them مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَبْتَغُونَ seek ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the writing مِمَّا from (those) whom مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ your right hands فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ then give them (the) writing إِنْ if عَلِمْتُمْ you know فِيهِمْ in them خَيْرًۭا ۖ any good وَءَاتُوهُم and give them مِّن from مَّالِ the wealth of Allah ٱللَّهِ the wealth of Allah ٱلَّذِىٓ which ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۚ He has given you وَلَا And (do) not تُكْرِهُوا۟ compel فَتَيَـٰتِكُمْ your slave girls عَلَى to ٱلْبِغَآءِ [the] prostitution إِنْ if أَرَدْنَ they desire تَحَصُّنًۭا chastity لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek عَرَضَ temporary gain ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ (of) the world وَمَن And whoever يُكْرِههُّنَّ compels them فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ their compulsion غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٣٣

وَلَقَدْ And verily أَنزَلْنَآ We have sent down إِلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَـٰتٍۢ Verses مُّبَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear وَمَثَلًۭا and an example مِّنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away مِن before you قَبْلِكُمْ before you وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ and an admonition لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah) ٣٤

۞ ٱللَّهُ Allah نُورُ (is the) Light ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth مَثَلُ (The) example نُورِهِۦ (of) His Light كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ (is) like a niche فِيهَا in it مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ (is) a lamp ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ the lamp فِى (is) in زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ a glass ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ the glass كَأَنَّهَا as if it were كَوْكَبٌۭ a star دُرِّىٌّۭ brilliant يُوقَدُ (which) is lit مِن from شَجَرَةٍۢ a tree مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢ blessed زَيْتُونَةٍۢ an olive لَّا not شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ (of the) east وَلَا and not غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ (of the) west يَكَادُ would almost زَيْتُهَا its oil يُضِىٓءُ glow وَلَوْ even if لَمْ not تَمْسَسْهُ touched it نَارٌۭ ۚ fire نُّورٌ Light عَلَىٰ upon نُورٍۢ ۗ Light يَهْدِى Allah guides ٱللَّهُ Allah guides لِنُورِهِۦ to His Light مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَيَضْرِبُ And Allah sets forth ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ the examples لِلنَّاسِ ۗ for the mankind وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٣٥

فِى In بُيُوتٍ houses أَذِنَ (which) Allah ordered ٱللَّهُ (which) Allah ordered أَن that تُرْفَعَ they be raised وَيُذْكَرَ and be mentioned فِيهَا in them ٱسْمُهُۥ His name يُسَبِّحُ Glorify لَهُۥ [to] Him فِيهَا in them بِٱلْغُدُوِّ in the mornings وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ and (in) the evenings ٣٦