۞ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُ And (prohibited are) the ones who are married مِنَ of ٱلنِّسَآءِ the women إِلَّا except مَا whom مَلَكَتْ you possess أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۖ rightfully كِتَـٰبَ Decree ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ upon you وَأُحِلَّ And are lawful لَكُم to you مَّا what وَرَآءَ (is) beyond ذَٰلِكُمْ that أَن that تَبْتَغُوا۟ you seek بِأَمْوَٰلِكُم with your wealth مُّحْصِنِينَ desiring to be chaste غَيْرَ not مُسَـٰفِحِينَ ۚ (to be) lustful فَمَا So what ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم you benefit[ed] بِهِۦ of it مِنْهُنَّ from them فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ so you give them أُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal due فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚ (as) an obligation وَلَا And (there is) no جُنَاحَ sin عَلَيْكُمْ on you فِيمَا concerning what تَرَٰضَيْتُم you mutually agree بِهِۦ of it مِنۢ from بَعْدِ beyond ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ ۚ the obligation إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ٢٤

وَمَن And whoever لَّمْ (is) not يَسْتَطِعْ able to مِنكُمْ among you طَوْلًا afford أَن to يَنكِحَ marry ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the free chaste ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ [the] believing women فَمِن then (marry) from مَّا what مَلَكَتْ possess[ed] أَيْمَـٰنُكُم your right hands مِّن of فَتَيَـٰتِكُمُ your slave girls ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۚ (of) the believers وَٱللَّهُ And Allah أَعْلَمُ knows best بِإِيمَـٰنِكُم ۚ about your faith بَعْضُكُم You مِّنۢ (are) from بَعْضٍۢ ۚ (one) another فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ So marry them بِإِذْنِ with (the) permission أَهْلِهِنَّ (of) their family وَءَاتُوهُنَّ and give them أُجُورَهُنَّ their bridal due بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ in a fair manner مُحْصَنَـٰتٍ (They should be) chaste غَيْرَ not مُسَـٰفِحَـٰتٍۢ those who commit immorality وَلَا and not مُتَّخِذَٰتِ those who take أَخْدَانٍۢ ۚ secret lovers فَإِذَآ Then when أُحْصِنَّ they are married فَإِنْ and if أَتَيْنَ they commit بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ adultery فَعَلَيْهِنَّ then for them نِصْفُ (is) half مَا (of) what عَلَى (is) on ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ the free chaste women مِنَ of ٱلْعَذَابِ ۚ the punishment ذَٰلِكَ That لِمَنْ (is) for whoever خَشِىَ fears ٱلْعَنَتَ committing sin مِنكُمْ ۚ among you وَأَن and that تَصْبِرُوا۟ you be patient خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ ۗ for you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٥

يُرِيدُ Wishes ٱللَّهُ Allah لِيُبَيِّنَ to make clear لَكُمْ to you وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ and to guide you سُنَنَ (to) ways ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those مِن from قَبْلِكُمْ before you وَيَتُوبَ and (to) accept repentance عَلَيْكُمْ ۗ from you وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knowing حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٦