وَمَن And whoever waman (is) not lam able to yastaṭiʿ among you minkum afford ṭawlan to an marry yankiḥa the free chaste l-muḥ'ṣanāti [the] believing women l-mu'mināti then (marry) from famin what mā possess[ed] malakat your right hands aymānukum of min your slave girls fatayātikumu (of) the believers l-mu'mināti And Allah wal-lahu knows best aʿlamu about your faith biīmānikum You baʿḍukum (are) from min (one) another baʿḍin So marry them fa-inkiḥūhunna with (the) permission bi-idh'ni (of) their family ahlihinna and give them waātūhunna their bridal due ujūrahunna in a fair manner bil-maʿrūfi (They should be) chaste muḥ'ṣanātin not ghayra those who commit immorality musāfiḥātin and not walā those who take muttakhidhāti secret lovers akhdānin Then when fa-idhā they are married uḥ'ṣinna and if fa-in they commit atayna adultery bifāḥishatin then for them faʿalayhinna (is) half niṣ'fu (of) what mā (is) on ʿalā the free chaste women l-muḥ'ṣanāti of mina the punishment l-ʿadhābi That dhālika (is) for whoever liman fears khashiya committing sin l-ʿanata among you minkum and that wa-an you be patient taṣbirū (is) better khayrun for you lakum And Allah wal-lahu (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allāh is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation [i.e., mahr] according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears affliction [i.e., sin], but to be patient is better for you. And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.