وَإِنْ And if wa-in you fear khif'tum that not allā you will be able to do justice tuq'siṭū with fī the orphans l-yatāmā then marry fa-inkiḥū what mā seems suitable ṭāba to you lakum from mina the women l-nisāi two mathnā or three wathulātha or four warubāʿa But if fa-in you fear khif'tum that not allā you can do justice taʿdilū then (marry) one fawāḥidatan or aw what mā possesses malakat your right hand aymānukum That dhālika (is) more appropriate adnā that (may) not allā you oppress taʿūlū
And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].