وَٱلَّـٰتِى And those who wa-allātī commit yatīna [the] immorality l-fāḥishata from min your women nisāikum then call to witness fa-is'tashhidū against them ʿalayhinna four arbaʿatan among you minkum And if fa-in they testify shahidū then confine them fa-amsikūhunna in fī their houses l-buyūti until ḥattā comes to them yatawaffāhunna [the] death l-mawtu or aw makes yajʿala Allah l-lahu for them lahunna a way sabīlan
Those who commit immorality [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] of your women - bring against them four [witnesses] from among you. And if they testify,1 confine them [i.e., the guilty women] to houses until death takes them or Allāh ordains for them [another] way.2
وَٱلَّذَانِ And the two who wa-alladhāni commit it yatiyānihā among you minkum then punish both of them faādhūhumā But if fa-in they repent tābā and correct themselves wa-aṣlaḥā then turn away fa-aʿriḍū from both of them ʿanhumā Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna Oft-Forgiving tawwāban Most-Merciful raḥīman
And the two1 who commit it [i.e., unlawful sexual intercourse] among you - punish [i.e., dishonor] them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allāh is ever Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.
إِنَّمَا Only innamā the acceptance of repentance l-tawbatu by ʿalā Allah l-lahi (is) for those who lilladhīna do yaʿmalūna the evil l-sūa in ignorance bijahālatin then thumma they repent yatūbūna from min soon after qarībin Then those fa-ulāika will have forgiveness yatūbu (from) Allah l-lahu upon them ʿalayhim and is wakāna Allah l-lahu All-Knowing ʿalīman All-Wise ḥakīman
The repentance accepted by Allāh is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after].1 It is those to whom Allāh will turn in forgiveness, and Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
وَلَيْسَتِ And not walaysati (is) the acceptance of repentance l-tawbatu for those who lilladhīna do yaʿmalūna the evil deeds l-sayiāti until ḥattā when idhā approaches ḥaḍara one of them aḥadahumu [the] death l-mawtu he says qāla Indeed I innī repent tub'tu now l-āna and not walā those who alladhīna die yamūtūna while they wahum (are) disbelievers kuffārun Those ulāika We have prepared aʿtadnā for them lahum a punishment ʿadhāban painful alīman
But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū Not lā (is) lawful yaḥillu for you lakum that an you inherit tarithū the women l-nisāa (by) force karhan And not walā you constraint them taʿḍulūhunna so that you may take litadhhabū a part bibaʿḍi (of) what mā you have given them ātaytumūhunna except illā that an they commit yatīna immorality bifāḥishatin open mubayyinatin And live with them waʿāshirūhunna in kindness bil-maʿrūfi But if fa-in you dislike them karih'tumūhunna then perhaps faʿasā that an you dislike takrahū a thing shayan and has placed wayajʿala Allah l-lahu in it fīhi good khayran much kathīran
O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion.1 And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them2 unless they commit a clear immorality [i.e., adultery]. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allāh makes therein much good.