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اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُوْمِيْنَۚ  ( المؤمنون: ٦ )

illā
إِلَّا
Except
ʿalā
عَلَىٰٓ
from
azwājihim
أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ
their spouses
aw
أَوْ
or
مَا
what
malakat
مَلَكَتْ
possess
aymānuhum
أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ
their right hands
fa-innahum
فَإِنَّهُمْ
then indeed, they
ghayru
غَيْرُ
(are) not
malūmīna
مَلُومِينَ
blameworthy

Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aimaanuhum fa innahum ghairu maloomeen (al-Muʾminūn 23:6)

Sahih International:

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed. (Al-Mu'minun [23] : 6)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

except from their wives or from those (bondwomen who are) owned by their hands, as they are not to be blamed.