Al-Ma'arij Verse 30

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,[[ See footnote for {4:3}. ]] for then they are free from blame,

except from their wives or bondwomen whom they own, for then they are not to be blamed.

save from their wives and what their right hands own, then not being blameworthy

from all but their spouses or their slave-girls––there is no blame attached to [relations with] these,

Save in regard to their spouses or those whom their right hands own; so verily they are not blameworthy -

Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,

except in regard to their spouses and those whom their right hands possess, for in regard to them they are not reproachable,

Are free of blame,

Except with their wives and the bondwomen in their possession, for there is no reproach on them.

(apart from their spouses and their slave women, for then they are not blameworthy;

Save from their spouses or (as a permission for men) those (bondsmaids) whom their right hands possess, for with regard to them they are free from blame.

Except from their (free) wives or those (wives of theirs) whom their right hands own (- slave wives), for which they are not to blame.

Except on (for) their spouses and what their rights owned/possessed (i.e.: care-givers of the sick, elderly and disabled under contract), so then they are not blameworthy/blamed.

Except with their wives and the bondwomen in their possession, for there is no reproach on them.

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - for on these surely is no blame,

Except with their wives and the (women slaves and captives) whom their right hands possess, for (then) they are not to be blamed,

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant,

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,

Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;

except from their wives and slave girls, in which case they are not to be blamed,

except from their wives and what their right hands own, for these they are not blameworthy.

Except from their wives or their right hand possessions -- for (then) they are not blameworthy.

except from their spouses and those whom they rightfully possess [through wedlock], for which they incur no blame --

Except from their spouses or those living under their control, for then they are free of blame.

except from their wives and those whom their right hands own, in the way of slavegirls, for in that case they are not blameworthy;

إِلاَّ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ


Except from their wives or their right hand possessions,

meaning, from their female slaves.

فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ



فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاء ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَيِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ