The Quran

سورة النُّور

Surah Al-Nûr 24:8

The Light · Verse 8 of 64

وَيَدْرَأُ عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ ۙ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But it shall avert the punishment from her (- the wife) if she calling Allâh to witness testifies four times over that he is of the liars (in bringing this charge against her).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie;

Ahmed Ali

The woman´s punishment can be averted if she swears four times by God as testimony that her husband is a liar,

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Ali Unal

But the punishment will be averted from the wife if she testifies four times by swearing by God in each oath that the man is surely telling a lie,

Daryabadi

And it will revert the chastisement from her if she testifieth by Allah four times that verily he is of the liars.

Faridul Haque

And the punishment shall be averted from the woman if she bears the testimony four times by the name of Allah, that the man is a liar.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And it shall avert the chastisement from her, if she testify four times, bearing Allah to witness, that he is of those who lie.

Maulvi Sher Ali

But it shall avert the punishment from her if she bears witness four times in the name of ALLAH that he is of the liars;

Muhammad Asad

But [as for the wife, all] chastisement shall be averted from her by her calling God four times to witness that he is indeed telling a lie,

Muhammad Musin Khan

But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her, if she bears witness four times by Allah, that he (her husband) is telling a lie.

Muhammad Pickthall

And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false,

Muhammad Sarwar

The spouse will be acquitted of the punishment if she challenges his testimony by saying four times, "God is my witness that he is a liar".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And it shall avert the chastisement from her if she testify four times, bearing Allah to witness that he is most surely one of the liars;

Rashad Khalifa

She shall be considered innocent if she swears by GOD four times that he is a liar.

Shabbir Ahmed

But punishment shall be averted from her if she calls God four times as Witness that he is telling a lie.