سورة المعَارج
Surah Al-Ma‘ârij 70:30
The Ways of Ascent · Verse 30 of 44
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Except from their (free) wives or those (wives of theirs) whom their right hands own (- slave wives), for which they are not to blame.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,
Ahmed Ali
Are free of blame,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
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.
Daryabadi
Save in regard to their spouses or those whom their right hands own; so verily they are not blameworthy -
Faridul Haque
Except with their wives and the bondwomen in their possession, for there is no reproach on them.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Except in the presence of their mates or those whom their right hands possess -- for such surely are not to be blamed,
Maulvi Sher Ali
Except from their wives and from those whom their right hands possess; such indeed, are not to blame;
Muhammad Asad
[not giving way to their desires] with any but their spouses - that is, those whom they rightfully possess [through wedlock] - : for then, behold, they are free of all blame,
Muhammad Musin Khan
Except with their wives and the (women slaves and captives) whom their right hands possess, for (then) they are not to be blamed,
Muhammad Pickthall
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
Muhammad Sarwar
except from their wives and slave girls, in which case they are not to be blamed,
Muhammed ali Shakir
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,
Rashad Khalifa
(They have relations) only with their spouses, or what is legally theirs -
Shabbir Ahmed
They have intimate relations only with their spouses – that is, those who are rightfully theirs through wedlock. For such relationship they are free of blame.