وَأَنكِحُوا۟
And marry
ٱلْأَيَٰمَىٰ
the single
مِنكُمْ
among you
وَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
and the righteous
مِنْ
among
عِبَادِكُمْ
your male slaves,
وَإِمَآئِكُمْ
and your female slaves.
إِن
If
يَكُونُوا۟ they are فُقَرَآءَ poor, يُغْنِهِمُ Allah will enrich them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah will enrich them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty. وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing, عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing.
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ And let be chaste ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَجِدُونَ find نِكَاحًا (means for) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يُغْنِيَهُمُ Allah enriches them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah enriches them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَبْتَغُونَ seek ٱلْكِتَٰبَ the writing مِمَّا from (those) whom مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ your right hands, فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ then give them (the) writing إِنْ if
عَلِمْتُمْ you know فِيهِمْ in them خَيْرًا any good وَءَاتُوهُم and give them مِّن from مَّالِ the wealth of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ the wealth of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلَّذِىٓ which ءَاتَىٰكُمْ He has given you. وَلَا And (do) not تُكْرِهُوا۟ compel
فَتَيَٰتِكُمْ your slave girls عَلَى to ٱلْبِغَآءِ [the] prostitution, إِنْ if أَرَدْنَ they desire تَحَصُّنًا chastity لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek عَرَضَ temporary gain ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world. وَمَن And whoever يُكْرِههُّنَّ compels them, فَإِنَّ then indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah مِنۢ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بَعْدِ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ their compulsion غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving, رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful.
وَلَقَدْ And verily, أَنزَلْنَآ We have sent down إِلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَٰتٍ Verses مُّبَيِّنَٰتٍ clear, وَمَثَلًا and an example مِّنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away
مِن before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِكُمْ before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَمَوْعِظَةً and an admonition لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah). ٱللَّهُ Allah نُورُ (is the) Light ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth.
مَثَلُ (The) example نُورِهِۦ (of) His Light كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ (is) like a niche فِيهَا in it مِصْبَاحٌ (is) a lamp; ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ the lamp فِى (is) in زُجَاجَةٍ a glass,
ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ the glass كَأَنَّهَا as if it were كَوْكَبٌ a star دُرِّىٌّ brilliant يُوقَدُ (which) is lit مِن from شَجَرَةٍ a tree مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ blessed - زَيْتُونَةٍ an olive,
لَّا not شَرْقِيَّةٍ (of the) east وَلَا and not غَرْبِيَّةٍ (of the) west, يَكَادُ would almost زَيْتُهَا its oil يُضِىٓءُ glow, وَلَوْ even if لَمْ not تَمْسَسْهُ touched it نَارٌ fire.
نُّورٌ Light عَلَىٰ upon نُورٍ Light. يَهْدِى Allah guides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah guides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] لِنُورِهِۦ to His Light مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills. وَيَضْرِبُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ the examples
لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind. وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower. فِى In بُيُوتٍ houses أَذِنَ (which) Allah ordered *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ (which) Allah ordered *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أَن that تُرْفَعَ they be raised
وَيُذْكَرَ and be mentioned فِيهَا in them ٱسْمُهُۥ His name. يُسَبِّحُ Glorify لَهُۥ [to] Him فِيهَا in them بِٱلْغُدُوِّ in the mornings وَٱلْءَاصَالِ and (in) the evenings.
يَكُونُوا۟ they are فُقَرَآءَ poor, يُغْنِهِمُ Allah will enrich them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah will enrich them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty. وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing, عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing.
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ And let be chaste ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَجِدُونَ find نِكَاحًا (means for) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يُغْنِيَهُمُ Allah enriches them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah enriches them *[meaning includes next or prev. word] مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty.
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَبْتَغُونَ seek ٱلْكِتَٰبَ the writing مِمَّا from (those) whom مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ your right hands, فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ then give them (the) writing إِنْ if
عَلِمْتُمْ you know فِيهِمْ in them خَيْرًا any good وَءَاتُوهُم and give them مِّن from مَّالِ the wealth of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهِ the wealth of Allah *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلَّذِىٓ which ءَاتَىٰكُمْ He has given you. وَلَا And (do) not تُكْرِهُوا۟ compel
فَتَيَٰتِكُمْ your slave girls عَلَى to ٱلْبِغَآءِ [the] prostitution, إِنْ if أَرَدْنَ they desire تَحَصُّنًا chastity لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek عَرَضَ temporary gain ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world. وَمَن And whoever يُكْرِههُّنَّ compels them, فَإِنَّ then indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah مِنۢ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] بَعْدِ after *[meaning includes next or prev. word] إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ their compulsion غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving, رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful.
وَلَقَدْ And verily, أَنزَلْنَآ We have sent down إِلَيْكُمْ to you ءَايَٰتٍ Verses مُّبَيِّنَٰتٍ clear, وَمَثَلًا and an example مِّنَ of ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away
مِن before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] قَبْلِكُمْ before you, *[meaning includes next or prev. word] وَمَوْعِظَةً and an admonition لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah). ٱللَّهُ Allah نُورُ (is the) Light ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth.
مَثَلُ (The) example نُورِهِۦ (of) His Light كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ (is) like a niche فِيهَا in it مِصْبَاحٌ (is) a lamp; ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ the lamp فِى (is) in زُجَاجَةٍ a glass,
ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ the glass كَأَنَّهَا as if it were كَوْكَبٌ a star دُرِّىٌّ brilliant يُوقَدُ (which) is lit مِن from شَجَرَةٍ a tree مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ blessed - زَيْتُونَةٍ an olive,
لَّا not شَرْقِيَّةٍ (of the) east وَلَا and not غَرْبِيَّةٍ (of the) west, يَكَادُ would almost زَيْتُهَا its oil يُضِىٓءُ glow, وَلَوْ even if لَمْ not تَمْسَسْهُ touched it نَارٌ fire.
نُّورٌ Light عَلَىٰ upon نُورٍ Light. يَهْدِى Allah guides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ Allah guides *[meaning includes next or prev. word] لِنُورِهِۦ to His Light مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills. وَيَضْرِبُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ the examples
لِلنَّاسِ for the mankind. وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower. فِى In بُيُوتٍ houses أَذِنَ (which) Allah ordered *[meaning includes next or prev. word] ٱللَّهُ (which) Allah ordered *[meaning includes next or prev. word] أَن that تُرْفَعَ they be raised
وَيُذْكَرَ and be mentioned فِيهَا in them ٱسْمُهُۥ His name. يُسَبِّحُ Glorify لَهُۥ [to] Him فِيهَا in them بِٱلْغُدُوِّ in the mornings وَٱلْءَاصَالِ and (in) the evenings.