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Quran 4:15

Surah An-Nisa (The Women), verse 15 of 176 · Juz 4

وَٱلَّـٰتِى يَأْتِينَ ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ فَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن شَهِدُوا۟ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْبُيُوتِ حَتَّىٰ يَتَوَفَّىٰهُنَّ ٱلْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا

Translations of Quran 4:15
EnglishTalal Itani

Those of your women who commit lewdness, you must have four witnesses against them, from among you. If they testify, confine them to the homes until death claims them, or Allah makes a way for them.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them or (until) Allah appoint for them a way (through new legislation).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Kadınlarınızdan fuhşü irtikâb edenlerin aleyhlerine sizden dört şahid getirin, eğer şehadet ederlerse o kadınları evlerde hapsedin tâ ölüm kendilerini alıp götürünceye veya Allah haklarında bir yol açıncaya kadar.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si vos femmes commettent l’action infâme, appelez quatre témoins. Si leurs témoignages se réunissent contre elles » enfermez-les dans des maisons jusqu’à ce que la mort les enlève ou que Dieu leur procure quelque moyen de salut.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien uwe vrouwen aan eene afschuwelijke daad schuldig zijn, roep dan vier getuigen van u tegen haar, en indien deze tegen haar getuigen, sluit haar op in afzonderlijke vertrekken, tot de dood haar bevrijdt, of dat God haar een weg tot redding schenkt.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se le vostre mogli commettono l’azione infame, chiamate quattro testimoni. Se questi si confrontano ad attestare contr’esse, rinchiudetele in casa fino alla morte, o finchè Dio procuri loro un mezzo di salvezza.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.