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Quran 24:3

Surah An-Nur (The Light), verse 3 of 64 · Juz 18

ٱلزَّانِى لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَآ إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Translations of Quran 24:3
EnglishTalal Itani

The adulterer shall marry none but an adulteress or an idolatress; and the adulteress shall marry none but an adulterer or an idolater. That has been prohibited for the believers.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater. All that is forbidden unto believers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Zanî bir zaniye veya müşrikten başkası nikâh etmez, mü'minlere ise bu haram kılındı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Un homme adultère ne doit épouser qu’une femme adultère ou une idolâtre, et une femme adultère ne doit épouser qu’un homme adultère ou un idolâtre. Ces alliances sont interdites aux croyants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De overspeler zal geen andere huwen dan eene ontuchtige vrouw of eene afgodendienares. En eene ontuchtige zal geen man kunnen kiezen om daarmede te huwen, behalve een overspeler of een afgodendienaar. Dergelijke huwelijken zijn den waren geloovigen verboden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Un uomo adultero non deve sposare ch’una donna adultera, o idolatra, ed una donna adultera non dove sposare ch’un uomo adultero, o idolatra. Queste unioni sono interdette ai credenti.

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