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Quran 24:4

Surah An-Nur (The Light), verse 4 of 64 · Juz 18

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا۟ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَـٰنِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَهَـٰدَةً أَبَدًا ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ

Translations of Quran 24:4
EnglishTalal Itani

Those who accuse chaste women, then cannot bring four witnesses, whip them eighty lashes, and do not ever accept their testimony. For these are the immoral.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And those who accuse honourable women but bring not four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony - They indeed are evil-doers -

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Irz ehli kadınlara atan, sonra dört şâhid getirmiyen kimselere de seksen değnek vurun ve ebedâ bunların şehâdetini kabul etmeyin, bunlar öyle fâsıklerdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ceux qui portent des accusations contre des femmes honnêtes, sans pouvoir produire quatre témoins, seront punis de quatre-vingts coups de fouet ; au surplus, vous n’admettrez jamais leur témoignage en quoi que ce soit, car ce sont des méchants ;

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij die eerbare vrouwen van overspel beschuldigen, en geene vier getuigen tot staving van het feit kunnen aanwijzen zullen met vier en tachtig zweepslagen worden gestraft. Neem daarenboven hunne getuigenis nimmermeer aan; want zij zijn ellendige misleiders.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quei ch’accuseranno d’adulterio una donna virtuosa, senza poter produrre quattro testimonj, saranno puniti con ottanta colpi di frusta; non sarà inoltre mai ammessa la loro testimonianza in qualsiasi cosa poichè sono perversi;

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