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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Infinitely Gracious, the Most Merciful.
سُوْرَةٌ اَنْزَلْنٰهَا وَ فَرَضْنٰهَا وَ اَنْزَلْنَا فِیْهَاۤ اٰیٰتٍۭ بَیِّنٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ(1)
This is a chapter that We have revealed and We have made obligatory its commands, and therein We have revealed clear verses; that you may ponder.
This is a chapter which We revealed; We made its rulings obligatory, and We revealed therein clear verses so that you may attain advice.
اَلزَّانِیَةُ وَ الزَّانِیْ فَاجْلِدُوْا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ۪-وَّ لَا تَاْخُذْكُمْ بِهِمَا رَاْفَةٌ فِیْ دِیْنِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ الْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِۚ-وَ لْیَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَآىٕفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ(2)
Whichever adulteress and adulterer; strike each of them with a hundred lashes, and you should not have pity on them (regarding this punishment) in the religion of Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And a group of believers should be present at the time of their punishment.
As for the male and female fornicator, lash each one of them with a hundred lashes. And let not any pity for them take hold of you in the religion of Allah if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And a group of Muslims should witness their punishment.
اَلزَّانِیْ لَا یَنْكِحُ اِلَّا زَانِیَةً اَوْ مُشْرِكَةً٘-وَّ الزَّانِیَةُ لَا یَنْكِحُهَاۤ اِلَّا زَانٍ اَوْ مُشْرِكٌۚ-وَ حُرِّمَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ(3)
The adulterer should not marry except an adulteress or a polytheist woman, and no one shall marry an adulteress except an adulterer or a polytheist man; and this act (of marring adulterers) is forbidden for the believers. (The ruling mentioned in this verse is abrogated.)
The male fornicator would only marry a female fornicator or a polytheist. And the female fornicator or polytheist, only a fornicator or polytheist would marry her; and ˹all of˺ this is forbidden for the believers.
وَ الَّذِیْنَ یَرْمُوْنَ الْمُحْصَنٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ یَاْتُوْا بِاَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَاجْلِدُوْهُمْ ثَمٰنِیْنَ جَلْدَةً وَّ لَا تَقْبَلُوْا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً اَبَدًاۚ-وَ اُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ(4)
And those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four eye witnesses, strike them therefore with eighty lashes and do not ever accept any of their testimony; and it is they who are the disobedient.
And those who accuse chaste women but do not bring forth four witnesses, lash them with eighty lashes, and never accept their testimony again—those people are evildoers—
اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ تَابُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ وَ اَصْلَحُوْاۚ-فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(5)
Except those who repent after this and reform themselves; Allah is henceforth indeed Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful.
except those who repent and reform themselves; surely Allah is Most-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.