Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the sixth verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)

Sahih International: Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed -

Pickthall: Save from their wives or the (slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are not blameworthy,

Yusuf Ali: Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,

Shakir: Except before their mates or those whom their right hands possess, for they surely are not blameable,

Muhammad Sarwar: except with their spouses and slave-girls. The practice of carnal relations is lawful with them.

Mohsin Khan: Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame;

Arberry: save from their wives and what their right hands own then being not blameworthy

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See Also

• Verse (23:6) Morphology - description of each Arabic word