Quran 24 : 4

And those who accuse the chaste women, then not they bring four witnesses, then flog them (with) eighty lashe(s) and (do) not accept their testimony ever. And those, they (are) the defiantly disobedient,
وَٱلَّذِينَ
Waalladhīna
يَرْمُونَ
Yarmūna
ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ
Almuḥṣanaāti
ثُمَّ
Thumma
لَمْ
Lam
يَأْتُوا۟
Yaatūa
بِأَرْبَعَةِ
Biaarbaʿahi
شُهَدَآءَ
Shuhadaaʾa
فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ
Faijlidūhum
ثَمَٰنِينَ
Thamaānīna
جَلْدَةً
Jaldahan
وَلَا
Walā
تَقْبَلُوا۟
Taqbalūa
لَهُمْ
Lahum
شَهَٰدَةً
Shahaādahan
أَبَدًا
Aabadana
وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
Waaūlaāiika
هُمُ
Humu
ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ
Alfaāsiqūna

Talal Itani (2012)

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

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who accuse free women and bring not four witnesses, flog them (with) eighty stripes and never accept their evidence, and these are the transgressors -

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Those who accuse chaste women, and cannot produce four witnesses, you shall lash them with eighty lashes. And never accept their testimony, for they are evildoers

Mohammad Shafi

And give eighty lashes to those who accuse chaste women and bring not four witnesses. And accept not their testimony ever; for, these it is that corrupt the society

Wahiduddin Khan

Those who defame chaste women, but cannot produce four witnesses, shall be given eighty lashes. Do not accept their testimony ever after, for they are transgressors

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Those who falsely accuse chaste women, yet fail to produce four witnesses, whip them with eighty lashes, and reject their testimony after that. These are the sinful ones.

Bakhtiari Nejad

And those who accuse chaste women, and do not bring four witnesses, then flog them eighty lashes and do not ever accept their testimony, and they are the disobedient ones.

Mustaqim

And those who accuse innocent women and then do not bring four witnesses, beat them with eighty beatings and do not ever accept evidence from them, and those are the sinful.

The Wise Quran

And those who accuse chaste women then do not bring four witnesses, then flog them eighty lashes, and do not accept their testimony ever, and those, they are the disobedient.

John Medows Rodwell

They who defame virtuous women, and bring not four witnesses, scourge them with fourscore stripes, and receive ye not their testimony for ever, for these are perverse persons

Rashad Khalifa

Those who accuse married women of adultery, then fail to produce four witnesses, you shall whip them eighty lashes, and do not accept any testimony from them; they are wicked.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And those who blame chaste women, then bring not four witnesses flog them with eighty stripes and never accept any evidence of theirs, and it is they that are the dis-obedients

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

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

Linda "iLham" Barto

Those who accuse chaste women and do not produce four witnesses should be flogged with eighty lashes. Reject their evidence thereafter. Such people are defiantly disobedient.

Bijan Moeinian

Whip the one who accuses a married woman of adultery (without backing his accusation by four witnesses) eighty lashes. Never again accept his testimony as such a person is corrupt

Ahmed Ali

Those who defame chaste women and do not bring four witnesses should be punished with eighty lashes, and their testimony should not be accepted afterwards, for they are profligates

Ali Quli Qara'i

As for those who accuse honourable women and do not bring four witnesses, strike them eighty lashes, and never accept any testimony from them after that, and they are transgressors

Irving/Hegab

Flog those who cast things up at honorable matrons with eighty lashes unless they bring four witnesses, and never accept their testimony from them [again]. Those are troublemakers;

Faridul Haque

And those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four witnesses to testify - punish them with eighty lashes and do not ever accept their testimony; and it is they who are the wicked

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And those who accuse clean wowomen and then bring not four eyewitnesses, Scourge them with eighty stripes and accept not their- testimony for Ever. And these! they are the transgressor

Sher Ali

And those who culminate chaste woman but bring not four witnesses - flog them with eighty stripes, and do not admit their evidence ever after, for it is they that are the transgression

The Study Quran

And as for those who accuse chaste women, but then do not bring four witnesses, flog them eighty lashes, and never accept any testimony from them. And it is they who are the iniquitous

Abdel Haleem

As for those who accuse chaste women of fornication, and then fail to provide four witnesses, strike them eighty times, and reject their testimony ever afterwards: they are the lawbreakers

T.B.Irving

Flog those who cast things up at honorable matrons with eighty lashes unless they bring four witnesses, and never accept their testimony from them [again]. Those are troublemakers;

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Those who accuse the chaste women (of fornication), but they do not produce four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes and do not accept their any evidence any more. They are the sinners

N J Dawood 2014

Those that defame honourable women and cannot produce four witnesses you shall give eighty lashes. Do not accept their testimony ever after, for it is they who are the transgressors ―

Shakir

And those who accuse free women then do not bring four witnesses, flog them, (giving) eighty stripes, and do not admit any evidence from them ever; and these it is that are the transgressors

Arthur John Arberry

And those who cast it up on women in wedlock, and then bring not four witnesses, scourge them with eighty stripes, and do not accept any testimony of theirs ever; those -- they are the ungodly

Safi Kaskas

And as for those who accuse a chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses, lash each with eighty lashes, and do not accept their testimony again, for they are deviators from the truth,

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient

Mir Aneesuddin

The adulterer shall not marry any but an adulteress or a polytheist (woman). And the adulteress, none shall marry her except an adulterer or a polytheist, and that is forbidden to the believers.

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And those who accuse the independent females, then they do not bring forth four witnesses, you shall lash them with eighty lashes, and do not accept their testimony ever; and those are the wicked

Aisha Bewley

But those who make accusations against chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses: flog them with eighty lashes and never again accept them as witnesses. Such people are deviators —

Samy Mahdy

And those who accuse the fortified women, then they are not bringing with, four witnesses, so lash them with eighty lashes, and do not ever accept from them witnessing. And those are the debauchees.

Corpus.Quran

And those who accuse the chaste women then not they bring four witnesses then flog them (with) eighty lashe(s) and (do) not accept their testimony ever And those they (are) the defiantly disobedient

Musharraf Hussain

Those who accuse chaste women of fornication, but fail to produce four witnesses, should be flogged eighty lashes; and never accept their witness statement again. They are major sinners,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And those who accuse the ones who are free, chaste (f) and, again, bring not four witnesses, then, scourge them eighty strokes and never accept their testimony. And those, they are the ones who disobey.

Hilali - Khan

And those who accuse chaste women, and produce not four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their testimony forever, they indeed are the Fasiqoon (liars, rebellious, disobedient to Allah)

Bilal Muhammad 2018

And those who accuse chaste women, and do not produce four witnesses to support their accusations, flog them with eighty lashes, and reject their evidence ever after, for such people are wicked transgressors

Fode Drame

And those men who accuse chaste women with fornication [or adultery] and do not produce four witnesses, flog them with eighty lashes and do not accept their witnessing ever after and those are the renegades.

Edward Henry Palmer

but those who cast (imputations) on chaste women and then do not bring four witnesses, scourge them with eighty stripes, and do not receive any testimony of theirs ever, for these are the workers of abomination

Munir Mezyed

Those who accuse chaste women (of committing adultery), and then bring not four witnesses, whip them with eighty stripes, and accept not from them any testimony ever after- Those are the sons of disobedience-

Maududi

As for those persons who charge chaste women with false accusations but do not produce four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes and never accept their evidence afterwards, for they themselves are transgressors

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever accept any testimony from them—for they are indeed the rebellious—

George Sale

But as to those who accuse women of reputation of whoredom, and produce not four witnesses of the fact, scourge them with fourscore stripes, and receive not their testimony for ever; for such are infamous prevaricators

Ahmed Hulusi

Those who slander against chaste women (accuse them of adultery) without bringing four witnesses, flog them with eighty strikes and never accept their testimony again... They are the ones whose faith has become corrupt.

Dr. Kamal Omar

And those who accuse chaste women, then did not come forward with four eye-witnesses — so flog them eighty stripes, and do not accept for them a testimony ever, and those people: they are the Fasiqun

Abdul Hye

And those who accuse chaste women (of adultery), and can not produce 4 witnesses (to support allegation), then flog them with 80 lashes, and don’t accept their testimony forever, they are indeed the disobedient (to Allah)

Muhammad Sarwar

Those who accuse married women of committing adultery - but are not able to prove their accusation by producing four witness - must be flogged eighty lashes. Never accept their testimony thereafter because they are sinful

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And those who launch a charge against chaste women, and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes; and reject their evidence ever after: for such men are wicked transgressors;

Amatul Rahman Omar

Strike eighty times on the bodies of those who calumniate chaste women and who do not support (their accusation) with four witnesses, and never accept their testimony (because) it is they who are the disobedient (and break the law)

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And those who blame and accuse the chaste/married then they did not come with witnesses/testifiers ,so whip/lash them eighty whip(s)/lash(es), and do not accept for them a testimony/certification , ever (E), and those are the debauchers

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And those who accuse chaste women (of adultery), then fail to produce four witnesses, whip them eighty lashes (as qadhaf—the punishment for false accusation of adultery) and never accept their evidence. And it is they who are the evildoers

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And the ones who throw (accusations) upon (women) in wedlock, (and) thereafter they do not come up with four witnesses, then lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept any testimony of theirs at all; and those are they (who are) immoral

Hamid S. Aziz

And those who launch a charge (accusations, imputations) on chaste women, but bring not four witnesses, scourge them with eighty stripes, and never afterwards accept their testimony, for these are, indeed, evil-doers (workers of abomination)

Dr. Munir Munshey

Flog those who accuse any of the chaste women (of committing adultery), but fail to backup (their charges) with four eyewitnesses. Flog them with eighty lashes, and thereafter do not accept their testimony ever again. Surely, they are the wicked ones

MunirMezyed2023

Those who accuse chaste women (of adultery) and cannot bring four witnesses, whip them with eighty stripes. And never accept from them any testimony ever after- Those are the ones who indulge in personal disobedience extensively without repentance.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And those who start a charge against pure women, and do not have four witnesses (in support of the accusation)— Severely whip them with eighty stripes; And do not ever accept their testimony afterwards: Because such men are wicked transgressors—

Muhammad Asad

And as for those who accuse chaste women [of adultery], and then are unable to produce four witnesses [in support of their accusation], flog them with eighty stripes and ever after refuse to accept from them any testimony - since it is they, they that are truly depraved

Ali Ünal

Those who accuse chaste, honorable women (of illicit sexual relations) but do not produce four male witnesses (who will witness that they personally saw the act being committed): flog them with eighty stripes, and do not accept from them any testimony ever after. They are indeed transgressors

Shabbir Ahmed

(Protecting the honor of a woman is extremely important.) Those who accuse chaste women and then fail to produce four witnesses (the court of law shall order) eighty lashes to such accusers (24:23). And, never in the future accept their testimony. They indeed have drifted away from morality. (Fasiq = One who drifts away from -from what? Will depend on the context)