وَإِنۡ

خِفۡتُمۡ

أَلَّا

تُقۡسِطُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ

فَٱنكِحُواْ

مَا

طَابَ

لَكُم

مِّنَ

ٱلنِّسَآءِ

مَثۡنَىٰ

وَثُلَٰثَ

وَرُبَٰعَۖ

فَإِنۡ

خِفۡتُمۡ

أَلَّا

تَعۡدِلُواْ

فَوَٰحِدَةً

أَوۡ

مَا

مَلَكَتۡ

أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۚ

ذَٰلِكَ

أَدۡنَىٰٓ

أَلَّا

تَعُولُواْ

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If you fear you might fail to give orphan women their ˹due˺ rights ˹if you were to marry them˺, then marry other women of your choice—two, three, or four. But if you are afraid you will fail to maintain justice, then ˹content yourselves with˺ one¹ or those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession.² This way you are less likely to commit injustice.

And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].