Qarib: The fornicator shall marry none but a fornicatress or an idolatress; and the fornicatress none shall marry her but a fornicator or an idolater; that is forbidden to the believers.
Sarwar: No one should marry a fornicator except a fornicatress or a pagan woman. No one should marry a fornicatress except a fornicator or a pagan man. Such (marriage) is unlawful to the believers.
Shakir: The fornicator shall not marry any but a fornicatress or idolatress, and (as for) the fornicatress, none shall marry her but a fornicator or an idolater; and it is forbidden to the believers
Pickthall: The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater. All that is forbidden unto believers.
Yusufali: Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden.

Qarib: 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,
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,
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,
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 -
Yusufali: 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;-

Qarib: except those among them that afterwards repent and mend their ways. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Sarwar: except that of those who afterwards repent and reform themselves; God is All-forgiving and All-merciful.
Shakir: Except those who repent after this and act aright, for surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Pickthall: Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Yusufali: Unless they repent thereafter and mend (their conduct); for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Qarib: And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, let them testify by swearing by Allah four times that he is of the truthful,
Sarwar: Those who accuse their spouses of committing adultery but have no witness except themselves, should testify four times saying, "God is my witness that I am telling the truth".
Shakir: And (as for) those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, the evidence of one of these (should be taken) four times, bearing Allah to witness that he is most surely of the truthful ones
Pickthall: As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by Allah that he is of those who speak the truth;
Yusufali: And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own,- their solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth;

Qarib: and the fifth time, that the curse of Allah shall be upon him, if he should be of the liars.
Sarwar: They should say on the fifth time, "Let God's curse be upon me if I am a liar".
Shakir: And the fifth (time) that the curse of Allah be on him if he is one of the liars
Pickthall: And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of Allah on him if he is of those who lie.
Yusufali: And the fifth (oath) (should be) that they solemnly invoke the curse of Allah on themselves if they tell a lie.

Qarib: But the punishment will be averted from her if she swears four times that he is of the liars,
Sarwar: The spouse will be acquitted of the punishment if she challenges his testimony by saying four times, "God is my witness that he is a liar".
Shakir: And it shall avert the chastisement from her if she testify four times, bearing Allah to witness that he is most surely one of the liars;
Pickthall: And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bear witness before Allah four times that the thing he saith is indeed false,
Yusufali: But it would avert the punishment from the wife, if she bears witness four times (with an oath) By Allah, that (her husband) is telling a lie;

Qarib: and on the fifth time the Wrath of Allah shall be upon her if he is of the truthful.
Sarwar: On the fifth time she should say, "Let the curse of God be upon me if what he says is true."
Shakir: And the fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be on her if he is one of the truthful
Pickthall: And a fifth (time) that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaketh truth.
Yusufali: And the fifth (oath) should be that she solemnly invokes the wrath of Allah on herself if (her accuser) is telling the truth.

Qarib: If it were not for the bounty of Allah to you and His Mercy, and that Allah turns, and is the Wise,
Sarwar: Had it not been for God's favors and mercy upon you (your life would have been in chaos). God accepts repentance and He is All-wise.
Shakir: And were it not for Allah's grace upon you and His mercy-- and that Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), Wise!
Pickthall: And had it not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy unto you, and that Allah is Clement, Wise, (ye had been undone).
Yusufali: If it were not for Allah's grace and mercy on you, and that Allah is Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).

Qarib: those who came with the slander were a number of you. Do not regard it evil for you, rather it is good for you. Every person of them shall have the sin that he has earned charged to him. As for he who took upon himself the greater part there is a mightier punishment.
Sarwar: Those of you who have brought forward a false report (against Aisha) do not think that it will harm you. Rather it will be a benefit to you. Each one of you will face the result of his sin. The one among the group who was the chief instigator will face a great torment.
Shakir: Surely they who concocted the lie are a party from among you. Do not regard it an evil to you; nay, it is good for you. Every man of them shall have what he has earned of sin; and (as for) him who took upon himself the main part thereof, he shall have a grievous chastisement
Pickthall: Lo! they who spread the slander are a gang among you. Deem it not a bad thing for you; nay, it is good for you. Unto every man of them (will be paid) that which he hath earned of the sin; and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be an awful doom.
Yusufali: Those who brought forward the lie are a body among yourselves: think it not to be an evil to you; On the contrary it is good for you: to every man among them (will come the punishment) of the sin that he earned, and to him who took on himself the lead among them, will be a penalty grievous.

Qarib: Had you heard it, and the believing men and women, thought good thoughts about one another said: 'This is a clear falsehood! '
Sarwar: Would that on your hearing this report, the believing men and woman among you had a favorable attitude towards it, and had said, "This report is clearly false".
Shakir: Why did not the believing men and the believing women, when you heard it, think well of their own people, and say: This is an evident falsehood?
Pickthall: Why did not the believers, men and women, when ye heard it, think good of their own own folk, and say: It is a manifest untruth?
Yusufali: Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie"?