An-Nisā’Ayah 3 of 176· Page 77· Juz 4

وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا۟ فِى ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُوا۟ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَـٰثَ وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا۟

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 hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

An-Nisā’ 4:3

Restrictions on number of wives

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وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
Particle
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
Verbخوف
أَلَّاallāthat not
Particle
تُقْسِطُوا۟tuq'siṭūyou will be able to do justice
Verbقسط
فِىwith
Particle
ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰl-yatāmāthe orphans
Nounيتم
فَٱنكِحُوا۟fa-inkiḥūthen marry
Verbنكح
مَاwhat
Noun
طَابَṭābaseems suitable
Verbطيب
لَكُمlakumto you
Noun
مِّنَminafrom
Particle
ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
Nounنسو
مَثْنَىٰmathnātwo
Nounثني
وَثُلَـٰثَwathulāthaor three
Nounثلث
وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖwarubāʿaor four
Nounربع
فَإِنْfa-inBut if
Particle
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
Verbخوف
أَلَّاallāthat not
Particle
تَعْدِلُوا۟taʿdilūyou can do justice
Verbعدل
فَوَٰحِدَةًfawāḥidatanthen (marry) one
Nounوحد
أَوْawor
Particle
مَاwhat
Noun
مَلَكَتْmalakatpossesses
Verbملك
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚaymānukumyour right hand
Nounيمن
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
Noun
أَدْنَىٰٓadnā(is) more appropriate
Nounدنو
أَلَّاallāthat (may) not
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تَعُولُوا۟taʿūlūyou oppress
Verbعول
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