70. Surah Al-Ma'arij, Verse 30

Except around their spouses or those committed to by oath, there is no blame.

----- They have intimate relations only with their spouses - that is, those who are rightfully theirs through wedlock. For such relationship they are free of blame. ('Aw' = Or = That is = And. (23:5-7)).

Save with their wives, or what their right hands possess — for then are they not blameworthy,

Except around their spouses or those maintained by their oaths, there is no blame.

Except around their spouses or those committed to by oath, there is no blame.

except from their wives and any slaves they own, in which case they incur no blame,

(They have relations) only with their spouses, or what is legally theirs -

Are free of blame,

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

[not giving way to their desires] with any but their spouses - that is, those whom they rightfully possess [through wedlock] -: for then, behold, they are free of all blame,

Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;

Except with their wives and with those of the captives in their hands; an act being then holy and incurs no blame;

… with their wives and the ones that God has approved for them.

Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.

Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed,

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,[1] for then they are free from blame,

except from their wives and those (slave-girls) owned by their hands,- because they are not to be blamed,

from all but their spouses or their slave-girls––there is no blame attached to [relations with] these,

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

except for their wives or the (slave girls) whom their right hands possess, for they are not to be blamed;

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - for on these surely is no blame,

Except with their spouses or what their right hands possess; then surely they are not blameworthy (Literally: other than being blameworthy).

of women other than their wives, or the slaves which their right hands possess; -- for as to them they shall be blameless;

Except from their wives and the (captive) whom their right hand possess— For (them), they are not to be blameworthy,

Except from their (free) wives or those (wives of theirs) whom their right hands own (- slave wives), for which they are not to blame.

(except from their spouses and their slave women, for then they are not blameworthy;