4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 22

And do not marry what your fathers had married from the women, except what has already been done. It is a lewdness, and an abhorrence, and a bad path.

Marry not women whom your fathers have ever married, except what has already happened in the Age of Ignorance. Doing such was a shameful and abominable custom indeed.

And marry not what your fathers married among women save what is past; it was sexual immorality, and hateful, and an evil path.

And do not marry who your fathers had married from the women, except what has already been done. It is a lewdness, and an abhorrence, and an evil path.

Do not marry what your fathers had married from the women, except what has already been done. It is lewdness, abhorrence, and a bad path.

Do not marry any women your fathers married – except for what may have already taken place. That is an indecent act, a loathsome thing and an evil path.

Do not marry the women who were previously married to your fathers - existing marriages are exempted and shall not be broken - for it is a gross offense, and an abominable act.

And do not wed the women your fathers had wed. What happened in the past is now past: It was lewd and abhorrent, and only the way of evil.

And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah ] and was evil as a way.

AND DO NOT marry women whom your fathers have previously married - although what is past is past: this, verily, is a shameful deed, and a hateful thing, and an evil way.

And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! it was ever lewdness and abomination, and an evil way.

And do not marry the women whom your fathers (deceased or divorced) have married before; Allah shall drop into oblivion what happened in the past. This incestuous union has been regarded by Allah as-an immoral act, a degrading vice and an evil line of conduct.

It is a sin to marry your father’s ex-wife (a shameful and disgusting tradition of the days of ignorance) unless it has happened before the revelation of this law.

And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way.

And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what is past: It was shameful and odious,- an abominable custom indeed.

Do not marry former wives of your fathers—except what was done previously. It was indeed a shameful, despicable, and evil practice.

Do not marry those women whom your fathers had married except what has passed. It is indeed shameful and detestable, and it is an evil practice.

Do not marry women that your fathers married- with the exception of what is past- this is indeed a shameful thing to do, loathsome and leading to evil.

And do not marry women that your fathers married, unless it be a thing of the past; surely that is indecent and hateful; an evil way.

And do not marry women your fathers married, - except bygones,- for it is abominable and hateful, and an evil way;

And do not marry women your fathers married - except what has already happened - for it is an abominable and hateful practice, and an evil way.

And do not marry women that your fathers married, except what has already gone by; surely that is an obscenity and detestation, and an odious way.

Marry not women, whom your fathers have had to wife; -- except what is already past: -- For this is uncleanness, and an abomination, and an evil way.

And marry not women whom your fathers married— Except what is past: It was shameful and offensive— A very unpleasant custom indeed.

And marry not those women whom your fathers had married, except what had already passed (- you shall not be called to account for what you did in the past, only you have to divorce them now); for it is a thing highly indecent and repugnant and an evil practice.

Do not marry any of the women whom your fathers had married, excluding what is already past. That is indeed an indecency, an outrage and an evil course.