وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا۟ فِى ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُوا۟ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا۟
How to read it
Wa 'in' khif'tum' 'allā tuq'siṭū fī l-yatāmā fa-nkiḥū mā ṭāba lakum mmina nnissā'i math'nā wathulātha warubāʻa . fa'in' khif'tum' 'allā taʻ'dilū fawāḥidatan 'aw' mā malakat' 'ay'mānukum' . dhālika 'ad'nā 'allā taʻūlū
If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
