er and transgress His
limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall
have a humiliating punishment.

P: And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth His
limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his
will be a shameful doom.

S: And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and goes beyond His
limits, He will cause him to enter fire to abide in it, and he shall
have an abasing chastisement.

004.015
Y: If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, Take the evidence of
four (Reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they
testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them, or Allah
ordain for them some (other) way.

P: As for those of your women who are guilty of lewdness, call to
witness four of you against them. And if they testify (to the truth of
the allegation) then confine them to the houses until death take them
or (until) Allah appoint for them a way (through new legislation).

S: And as for those who are guilty of an indecency from among your
women, call to witnesses against them four (witnesses) from among you;
then if they bear witness confine them to the houses until death takes
them away or Allah opens some way for them.

004.016
Y: If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If
they repent and amend, Leave them alone; for Allah is Oft-Returning,
Most Merciful.

P: And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof, punish them both.
And if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah is ever
relenting, Merciful.

S: And as for the two who are guilty of indecency from among you, give
them both a punishment; then if they repent and amend, turn aside from
them; surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

004.017
Y: Allah accept the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and
repent soon afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is
full of knowledge and wisdom.

P: Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in
ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah. These are
they toward whom Allah relenteth. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.

S: Repentance with Allah is only for those who do evil in ignorance,
then turn (to Allah) soon, so these it is to whom Allah turns
(mercifully), and Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.

004.018
Y: Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil,
until death faces one of them, and he says,