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Text Uthmani:

وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنَّۚ وَلَأَمَةٞ مُّؤۡمِنَةٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكَةٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۗ وَلَا تُنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنُواْۚ وَلَعَبۡدٞ مُّؤۡمِنٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَكُمۡۗ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَدۡعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٢١

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

Do not marry polytheistic women until they believe; for a believing slave-woman is better than a free polytheist, even though she may look pleasant to you. And do not marry your women to polytheistic men until they believe, for a believing slave-man is better than a free polytheist, even though he may look pleasant to you. They invite ˹you˺ to the Fire while Allah invites ˹you˺ to Paradise and forgiveness by His grace.¹ He makes His revelations clear to the people so perhaps they will be mindful.

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan:

And do not marry Al-Mushrikât (idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allâh Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikûn¹ till they believe (in Allâh Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikûn) invite you to the Fire, but Allâh invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember.

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Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	وَلَا	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='paren'>(do)</span> <span class='p'>not</span>
2	تَنكِحُواْ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='v'>you</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='v'>marry</span>
3	ٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>the</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='n'>polytheistic</span> <span class='n'>women</span>
4	حَتَّىٰ	<span class='p'>until</span>
5	يُؤۡمِنَّۚ	<span class='v'>they</span> <span class='v'>believe</span>
6	وَلَأَمَةٞ	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>a</span> <span class='n'>bondwoman</span>
7	مُّؤۡمِنَةٌ	<span class='paren'>(who is)</span> <span class='n'>believing</span>
8	خَيۡرٞ	<span class='paren'>(is)</span> <span class='n'>better</span>
9	مِّن	<span class='p'>than</span>
10	مُّشۡرِكَةٖ	<span class='n'>a</span> <span class='n'>polytheistic</span> <span class='n'>woman</span>
11	وَلَوۡ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='p'>and</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='p'>even</span> <span class='p'>if</span>
12	أَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۗ	<span class='v'>she</span> <span class='v'>pleases</span> <span class='v'>you</span>
13	وَلَا	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='paren'>(do)</span> <span class='p'>not</span>
14	تُنكِحُواْ	<span class='v'>give</span> <span class='v'>in</span> <span class='v'>marriage</span> <span class='paren'>(your women)</span>
15	ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ	<span class='paren'>(to)</span> <span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>the</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='n'>polytheistic</span> <span class='n'>men</span>
16	حَتَّىٰ	<span class='p'>until</span>
17	يُؤۡمِنُواْۚ	<span class='v'>they</span> <span class='v'>believe</span>
18	وَلَعَبۡدٞ	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='p'>a</span> <span class='n'>bondman</span>
19	مُّؤۡمِنٌ	<span class='paren'>(who is)</span> <span class='pn'>believing</span>
20	خَيۡرٞ	<span class='paren'>(is)</span> <span class='n'>better</span>
21	مِّن	<span class='p'>than</span>
22	مُّشۡرِكٖ	<span class='n'>a</span> <span class='n'>polytheistic</span> <span class='n'>man</span>
23	وَلَوۡ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='p'>and</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='p'>even</span> <span class='p'>if</span>
24	أَعۡجَبَكُمۡۗ	<span class='v'>he</span> <span class='v'>pleases</span> <span class='v'>you</span>
25	أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>Those</span><span class='punc'>]</span>
26	يَدۡعُونَ	<span class='v'>they</span> <span class='v'>invite</span>
27	إِلَى	<span class='p'>to</span>
28	ٱلنَّارِۖ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>Fire</span>
29	وَٱللَّهُ	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='pn'>Allah</span>
30	يَدۡعُوٓاْ	<span class='v'>invites</span>
31	إِلَى	<span class='p'>to</span>
32	ٱلۡجَنَّةِ	<span class='n'>Paradise</span>
33	وَٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>the</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='n'>forgiveness</span>
34	بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ	<span class='p'>by</span> <span class='n'>His</span> <span class='n'>permission</span>
35	وَيُبَيِّنُ	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='v'>He</span> <span class='v'>makes</span> <span class='v'>clear</span>
36	ءَايَٰتِهِۦ	<span class='n'>His</span> <span class='n'>Verses</span>
37	لِلنَّاسِ	<span class='p'>for</span> <span class='p'>the</span> <span class='p'>people</span>
38	لَعَلَّهُمۡ	<span class='n'>so</span> <span class='n'>that</span> <span class='n'>they</span> <span class='n'>may</span>
39	يَتَذَكَّرُونَ	<span class='v'>take</span> <span class='v'>heed</span>
40	٢٢١	Missing translation

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