24:33 wal yasta’Åfifil-ladhiyna laa yajiduuna nikaaHan Hat-taa yugniyahumul-laahu min faDlih* wal-ladhiyna yabtaguunal kitaaba mim-maa malakat aymaanukum fa kaatibuuhum in ‘Alimtum fiyhim khayraa* wa aatuuhum mim maalil-laahil-ladhiy aataakum* wa laa tukrihuu fatayaatikum ‘Alal bigaai in aradna taHaS-Sunal li tabtaguu ‘AraDal Hayaatid dunyaa* wa may yukrih’hun-na fa in-nal-laaha mim ba’Ådi ikraahihin-na gafuurur raHiym

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And those who do not have the means to get married must keep chaste till Allah provides them the resources by His munificence; and the bondwomen in your possession who, in order to earn something, seek a letter of freedom from you - then write it for them if you consider some goodness in them; and help them in their cause with Allah’s wealth which He has bestowed upon you; and do not force your bondwomen into the dirty profession, while they wish to save themselves, in order to earn some riches of the worldly life; and if one forces them then indeed Allah, upon their remaining compelled, is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Yusuf Ali:
Let those who find not the wherewithal for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah gives them means out of His grace. And if any of your slaves ask for a deed in writing (to enable them to earn their freedom for a certain sum), give them such a deed if ye know any good in them: yea, give them something yourselves out of the means which Allah has given to you. But force not your maids to prostitution when they desire chastity, in order that ye may make a gain in the goods of this life. But if anyone compels them, yet, after such compulsion, is Allah, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (to them),

Pickthal:
And let those who cannot find a match keep chaste till Allah give them independence by His grace. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation), write it for them if ye are aware of aught of good in them, and bestow upon them of the wealth of Allah which He hath bestowed upon you. Force not your slave-girls to whoredom that ye may seek enjoyment of the life of the world, if they would preserve their chastity. And if one force them, then (unto them), after their compulsion, lo! Allah will be Forgiving, Merciful.