وَإِنْ
خِفْتُمْ
أَلَّا
تُقْسِطُوا۟
فِى
ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
فَٱنكِحُوا۟
مَا
طَابَ
لَكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
مَثْنَىٰ
وَثُلَـٰثَ
وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖ
فَإِنْ
خِفْتُمْ
أَلَّا
تَعْدِلُوا۟
فَوَٰحِدَةً
أَوْ
مَا
مَلَكَتْ
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
أَدْنَىٰٓ
أَلَّا
تَعُولُوا۟
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If you fear that you will not deal fairly with orphan girls, you may marry whichever [other] women seem good to you, two, three, or four. If you fear that you cannot be equitable [to them], then marry only one, or your slave(s): that is more likely to make you avoid bias.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem