There is no blame on you if you divorce women when you have not touched them or appointed for them a portion, and make provision for them, the wealthy according to his means and the straitened in circumstances according to his means, a provision according to usage; (this is) a duty on the doers of good (to others).
あなたがたがかの女らに触れず，また贈与額も定めない中に，離別するのは罪ではない。だがかの女らに（マハル）の一部を与えなさい。富者はその分に応じ，貧者もその分に応じて公正に贈与をしなさい。（これは）正しい行いをする者の務めである。