يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ
O Prophet! ˹Instruct the believers:˺
إِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ
When you ˹intend to˺ divorce women, then divorce them with concern for their waiting period,
وَأَحۡصُواْ ٱلۡعِدَّةَۖ
and count it accurately.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡۖ
And fear Allah, your Lord.
لَا تُخۡرِجُوهُنَّ مِنۢ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخۡرُجۡنَ
Do not force them out of their homes, nor should they leave—
إِلَّآ أَن يَأۡتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٖ مُّبَيِّنَةٖۚ
unless they commit a blatant misconduct.
وَتِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِۚ
These are the limits set by Allah.
وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ ظَلَمَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ
And whoever transgresses Allah’s limits has truly wronged his own soul.
لَا تَدۡرِي لَعَلَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحۡدِثُ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ أَمۡرٗا ١
You never know, perhaps Allah will bring about a change ˹of heart˺ later.
فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ
Then when they have ˹almost˺ reached the end of their waiting period,
فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٖ
either retain them honourably or separate from them honourably.
وَأَشۡهِدُواْ ذَوَيۡ عَدۡلٖ مِّنكُمۡ
And call two of your reliable men to witness ˹either way˺—
وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَ لِلَّهِۚ
and ˹let the witnesses˺ bear true testimony for ˹the sake of˺ Allah.
ذَٰلِكُمۡ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ
This is enjoined on whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مَخۡرَجٗا ٢
And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them,
وَيَرۡزُقۡهُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَحۡتَسِبُۚ
and provide for them from sources they could never imagine.
وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسۡبُهُۥٓۚ
And whoever puts their trust in Allah, then He ˹alone˺ is sufficient for them.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَٰلِغُ أَمۡرِهِۦۚ
Certainly Allah achieves His Will.
قَدۡ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدۡرٗا ٣
Allah has already set a destiny for everything.
وَٱلَّٰٓـِٔي يَئِسۡنَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمۡ إِنِ ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ
As for your women past the age of menstruation, in case you do not know,
فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَٰثَةُ أَشۡهُرٖ
their waiting period is three months,
وَٱلَّٰٓـِٔي لَمۡ يَحِضۡنَۚ
and those who have not menstruated as well.
وَأُوْلَٰتُ ٱلۡأَحۡمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ
As for those who are pregnant, their waiting period ends with delivery.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ يُسۡرٗا ٤
And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make their matters easy for them.
ذَٰلِكَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡكُمۡۚ
This is the commandment of Allah, which He has revealed to you.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يُكَفِّرۡ عَنۡهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ
And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will absolve them of their sins
وَيُعۡظِمۡ لَهُۥٓ أَجۡرًا ٥
and reward them immensely.
أَسۡكِنُوهُنَّ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ سَكَنتُم مِّن وُجۡدِكُمۡ
Let them live where you live ˹during their waiting period˺, according to your means.
وَلَا تُضَآرُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَيِّقُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّۚ
And do not harass them to make their stay unbearable.
وَإِن كُنَّ أُوْلَٰتِ حَمۡلٖ فَأَنفِقُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ
If they are pregnant, then maintain them until they deliver.
فَإِنۡ أَرۡضَعۡنَ لَكُمۡ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ
And if they nurse your child, compensate them,
وَأۡتَمِرُواْ بَيۡنَكُم بِمَعۡرُوفٖۖ
and consult together courteously.
وَإِن تَعَاسَرۡتُمۡ فَسَتُرۡضِعُ لَهُۥٓ أُخۡرَىٰ ٦
But if you fail to reach an agreement, then another woman will nurse ˹the child˺ for the father.
لِيُنفِقۡ ذُو سَعَةٖ مِّن سَعَتِهِۦۖ
Let the man of wealth provide according to his means.
وَمَن قُدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقُهُۥ فَلۡيُنفِقۡ مِمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُۚ
As for the one with limited resources, let him provide according to whatever Allah has given him.
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا مَآ ءَاتَىٰهَاۚ
Allah does not require of any soul beyond what He has given it.
سَيَجۡعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بَعۡدَ عُسۡرٖ يُسۡرٗا ٧
After hardship, Allah will bring about ease.
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ عَتَتۡ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ
˹Imagine˺ how many societies rebelled against the commandments of their Lord and His messengers,
فَحَاسَبۡنَٰهَا حِسَابٗا شَدِيدٗا
so We called each ˹society˺ to a severe account
وَعَذَّبۡنَٰهَا عَذَابٗا نُّكۡرٗا ٨
and subjected them to a horrible punishment.
فَذَاقَتۡ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهَا
So they tasted the evil consequences of their doings,
وَكَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ أَمۡرِهَا خُسۡرًا ٩
and the outcome of their doings was ˹total˺ loss.
أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٗا شَدِيدٗاۖ
Allah has ˹also˺ prepared for them a severe punishment.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۚ
So fear Allah, O people of reason and faith.
قَدۡ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرٗا ١٠
Allah has indeed revealed to you a Reminder,
رَّسُولٗا يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَٰتٖ
˹and sent˺ a messenger reciting to you Allah’s revelations, making things clear
لِّيُخۡرِجَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ
so that He may bring those who believe and do good out of darkness and into light.
وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعۡمَلۡ صَٰلِحٗا
And whoever believes in Allah and does good
يُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۖ
will be admitted by Him into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever.
قَدۡ أَحۡسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ رِزۡقًا ١١
Allah will have indeed granted them an excellent provision.
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِثۡلَهُنَّۖ
Allah is the One Who created seven heavens ˹in layers˺, and likewise for the earth.
يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ بَيۡنَهُنَّ
The ˹divine˺ command descends between them
لِتَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ
so you may know that Allah is Most Capable of everything
وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمَۢا ١٢
and that Allah certainly encompasses all things in ˹His˺ knowledge.