وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā you divorce ṭallaqtumu the women l-nisāa and they reach fabalaghna their (waiting) term ajalahunna then retain them fa-amsikūhunna in a fair manner bimaʿrūfin or aw release them sarriḥūhunna in a fair manner bimaʿrūfin And (do) not walā retain them tum'sikūhunna (to) hurt ḍirāran so that you transgress litaʿtadū And whoever waman does yafʿal that dhālika then indeed faqad he wronged ẓalama himself nafsahu And (do) not walā take tattakhidhū (the) Verses āyāti (of) Allah l-lahi (in) jest huzuwan and remember wa-udh'kurū (the) Favors niʿ'mata (of) Allah l-lahi upon you ʿalaykum and what wamā (is) revealed anzala to you ʿalaykum of mina the Book l-kitābi and [the] wisdom wal-ḥik'mati He instructs you yaʿiẓukum with it bihi And fear wa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and know wa-iʿ'lamū that anna Allah (is) l-laha of every bikulli thing shayin All-Knower ʿalīmun
And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allāh in jest. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] and wisdom [i.e., the Prophet's sunnah] by which He instructs you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Knowing of all things.