أُحِلَّ Permitted uḥilla for you lakum (in the) nights laylata (of) fasting l-ṣiyāmi (is) the approach l-rafathu to ilā your wives nisāikum They hunna (are) garments libāsun for you lakum and you wa-antum (are) garments libāsun for them lahunna Knows ʿalima Allah l-lahu that you annakum used to kuntum deceive takhtānūna yourselves anfusakum so He turned fatāba towards you ʿalaykum and He forgave waʿafā [on] you ʿankum So now fal-āna have relations with them bāshirūhunna and seek wa-ib'taghū what mā has ordained kataba Allah l-lahu for you lakum And eat wakulū and drink wa-ish'rabū until ḥattā becomes distinct yatabayyana to you lakumu the thread l-khayṭu [the] white l-abyaḍu from mina the thread l-khayṭi [the] black l-aswadi of mina [the] dawn l-fajri Then thumma complete atimmū the fast l-ṣiyāma till ilā the night al-layli And (do) not walā have relations with them tubāshirūhunna while you wa-antum (are) secluded ʿākifūna in fī the masajid l-masājidi These til'ka (are the) limits ḥudūdu (set by) Allah l-lahi so (do) not falā approach them taqrabūhā Thus kadhālika makes clear yubayyinu Allah l-lahu His verses āyātihi for [the] people lilnnāsi so that they may laʿallahum (become) righteous yattaqūna
It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are a clothing for you and you are a clothing1 for them. Allāh knows that you used to deceive yourselves,2 so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allāh has decreed for you [i.e., offspring]. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the night [i.e., sunset]. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allāh, so do not approach them. Thus does Allāh make clear His verses [i.e., ordinances] to the people that they may become righteous.