وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتُ And the women who are divorced wal-muṭalaqātu shall wait yatarabbaṣna concerning themselves bi-anfusihinna (for) three thalāthata monthly periods qurūin And (it is) not walā lawful yaḥillu for them lahunna that an they conceal yaktum'na what mā (has been) created khalaqa (by) Allah l-lahu in fī their wombs arḥāmihinna if in they kunna believe yu'minna in Allah bil-lahi and the Day wal-yawmi [the] Last l-ākhiri And their husbands wabuʿūlatuhunna (have) better right aḥaqqu to take them back biraddihinna in fī that (period) dhālika if in they wish arādū (for) reconciliation iṣ'lāḥan And for them walahunna (is the) like mith'lu (of) that which alladhī (is) on them ʿalayhinna in a reasonable manner bil-maʿrūfi and for the men walilrrijāli over them ʿalayhinna (is) a degree darajatun And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Mighty ʿazīzun All-Wise ḥakīmun
Divorced women remain in waiting [i.e., do not remarry] for three periods,1 and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allāh has created in their wombs if they believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation.2 And due to them [i.e., the wives] is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable.3 But the men [i.e., husbands] have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.