وَلَا And (there is) no walā blame junāḥa upon you ʿalaykum in what fīmā you hint ʿarraḍtum [with it] bihi of min marriage proposal khiṭ'bati [to] the women l-nisāi or aw you conceal it aknantum in fī yourselves anfusikum Knows ʿalima Allah l-lahu that you annakum will mention them satadhkurūnahunna [and] but walākin (do) not lā promise them (widows) tuwāʿidūhunna secretly sirran except illā that an you say taqūlū a saying qawlan honorable maʿrūfan And (do) not walā resolve (on) taʿzimū the knot ʿuq'data (of) marriage l-nikāḥi until ḥattā reaches yablugha the prescribed term l-kitābu its end ajalahu And know wa-iʿ'lamū that anna Allah l-laha knows yaʿlamu what mā (is) within fī yourselves anfusikum so beware of Him fa-iḥ'dharūhu And know wa-iʿ'lamū that anna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Forbearing ḥalīmun
There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allāh knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period1 reaches its end. And know that Allāh knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.