يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū Not lā (is) lawful yaḥillu for you lakum that an you inherit tarithū the women l-nisāa (by) force karhan And not walā you constraint them taʿḍulūhunna so that you may take litadhhabū a part bibaʿḍi (of) what mā you have given them ātaytumūhunna except illā that an they commit yatīna immorality bifāḥishatin open mubayyinatin And live with them waʿāshirūhunna in kindness bil-maʿrūfi But if fa-in you dislike them karih'tumūhunna then perhaps faʿasā that an you dislike takrahū a thing shayan and has placed wayajʿala Allah l-lahu in it fīhi good khayran much kathīran
O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion.1 And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them2 unless they commit a clear immorality [i.e., adultery]. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allāh makes therein much good.