ٱلرِّجَالُ [The] men al-rijālu (are) protectors qawwāmūna of ʿalā the women l-nisāi because bimā (has) bestowed faḍḍala Allah l-lahu some of them baʿḍahum over ʿalā others baʿḍin and because wabimā they spend anfaqū from min their wealth amwālihim So the righteous women fal-ṣāliḥātu (are) obedient qānitātun guarding ḥāfiẓātun in the unseen lil'ghaybi that which bimā (orders) them to guard ḥafiẓa (by) Allah l-lahu And those (from) whom wa-allātī you fear takhāfūna their ill-conduct nushūzahunna then advise them faʿiẓūhunna and forsake them wa-uh'jurūhunna in fī the bed l-maḍājiʿi and [finally] strike them wa-iḍ'ribūhunna Then if fa-in they obey you aṭaʿnakum then (do) not falā seek tabghū against them ʿalayhinna a way sabīlan Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna Most High ʿaliyyan Most Great kabīran
Men are in charge of women1 by [right of] what Allāh has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allāh would have them guard.2 But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance3 - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them [lightly].4 But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Exalted and Grand.