لَّا Not lā will take you to task yuākhidhukumu Allah l-lahu for (what is) unintentional bil-laghwi in fī your oaths aymānikum [and] but walākin He takes you to task yuākhidhukum for what bimā (have) earned kasabat your hearts qulūbukum And Allah wal-lahu (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Forbearing ḥalīmun
Allāh does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.1
لِّلَّذِينَ For those who lilladhīna swear (off) yu'lūna from min their wives nisāihim (is a) waiting (of) tarabbuṣu four arbaʿati months ashhurin then if fa-in they return fāū then indeed fa-inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Forgiving ghafūrun Most Merciful raḥīmun
For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives1 is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَإِنْ And if wa-in they resolve ʿazamū (on) [the] divorce l-ṭalāqa then indeed fa-inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Hearing samīʿun All-Knowing ʿalīmun
And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.
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.
ٱلطَّلَـٰقُ The divorce al-ṭalāqu (is) twice marratāni Then to retain fa-im'sākun in a reasonable manner bimaʿrūfin or aw to release (her) tasrīḥun with kindness bi-iḥ'sānin And (it is) not walā lawful yaḥillu for you lakum that an you take (back) takhudhū whatever mimmā you have given them ātaytumūhunna anything shayan except illā if an both fear yakhāfā that not allā they both (can) keep yuqīmā (the) limits ḥudūda (of) Allah l-lahi But if fa-in you fear khif'tum that not allā they both (can) keep yuqīmā (the) limits ḥudūda (of) Allah l-lahi then (there is) no falā sin junāḥa on both of them ʿalayhimā in what fīmā she ransoms if'tadat concerning it bihi These til'ka (are the) limits ḥudūdu (of) Allah l-lahi so (do) not falā transgress them taʿtadūhā And whoever waman transgresses yataʿadda (the) limits ḥudūda (of) Allah l-lahi then those fa-ulāika they humu (are) the wrongdoers l-ẓālimūna
Divorce is twice. Then [after that], either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allāh.1 But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allāh, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allāh, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allāh - it is those who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].
فَإِن Then if fa-in he divorces her ṭallaqahā then (she is) not falā lawful taḥillu for him lahu from min after (that) baʿdu until ḥattā she marries tankiḥa a spouse zawjan other than him ghayrahu Then if fa-in he divorces her ṭallaqahā then no falā sin junāḥa on them ʿalayhimā if an they return to each other yatarājaʿā if in they believe ẓannā that an they (will be able to) keep yuqīmā (the) limits ḥudūda (of) Allah l-lahi And these watil'ka (are the) limits ḥudūdu (of) Allah l-lahi He makes them clear yubayyinuhā to a people liqawmin who know yaʿlamūna
And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him.1 And if he [i.e., the latter husband] divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon them [i.e., the woman and her former husband] for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allāh. These are the limits of Allāh, which He makes clear to a people who know [i.e.,understand].