وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who wa-alladhīna pass away yutawaffawna among you minkum and leave behind wayadharūna wives azwājan (the widows) should wait yatarabbaṣna for themselves bi-anfusihinna (for) four arbaʿata months ashhurin and ten (days) waʿashran Then when fa-idhā they reach balaghna their (specified) term ajalahunna then (there is) no falā blame junāḥa upon you ʿalaykum for what fīmā they do faʿalna concerning fī themselves anfusihinna in a fair manner bil-maʿrūfi And Allah wal-lahu of what bimā you do taʿmalūna (is) All-Aware khabīrun
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner.1 And Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.
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.
لَّا (There is) no lā blame junāḥa upon you ʿalaykum if in you divorce ṭallaqtumu [the] women l-nisāa whom mā not lam you have touched tamassūhunna nor aw you specified tafriḍū for them lahunna an obligation (dower) farīḍatan And make provision for them wamattiʿūhunna upon ʿalā the wealthy l-mūsiʿi according to his means qadaruhu and upon waʿalā the poor l-muq'tiri according to his means qadaruhu a provision matāʿan in a fair manner bil-maʿrūfi a duty ḥaqqan upon ʿalā the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna
There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched1 nor specified for them an obligation.2 But give them [a gift of] compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.
وَإِن And if wa-in you divorce them ṭallaqtumūhunna from min before qabli [that] an you (have) touched them tamassūhunna while already waqad you have specified faraḍtum for them lahunna an obligation (dower) farīḍatan then (give) half faniṣ'fu (of) what mā you have specified faraḍtum unless illā [that] an they (women) forgo (it) yaʿfūna or aw forgoes yaʿfuwā the one alladhī in whose hands biyadihi (is the) knot ʿuq'datu (of) the marriage l-nikāḥi And that wa-an you forgo taʿfū (is) nearer aqrabu to [the] righteousness lilttaqwā And (do) not walā forget tansawū the graciousness l-faḍla among you baynakum Indeed inna Allah l-laha of what bimā you do taʿmalūna (is) All-Seer baṣīrun
And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allāh, of whatever you do, is Seeing.