Aţ-Ţalāq
The Divorce
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الطلاق
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O yāayyuhā Prophet l-nabiyu When idhā you divorce ṭallaqtumu [the] women l-nisāa then divorce them faṭalliqūhunna for their waiting period liʿiddatihinna and keep count wa-aḥṣū (of) the waiting period l-ʿidata and fear wa-ittaqū Allah l-laha your Lord rabbakum (Do) not lā expel them tukh'rijūhunna from min their houses buyūtihinna and not walā they should leave yakhruj'na except illā that an they commit yatīna an immorality bifāḥishatin clear mubayyinatin And these watil'ka (are the) limits ḥudūdu (of) Allah l-lahi And whoever waman transgresses yataʿadda (the) limits ḥudūda (of) Allah l-lahi then certainly faqad he has wronged ẓalama himself nafsahu Not lā you know tadrī Perhaps laʿalla Allah l-laha will bring about yuḥ'dithu after baʿda that dhālika a matter amran
O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period,1 and fear Allāh, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are the limits [set by] Allāh. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allāh has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allāh will bring about after that a [different] matter.2
فَإِذَا Then when fa-idhā they have reached balaghna their term ajalahunna then retain them fa-amsikūhunna with kindness bimaʿrūfin or aw part with them fāriqūhunna with kindness bimaʿrūfin And take witness wa-ashhidū two men dhaway just ʿadlin among you minkum and establish wa-aqīmū the testimony l-shahādata for Allah lillahi That dhālikum is instructed yūʿaẓu with it bihi whoever man [is] kāna believes yu'minu in Allah bil-lahi and the Day wal-yawmi the Last l-ākhiri And whoever waman fears yattaqi Allah l-laha He will make yajʿal for him lahu a way out makhrajan
And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allāh. That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him a way out1
وَيَرْزُقْهُ And He will provide for him wayarzuq'hu from min where ḥaythu not lā he thinks yaḥtasibu And whoever waman puts his trust yatawakkal upon ʿalā Allah l-lahi then He fahuwa (is) sufficient for him ḥasbuhu Indeed inna Allah l-laha (will) accomplish bālighu His purpose amrihi Indeed qad has set jaʿala Allah l-lahu for every likulli thing shayin a measure qadran
And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allāh - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allāh will accomplish His purpose. Allāh has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.
وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔى And those who wa-allāī have despaired ya-is'na of mina the menstruation l-maḥīḍi among min your women nisāikum if ini you doubt ir'tabtum then their waiting period faʿiddatuhunna (is) three thalāthatu months ashhurin and the ones who wa-allāī not lam [they] menstruated yaḥiḍ'na And those who (are) wa-ulātu pregnant l-aḥmāli their term ajaluhunna until an they deliver yaḍaʿna their burdens ḥamlahunna And whoever waman fears yattaqi Allah l-laha He will make yajʿal for him lahu of min his affair amrihi ease yus'ran
And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth.1 And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him of his matter ease.
ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is the) Command amru (of) Allah l-lahi which He has sent down anzalahu to you ilaykum and whoever waman fears yattaqi Allah l-laha He will remove yukaffir from him ʿanhu his evil deeds sayyiātihi and make great wayuʿ'ẓim for him lahu (his) reward ajran
That is the command of Allāh, which He has sent down to you; and whoever fears Allāh - He will remove for him his misdeeds and make great for him his reward.