وَإِذَا And when طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ the women فَبَلَغْنَ and they reach أَجَلَهُنَّ their (waiting) term فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ then retain them بِمَعْرُوفٍ in a fair manner أَوْ or سَرِّحُوهُنَّ release them بِمَعْرُوفٍۢ ۚ in a fair manner وَلَا And (do) not تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ retain them ضِرَارًۭا (to) hurt لِّتَعْتَدُوا۟ ۚ so that you transgress وَمَن And whoever يَفْعَلْ does ذَٰلِكَ that فَقَدْ then indeed ظَلَمَ he wronged نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ himself وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah هُزُوًۭا ۚ (in) jest وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ and remember نِعْمَتَ (the) Favors ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَمَآ and what أَنزَلَ (is) revealed عَلَيْكُم to you مِّنَ of ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ and [the] wisdom يَعِظُكُم He instructs you بِهِۦ ۚ with it وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah (is) بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knower ٢٣١
And when you divorce women and they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or release them according to acceptable terms, and do not keep them, intending harm, to transgress [against them]. And whoever does that has certainly wronged himself. And do not take the verses of Allāh in jest. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] and wisdom [i.e., the Prophet's sunnah] by which He instructs you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Knowing of all things.
— Come To Light