وَلَا And (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فِيمَا in what عَرَّضْتُم you hint بِهِۦ [with it] مِنْ of خِطْبَةِ marriage proposal ٱلنِّسَآءِ [to] the women أَوْ or أَكْنَنتُمْ you conceal it فِىٓ in أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ yourselves عَلِمَ Knows ٱللَّهُ Allah أَنَّكُمْ that you سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ will mention them وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا (do) not تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ promise them (widows) سِرًّا secretly إِلَّآ except أَن that تَقُولُوا۟ you say قَوْلًۭا a saying مَّعْرُوفًۭا ۚ honorable وَلَا And (do) not تَعْزِمُوا۟ resolve (on) عُقْدَةَ the knot ٱلنِّكَاحِ (of) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يَبْلُغَ reaches ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ the prescribed term أَجَلَهُۥ ۚ its end وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ And know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَعْلَمُ knows مَا what فِىٓ (is) within أَنفُسِكُمْ yourselves فَٱحْذَرُوهُ ۚ so beware of Him وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ And know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌ (is) Oft-Forgiving حَلِيمٌۭ Most Forbearing ٢٣٥
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 period reaches its end. And know that Allāh knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.
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