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

وَإِذَا And when طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ [the] women فَبَلَغْنَ and they reached أَجَلَهُنَّ their (waiting) term فَلَا then (do) not تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ hinder them أَن [that] يَنكِحْنَ (from) marrying أَزْوَٰجَهُنَّ their husbands إِذَا when تَرَٰضَوْا۟ they agree بَيْنَهُم between themselves بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner ذَٰلِكَ That يُوعَظُ is admonished بِهِۦ with it مَن whoever كَانَ [is] مِنكُمْ among you يُؤْمِنُ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ [the] Last ذَٰلِكُمْ that أَزْكَىٰ (is) more virtuous لَكُمْ for you وَأَطْهَرُ ۗ and more purer وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَعْلَمُ knows وَأَنتُمْ and you لَا (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ know ٢٣٢

۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ And the mothers يُرْضِعْنَ shall suckle أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ their children حَوْلَيْنِ (for) two years كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ complete لِمَنْ for whoever أَرَادَ wishes أَن to يُتِمَّ complete ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ the suckling وَعَلَى And upon ٱلْمَوْلُودِ the father لَهُۥ (on) him رِزْقُهُنَّ (is) their provision وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ and their clothing بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ in a fair manner لَا Not تُكَلَّفُ is burdened نَفْسٌ any soul إِلَّا except وُسْعَهَا ۚ its capacity لَا Not تُضَآرَّ made to suffer وَٰلِدَةٌۢ (the) mother بِوَلَدِهَا because of her child وَلَا and not مَوْلُودٌۭ (the) father لَّهُۥ (be) بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚ because of his child وَعَلَى And on ٱلْوَارِثِ the (father's) heir مِثْلُ (is a duty) like ذَٰلِكَ ۗ that (of the father) فَإِنْ Then if أَرَادَا they both desire فِصَالًا weaning عَن through تَرَاضٍۢ mutual consent مِّنْهُمَا of both of them وَتَشَاوُرٍۢ and consultation فَلَا then no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْهِمَا ۗ on both of them وَإِنْ And if أَرَدتُّمْ you want أَن to تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ ask another women to suckle أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ your child فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ on you إِذَا when سَلَّمْتُم you pay مَّآ what ءَاتَيْتُم you give بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner وَٱتَّقُوا۟ And fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ and know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌۭ (is) All-Seer ٢٣٣