وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُتَوَفَّوْنَ pass away مِنكُمْ among you وَيَذَرُونَ and leave behind أَزْوَٰجًۭا wives يَتَرَبَّصْنَ (the widows) should wait بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ for themselves أَرْبَعَةَ (for) four أَشْهُرٍۢ months وَعَشْرًۭا ۖ and ten (days) فَإِذَا Then when بَلَغْنَ they reach أَجَلَهُنَّ their (specified) term فَلَا then (there is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you فِيمَا for what فَعَلْنَ they do فِىٓ concerning أَنفُسِهِنَّ themselves بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ in a fair manner وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do خَبِيرٌۭ (is) All-Aware ٢٣٤

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

لَّا (There is) no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْكُمْ upon you إِن if طَلَّقْتُمُ you divorce ٱلنِّسَآءَ [the] women مَا whom لَمْ not تَمَسُّوهُنَّ you have touched أَوْ nor تَفْرِضُوا۟ you specified لَهُنَّ for them فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚ an obligation (dower) وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ And make provision for them عَلَى upon ٱلْمُوسِعِ the wealthy قَدَرُهُۥ according to his means وَعَلَى and upon ٱلْمُقْتِرِ the poor قَدَرُهُۥ according to his means مَتَـٰعًۢا a provision بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ in a fair manner حَقًّا a duty عَلَى upon ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ the good-doers ٢٣٦

وَإِن And if طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ you divorce them مِن from قَبْلِ before أَن [that] تَمَسُّوهُنَّ you (have) touched them وَقَدْ while already فَرَضْتُمْ you have specified لَهُنَّ for them فَرِيضَةًۭ an obligation (dower) فَنِصْفُ then (give) half مَا (of) what فَرَضْتُمْ you have specified إِلَّآ unless أَن [that] يَعْفُونَ they (women) forgo (it) أَوْ or يَعْفُوَا۟ forgoes ٱلَّذِى the one بِيَدِهِۦ in whose hands عُقْدَةُ (is the) knot ٱلنِّكَاحِ ۚ (of) the marriage وَأَن And that تَعْفُوٓا۟ you forgo أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ to [the] righteousness وَلَا And (do) not تَنسَوُا۟ forget ٱلْفَضْلَ the graciousness بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ among you إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌ (is) All-Seer ٢٣٧