ٱلطَّلَٰقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمْسَاكٌۢ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌۢ بِإِحْسَٰنٍ ۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِمَّآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّآ أَن يَخَافَآ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا ٱفْتَدَتْ بِهِۦ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿229﴾
Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah - it is those who are the wrongdoers.
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← read from right to left1The divorceالطَّلَاقُal-talaquIالthe+طَلَاقُDivorce 2Is twiceمَرَّتَانِmarrataniI 3Then to retainفَإِمْسَاكٌfa-imsakunCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+إِمْسَاكٌTo retain 4In a reasonable mannerبِمَعْرُوفٍbima'rufinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَعْرُوفٍA reasonable manner 6To release herتَسْرِيحٌtasrihunI 7With kindnessبِإِحْسَانٍbi-ihsaninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِحْسَانٍKindness 8And it is notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاIt is not 10For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12You take backتَأْخُذُواta'khudhuF 13WhateverمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 14You have given themآتَيْتُمُوهُنَّataytumuhunnaCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْتُمُوYou have given+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 15Anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI 16ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 18Both fearيَخَافَاyakhafaF 19That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 20They both can keepيُقِيمَاyuqimaF 21The limitsحُدُودَhududaI 24You fearخِفْتُمْkhiftumF 25That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 26They both can keepيُقِيمَاyuqimaF 27The limitsحُدُودَhududaI 29Then there is noفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاThere is no 31On both of themعَلَيْهِمَا'alayhimaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn both of+هِمَاthem two 32In whatفِيمَاfimaCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاIn what 33She ransomsافْتَدَتْiftadatF 34Concerning itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 36Are the limitsحُدُودُhududuI 38So do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not 39Transgress themتَعْتَدُوهَاta'taduhaCBFV+PRONATTتَعْتَدُوTransgress+هَاher / it / its 41Transgressesيَتَعَدَّyata'addaF 42The limitsحُدُودَhududaI 44Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose 46Are the wrongdoersالظَّالِمُونَl-zalimunaIالthe+ظَالِمُونَAre the wrongdoers فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُۥ ۗ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يَتَرَاجَعَآ إِن ظَنَّآ أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿230﴾
And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah. These are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a people who know.
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← read from right to left2He divorces herطَلَّقَهَاtallaqahaCBFV+PRONATTطَلَّقَHe divorces+هَاher / it / its 3Then she is notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاShe is not 5For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 9She marriesتَنْكِحَtankihaF 11Other than himغَيْرَهُghayrahuCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرَOther than+هُhim / his / it 13He divorces herطَلَّقَهَاtallaqahaCBFV+PRONATTطَلَّقَHe divorces+هَاher / it / its 16On themعَلَيْهِمَا'alayhimaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِمَاthem two 18They return to each otherيَتَرَاجَعَاyataraja'aF 20They believeظَنَّاzannaF 22They will be able to keepيُقِيمَاyuqimaF 23The limitsحُدُودَhududaI 25And theseوَتِلْكَwatilkaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+تِلْكَThese 26Are the limitsحُدُودُhududuI 28He makes them clearيُبَيِّنُهَاyubayyinuhaCBFV+PRONATTيُبَيِّنُHe makes them clear+هَاher / it / its 29To a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people 30Who knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ۚ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارًا لِّتَعْتَدُوا۟ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوًا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿231﴾
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 Allah in jest. And remember the favor of Allah upon you and what has been revealed to you of the Book and wisdom by which He instructs you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Knowing of all things.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 2You divorceطَلَّقْتُمُtallaqtumuF 3The womenالنِّسَاءَl-nisa'aIالthe+نِسَاءَWomen 4And they reachفَبَلَغْنَfabalaghnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَلَغْنَAnd they reach 5Their waiting termأَجَلَهُنَّajalahunnaCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلَTheir waiting term+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 6Then retain themفَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّfa-amsikuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَمْسِكُوRetain+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 7In a fair mannerبِمَعْرُوفٍbima'rufinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَعْرُوفٍA fair manner 9Release themسَرِّحُوهُنَّsarrihuhunnaCBFV+PRONATTسَرِّحُوRelease+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 10In a fair mannerبِمَعْرُوفٍbima'rufinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَعْرُوفٍA fair manner 12Retain themتُمْسِكُوهُنَّtumsikuhunnaCBFV+PRONATTتُمْسِكُوRetain+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 13To hurtضِرَارًاdiraranI 14So that you transgressلِتَعْتَدُواlita'taduCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَعْتَدُواSo that you transgress 18Then indeedفَقَدْfaqadCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْIndeed 19He wrongedظَلَمَzalamaF 20HimselfنَفْسَهُnafsahuCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسَHimself+هُhim / his / it 22TakeتَتَّخِذُواtattakhidhuF 26And rememberوَاذْكُرُواwa-udhkuruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اذْكُرُواRemember 27The favorsنِعْمَتَni'mataI 29Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 31Is revealedأَنْزَلَanzalaF 32To youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 34The Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِBook 35And [the] wisdomوَالْحِكْمَةِwal-hikmatiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+حِكْمَةِ[the] wisdom 36He instructs youيَعِظُكُمْya'izukumCBFV+PRONATTيَعِظُHe instructs+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 37With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 38And fearوَاتَّقُواwa-ittaquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقُواFear 40And knowوَاعْلَمُواwa-i'lamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اعْلَمُواKnow 43Of everyبِكُلِّbikulliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOf every 45All knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
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