يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yaayyuha O ٱلنَّبِيُّ al-nabiyu Prophet! لِمَ lima Why (do) تُحَرِّمُ tuharrimu you prohibit مَآ ma what أَحَلَّ ahalla has made lawful ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah لَكَۖ laka for you تَبۡتَغِي tabtaghi seeking مَرۡضَاتَ mardata (to) please أَزۡوَٰجِكَۚ azwajika your wives? وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah غَفُورٞ ghafurun (is) OftForgiving رَّحِيمٞ rahimun Most Merciful ١

قَدۡ qad Indeed فَرَضَ farada has ordained ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah لَكُمۡ lakum for you تَحِلَّةَ tahillata (the) dissolution أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡۚ aymanikum (of) your oaths وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ mawlakum (is) your Protector وَهُوَ wahuwa and He ٱلۡعَلِيمُ al-'alimu (is) the AllKnower ٱلۡحَكِيمُ al-hakimu the AllWise ٢

وَإِذۡ wa-idh And when أَسَرَّ asarra confided ٱلنَّبِيُّ al-nabiyu the Prophet إِلَىٰ ila to بَعۡضِ ba'di one أَزۡوَٰجِهِۦ azwajihi (of) his wives حَدِيثٗا hadithan a statement فَلَمَّا falamma and when نَبَّأَتۡ nabba-at she informed بِهِۦ bihi about it وَأَظۡهَرَهُ wa-azharahu and made it apparent ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah عَلَيۡهِ alayhi to him عَرَّفَ arrafa he made known بَعۡضَهُۥ ba'dahu a part of it وَأَعۡرَضَ wa-a'rada and avoided عَنۢ an [of] بَعۡضٖۖ ba'din a part فَلَمَّا falamma Then when نَبَّأَهَا nabba-aha he informed her بِهِۦ bihi about it قَالَتۡ qalat she said مَنۡ man Who أَنۢبَأَكَ anba-aka informed you هَٰذَاۖ hadha this? قَالَ qala He said نَبَّأَنِيَ nabba-aniya Has informed me ٱلۡعَلِيمُ al-'alimu the AllKnower ٱلۡخَبِيرُ al-khabiru the AllAware ٣

إِن in If تَتُوبَآ tatuba you both turn إِلَى ila to ٱللَّهِ al-lahi Allah فَقَدۡ faqad so indeed صَغَتۡ saghat (are) inclined قُلُوبُكُمَاۖ qulubukuma your hearts وَإِن wa-in but if تَظَٰهَرَا tazahara you backup each other عَلَيۡهِ alayhi against him فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed ٱللَّهَ al-laha Allah هُوَ huwa He مَوۡلَىٰهُ mawlahu (is) his Protector وَجِبۡرِيلُ wajib'rilu and Jibreel وَصَٰلِحُ wasalihu and (the) righteous ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ al-mu'minina believers وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ wal-malaikatu and the Angels بَعۡدَ ba'da after ذَٰلِكَ dhalika that ظَهِيرٌ zahirun (are his) assistants ٤

عَسَىٰ asa Perhaps رَبُّهُۥٓ rabbuhu his Lord إِن in if طَلَّقَكُنَّ tallaqakunna he divorced you أَن an [that] يُبۡدِلَهُۥٓ yub'dilahu He will substitute for him أَزۡوَٰجًا azwajan wives خَيۡرٗا khayran better مِّنكُنَّ minkunna than you مُسۡلِمَٰتٖ mus'limatin submissive مُّؤۡمِنَٰتٖ mu'minatin faithful قَٰنِتَٰتٖ qanitatin obedient تَٰٓئِبَٰتٍ taibatin repentant عَٰبِدَٰتٖ abidatin who worship سَٰٓئِحَٰتٖ saihatin who fast ثَيِّبَٰتٖ thayyibatin previously married وَأَبۡكَارٗا wa-abkaran and virgins ٥

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yaayyuha O ٱلَّذِينَ alladhina (you) who ءَامَنُواْ amanu believe! قُوٓاْ qu Protect أَنفُسَكُمۡ anfusakum yourselves وَأَهۡلِيكُمۡ wa-ahlikum and your families نَارٗا naran (from) a Fire وَقُودُهَا waquduha whose fuel ٱلنَّاسُ al-nasu (is) people وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُ wal-hijaratu and stones عَلَيۡهَا alayha over it مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ malaikatun (are) Angels غِلَاظٞ ghilazun stern شِدَادٞ shidadun severe لَّا la not يَعۡصُونَ ya'suna they disobey ٱللَّهَ al-laha Allah مَآ ma (in) what أَمَرَهُمۡ amarahum He Commands them وَيَفۡعَلُونَ wayaf 'aluna but they do مَا ma what يُؤۡمَرُونَ yu'maruna they are commanded ٦

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yaayyuha O ٱلَّذِينَ alladhina (you) who كَفَرُواْ kafaru disbelieve! لَا la (Do) not تَعۡتَذِرُواْ ta'tadhiru make excuses ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ al-yawma today إِنَّمَا innama Only تُجۡزَوۡنَ tuj'zawna you will be recompensed مَا ma (for) what كُنتُمۡ kuntum you used to تَعۡمَلُونَ ta'maluna do ٧

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yaayyuha O ٱلَّذِينَ alladhina (you) who believe ءَامَنُواْ amanu believe! تُوبُوٓاْ tubu Turn إِلَى ila to ٱللَّهِ al-lahi Allah تَوۡبَةٗ tawbatan (in) repentance نَّصُوحًا nasuhan sincere! عَسَىٰ asa Perhaps رَبُّكُمۡ rabbukum your Lord أَن an will يُكَفِّرَ yukaffira remove عَنكُمۡ ankum from you سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ sayyiatikum your evil deeds وَيُدۡخِلَكُمۡ wayud'khilakum and admit you جَنَّٰتٖ jannatin (into) Gardens تَجۡرِي tajri flow مِن min from تَحۡتِهَا tahtiha underneath it ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ al-anharu the rivers يَوۡمَ yawma (on the) Day لَا la not يُخۡزِي yukh'zi will be disgraced ٱللَّهُ al-lahu (by) Allah ٱلنَّبِيَّ al-nabiya the Prophet وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhina and those who ءَامَنُواْ amanu believed مَعَهُۥۖ ma'ahu with him نُورُهُمۡ nuruhum Their light يَسۡعَىٰ yas'a will run بَيۡنَ bayna before أَيۡدِيهِمۡ aydihim their hands وَبِأَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ wabi-aymanihim and on their right يَقُولُونَ yaquluna they will say رَبَّنَآ rabbana Our Lord أَتۡمِمۡ atmim Perfect لَنَا lana for us نُورَنَا nurana our light وَٱغۡفِرۡ wa-igh'fir and grant forgiveness لَنَآۖ lana to us إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed You عَلَىٰ ala (are) over كُلِّ kulli every شَيۡءٖ shayin thing قَدِيرٞ qadirun AllPowerful ٨

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yaayyuha O ٱلنَّبِيُّ al-nabiyu Prophet! جَٰهِدِ jahidi Strive ٱلۡكُفَّارَ al-kufara (against) the disbelievers وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ wal-munafiqina and the hypocrites وَٱغۡلُظۡ wa-ugh'luz and be stern عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ alayhim with them وَمَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ wamawahum And their abode جَهَنَّمُۖ jahannamu (is) Hell وَبِئۡسَ wabi'sa and wretched is ٱلۡمَصِيرُ al-masiru the destination ٩

ضَرَبَ daraba Presents ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah مَثَلٗا mathalan an example لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhina for those who كَفَرُواْ kafaru disbelieved ٱمۡرَأَتَ im'ra-ata (the) wife نُوحٖ nuhin (of) Nuh وَٱمۡرَأَتَ wa-im'ra-ata (and the) wife لُوطٖۖ lutin (of) Lut كَانَتَا kanata They were تَحۡتَ tahta under عَبۡدَيۡنِ abdayni two [slaves] مِنۡ min of عِبَادِنَا ibadina Our slaves صَٰلِحَيۡنِ salihayni righteous فَخَانَتَاهُمَا fakhanatahuma but they both betrayed them فَلَمۡ falam so not يُغۡنِيَا yugh'niya they availed عَنۡهُمَا anhuma both of them مِنَ mina from ٱللَّهِ al-lahi Allah شَيۡـٔٗا shayan (in) anything وَقِيلَ waqila and it was said ٱدۡخُلَا ud'khula Enter ٱلنَّارَ al-nara the Fire مَعَ ma'a with ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ al-dakhilina those who enter ١٠