Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:226

2:226

لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤْلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ ۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

lilladhīna yu'lūna min nisāihim tarabbuṣu arbaʿati ashhurin fa-in fāū fa-inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Saheeh International

For those who swear that they will not approach their wives, there shall be a waiting period of four months:if they go back, remember God will be most forgiving and merciful,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Those who take an oath not to have sexual relation with their wives must wait for four months, then if they return (change their idea in this period), verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnaFor those who
يُؤْلُونَyu'lūnaswear (off)
مِنminfrom
نِّسَآئِهِمْnisāihimtheir wives
تَرَبُّصُtarabbuṣu(is a) waiting (of)
أَرْبَعَةِarbaʿatifour
أَشْهُرٍۢۖashhurinmonths
فَإِنfa-inthen if
فَآءُوfāūthey return
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful