Surah Al-Ahzab (الأحزاب) • The Combined Forces

Quran 33:51

33:51

۞ تُرْجِى مَن تَشَآءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُـْٔوِىٓ إِلَيْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ وَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَيْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن تَقَرَّ أَعْيُنُهُنَّ وَلَا يَحْزَنَّ وَيَرْضَيْنَ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْتَهُنَّ كُلُّهُنَّ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَلِيمًا

tur'jī man tashāu min'hunna watu'wī ilayka man tashāu wamani ib'taghayta mimman ʿazalta falā junāḥa ʿalayka dhālika adnā an taqarra aʿyunuhunna walā yaḥzanna wayarḍayna bimā ātaytahunna kulluhunna wal-lahu yaʿlamu mā fī qulūbikum wakāna l-lahu ʿalīman ḥalīman

You, [O Muḥammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of them. And Allāh knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allāh Knowing and Forbearing.

— Saheeh International

You may make any of [your women] wait and receive any of them as you wish, but you will not be at fault if you invite one whose turn you have previously set aside: this way it is more likely that they will be satisfied and will not be distressed and will all be content with what you have given them. God knows what is in your hearts: God is all knowing, forbearing.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again): that is better that they may be comforted and not grieved, and may all be pleased with what you give them. Allâh knows what is in your hearts. And Allâh is Ever All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.

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

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Word by Word

۞ تُرْجِىtur'jīYou may defer
مَنmanwhom
تَشَآءُtashāuyou will
مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnaof them
وَتُـْٔوِىٓwatu'wīor you may take
إِلَيْكَilaykato yourself
مَنmanwhom
تَشَآءُۖtashāuyou will
وَمَنِwamaniAnd whoever
ٱبْتَغَيْتَib'taghaytayou desire
مِمَّنْmimmanof those whom
عَزَلْتَʿazaltayou (had) set aside
فَلَاfalāthen (there is) no
جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
عَلَيْكَۚʿalaykaupon you
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
أَدْنَىٰٓadnā(is) more suitable
أَنanthat
تَقَرَّtaqarramay be cooled
أَعْيُنُهُنَّaʿyunuhunnatheir eyes
وَلَاwalāand not
يَحْزَنَّyaḥzannathey grieve
وَيَرْضَيْنَwayarḍaynaand they may be pleased
بِمَآbimāwith what
ءَاتَيْتَهُنَّātaytahunnayou have given them
كُلُّهُنَّۚkulluhunnaall of them
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
مَاmāwhat
فِىfī(is) in
قُلُوبِكُمْۚqulūbikumyour hearts
وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower
حَلِيمًۭاḥalīmanMost Forbearing