Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 37
وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِىٓ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَتُخْفِى فِى نَفْسِكَ مَا ٱللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَىٰهُ ۖ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ زَيْدٌ مِّنْهَا وَطَرًا زَوَّجْنَـٰكَهَا لِكَىْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِىٓ أَزْوَٰجِ أَدْعِيَآئِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا۟ مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرًا ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفْعُولًا
And [remember, O Muḥammad], when you said to the one on whom Allāh bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allāh," while you concealed within yourself that which Allāh is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allāh has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort [i.e., guilt] concerning the wives of their claimed [i.e., adopted] sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command [i.e., decree] of Allāh accomplished.
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- تَقُولُtaqūluyou said
- لِلَّذِىٓlilladhīto the one
- أَنْعَمَanʿamaAllah bestowed favor
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah bestowed favor
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhion him
- وَأَنْعَمْتَwa-anʿamtaand you bestowed favor
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhion him
- أَمْسِكْamsikKeep
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykato yourself
- زَوْجَكَzawjakayour wife
- وَٱتَّقِwa-ittaqiand fear
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَتُخْفِىwatukh'fīBut you concealed
- فِىfīwithin
- نَفْسِكَnafsikayourself
- مَاmāwhat
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- مُبْدِيهِmub'dīhi(was to) disclose
- وَتَخْشَىwatakhshāAnd you fear
- ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuwhile Allah
- أَحَقُّaḥaqquhas more right
- أَنanthat
- تَخْشَىٰهُ ۖtakhshāhuyou (should) fear Him
- فَلَمَّاfalammāSo when
- قَضَىٰqaḍāended
- زَيْدٌۭzaydunZaid
- مِّنْهَاmin'hāfrom her
- وَطَرًۭاwaṭarannecessary (formalities)
- زَوَّجْنَـٰكَهَاzawwajnākahāWe married her to you
- لِكَىْlikayso that
- لَاlānot
- يَكُونَyakūnathere be
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
- حَرَجٌۭḥarajunany discomfort
- فِىٓfīconcerning
- أَزْوَٰجِazwājithe wives
- أَدْعِيَآئِهِمْadʿiyāihim(of) their adopted sons
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- قَضَوْا۟qaḍawthey have ended
- مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnafrom them
- وَطَرًۭا ۚwaṭarannecessary (formalities)
- وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
- أَمْرُamru(the) Command
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- مَفْعُولًۭاmafʿūlanaccomplished
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