Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 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
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.
Word by word
- ۞ تُرْجِىtur'jīYou may defer
- مَنmanwhom
- تَشَآءُtashāuyou will
- مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnaof them
- وَتُـْٔوِىٓwatu'wīor you may take
- إِلَيْكَilaykato yourself
- مَنmanwhom
- تَشَآءُ ۖtashāuyou will
- وَمَنِwamaniAnd whoever
- ٱبْتَغَيْتَib'taghaytayou desire
- مِمَّنْmimmanof those whom
- عَزَلْتَʿazaltayou (had) set aside
- فَلَاfalāthen (there is) no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
- عَلَيْكَ ۚʿalaykaupon 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
- كُلُّهُنَّ ۚkulluhunnaall of them
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- مَاmāwhat
- فِىfī(is) in
- قُلُوبِكُمْ ۚqulūbikumyour hearts
- وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
- عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower
- حَلِيمًۭاḥalīmanMost Forbearing
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