Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 235
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّآ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ۚ وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا۟ عُقْدَةَ ٱلنِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ أَجَلَهُۥ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ فَٱحْذَرُوهُ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ
There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allāh knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allāh knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing.
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (there is) no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
- فِيمَاfīmāin what
- عَرَّضْتُمʿarraḍtumyou hint
- بِهِۦbihi[with it]
- مِنْminof
- خِطْبَةِkhiṭ'batimarriage proposal
- ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāi[to] the women
- أَوْawor
- أَكْنَنتُمْaknantumyou conceal it
- فِىٓfīin
- أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚanfusikumyourselves
- عَلِمَʿalimaKnows
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- أَنَّكُمْannakumthat you
- سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّsatadhkurūnahunnawill mention them
- وَلَـٰكِنwalākin[and] but
- لَّاlā(do) not
- تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّtuwāʿidūhunnapromise them (widows)
- سِرًّاsirransecretly
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanthat
- تَقُولُوا۟taqūlūyou say
- قَوْلًۭاqawlana saying
- مَّعْرُوفًۭا ۚmaʿrūfanhonorable
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَعْزِمُوا۟taʿzimūresolve (on)
- عُقْدَةَʿuq'datathe knot
- ٱلنِّكَاحِl-nikāḥi(of) marriage
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- يَبْلُغَyablughareaches
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبُl-kitābuthe prescribed term
- أَجَلَهُۥ ۚajalahuits end
- وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know
- أَنَّannathat
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- مَاmāwhat
- فِىٓfī(is) within
- أَنفُسِكُمْanfusikumyourselves
- فَٱحْذَرُوهُ ۚfa-iḥ'dharūhuso beware of Him
- وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūAnd know
- أَنَّannathat
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
- حَلِيمٌۭḥalīmunMost Forbearing
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