Surah At-Tahrim

Verse 66:1

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَاۤ اَحَلَّ اللّٰهُ لَكَ ۚ تَبْتَغِیْ مَرْضَاتَ اَزْوَاجِكَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu lima tuḥarrimu maaa ʹaḥallal laahu lak? Tabtag̣i marḍaata ʹazwaajik. wallaahu G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

O Prophet! Why do you prohibit ˹yourself˺ from what Allah has made lawful to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 66:2

قَدْ فَرَضَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ اَیْمَانِكُمْ ۚ وَاللّٰهُ مَوْلٰىكُمْ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Q̣ad faraḍal laahu lakum taḥillata ʹaymaanikum: wallaahu Mawlaakum, wa-Huwal ʻAleemul Ḥakeem.

Allah has already ordained for you ˹believers˺ the way to absolve yourselves from your oaths. For Allah is your Guardian. And He is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Verse 66:3

وَاِذْ اَسَرَّ النَّبِیُّ اِلٰی بَعْضِ اَزْوَاجِهٖ حَدِیْثًا ۚ فَلَمَّا نَبَّاَتْ بِهٖ وَاَظْهَرَهُ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهٗ وَاَعْرَضَ عَنْ بَعْضٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا نَبَّاَهَا بِهٖ قَالَتْ مَنْ اَنْۢبَاَكَ هٰذَا ؕ قَالَ نَبَّاَنِیَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْخَبِیْرُ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹasarran Nabiyyu ʹilaa baʻḍi ʹazwaajihee ḥadees̤aa, falammaa nabbaʹat bihee wa-ʹaz̤̣harahul laahu ʻalayhi ʻarrafa baʻḍahoo wa-ʹaʻraḍa ʻam baʻḍ. Falammaa nabbaʹahaa bihee q̣aalat man ʹambaʹaka haaẓaa? Q̣aala nabbaʹaniyal ʻAleemul Khabeer.

˹Remember˺ when the Prophet had ˹once˺ confided something to one of his wives, then when she disclosed it ˹to another wife˺ and Allah made it known to him, he presented ˹to her˺ part of what was disclosed and overlooked a part. So when he informed her of it, she exclaimed, “Who told you this?” He replied, “I was informed by the All-Knowing, All-Aware.”

Verse 66:4

اِنْ تَتُوْبَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمَا ۚ وَاِنْ تَظٰهَرَا عَلَیْهِ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ مَوْلٰىهُ وَجِبْرِیْلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۚ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ ظَهِیْرٌ ۟

ʹIñ tatoobaaa ʹilal laahi faq̣ad ṣag̣at q̣uloobukumaa; wa-ʹiñ taz̤̣aaharaa ʻalayhi faʹinnal laaha Huwa Mawlaahu wa-Jibreelu wa-Ṣaaliḥul Muʹmineen, wal-malaaaʹikatu baʻda ẓaalika z̤̣aheer.

˹It will be better˺ if you ˹wives˺ both turn to Allah in repentance, for your hearts have certainly faltered. But if you ˹continue to˺ collaborate against him, then ˹know that˺ Allah Himself is his Guardian. And Gabriel, the righteous believers, and the angels are ˹all˺ his supporters as well.

Verse 66:5

عَسٰی رَبُّهٗۤ اِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ اَنْ یُّبْدِلَهٗۤ اَزْوَاجًا خَیْرًا مِّنْكُنَّ مُسْلِمٰتٍ مُّؤْمِنٰتٍ قٰنِتٰتٍ تٰٓىِٕبٰتٍ عٰبِدٰتٍ سٰٓىِٕحٰتٍ ثَیِّبٰتٍ وَّاَبْكَارًا ۟

ʻAsaa Rabbuhooo ʹiñ ṭallaq̣akunna ʹañy yubdilahooo ʹazwaajan khayram miñkunna Muslimaatim Muʹminaatiñ q̣aanitaatiñ taaaʹibaatin ʻaabidaatiñ saaaʹiḥaatiñ s̤ayyibaatiñw waʹabkaaraa.

Perhaps, if he were to divorce you ˹all˺, his Lord would replace you with better wives who are submissive ˹to Allah˺, faithful ˹to Him˺, devout, repentant, dedicated to worship and fasting—previously married or virgins.

Verse 66:6

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَاَهْلِیْكُمْ نَارًا وَّقُوْدُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَیْهَا مَلٰٓىِٕكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا یَعْصُوْنَ اللّٰهَ مَاۤ اَمَرَهُمْ وَیَفْعَلُوْنَ مَا یُؤْمَرُوْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo q̣ooo ʹañfusakum wa-ʹahleekum Naarañw Waq̣ooduhan Naasu wal-Ḥijaaratu ʻalayhaa malaaʹikatun g̣ilaaz̤̣uñ shidaadul laa yaʻṣoonal laaha maaa ʹamarahum Wayafʻaloona maa- yuʹmaroon.

O believers! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, overseen by formidable and severe angels, who never disobey whatever Allah orders—always doing as commanded.

Verse 66:7

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا الْیَوْمَ ؕ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena kafaroo laa- taʻtaẓirul Yawm! ʹInnamaa tujzawna maa- kuñtum taʻmaloon!

˹The deniers will then be told,˺ “O disbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! You are only rewarded for what you used to do.”

Verse 66:8

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا تُوْبُوْۤا اِلَی اللّٰهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوْحًا ؕ عَسٰی رَبُّكُمْ اَنْ یُّكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَیِّاٰتِكُمْ وَیُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ۙ یَوْمَ لَا یُخْزِی اللّٰهُ النَّبِیَّ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَهٗ ۚ نُوْرُهُمْ یَسْعٰی بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَبِاَیْمَانِهِمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَاۤ اَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُوْرَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo toobooo ʹilal laahi Tawbatan Naṣooḥaa: ʻasaa Rabbukum ʹañy yukaffira ʻañkum sayyiʹaatikum wa-yudkhilakum Jannatiñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaaru Yawma laa- yukhzil laahun Nabiyya wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo maʻah. Nooruhum yasʻaa bayna ʹaydeehim wa-biʹaymaanihim yaq̣ooloona ˹Rabbanaaa ʹatmim lanaa Nooranaa wag̣fir lanaa: ʹinnaka ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.˺

O believers! Turn to Allah in sincere repentance, so your Lord may absolve you of your sins and admit you into Gardens, under which rivers flow, on the Day Allah will not disgrace the Prophet or the believers with him. Their light will shine ahead of them and on their right. They will say, “Our Lord! Perfect our light for us, and forgive us. ˹For˺ You are truly Most Capable of everything.”

Verse 66:9

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ وَمَاْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu jaahidil kuffaara wal-Munaafiq̣eena wag̣luz̤̣ ʻalayhim. Wa-maʹwaahum Jahannam,― Wabiʹsal maṣeer.

O Prophet! Struggle against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be firm with them. Hell will be their home. What an evil destination!

Verse 66:10

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوا امْرَاَتَ نُوْحٍ وَّامْرَاَتَ لُوْطٍ ؕ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَیْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَیْنِ فَخَانَتٰهُمَا فَلَمْ یُغْنِیَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْـًٔا وَّقِیْلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدّٰخِلِیْنَ ۟

Ḍarabal laahu mas̤alal lillaẓeena kafarum raʹata Nooḥiñw wamraʹata Looṭ. Kaanataa taḥta ʻAbdayni min ʻibaadinaa ṣaaliḥayni fakhaanataahumaa falam yug̣niyaa ʻanhumaa minal laahi shayʹañw waq̣eelad khulan Naara maʻad daakhileen!

Allah sets forth an example for the disbelievers: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. Each was married to one of Our righteous servants, yet betrayed them. So their husbands were of no benefit to them against Allah whatsoever. Both were told, “Enter the Fire, along with the others!”

Verse 66:11

وَضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا امْرَاَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۘ اِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ابْنِ لِیْ عِنْدَكَ بَیْتًا فِی الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِیْ مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهٖ وَنَجِّنِیْ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ḍarabal laahu mas̤alal lil-laẓeena ʹaamanum raʹata Firʻawn. ʹIẓ q̣aalat Rab-bib ni lee ʻiñdaka baytañ fil Jannati wa-najjinee miñ Firʻawna wa-ʻamalihee wa-najjinee minal q̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen;

And Allah sets forth an example for the believers: the wife of Pharaoh, who prayed, “My Lord! Build me a house in Paradise near You, deliver me from Pharaoh and his ˹evil˺ doing, and save me from the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 66:12

وَمَرْیَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرٰنَ الَّتِیْۤ اَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِیْهِ مِنْ رُّوْحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمٰتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهٖ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقٰنِتِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-Maryamab nata ʻImraanal lateee ʹaḥṣanat farjahaa fanafakhnaa feehi mir rooḥinaa wa-ṣaddaq̣at bi-Kalimaati Rabbihaa wa-Kutubihee wa-kaanat minal Q̣aaniteen.

˹There is˺ also ˹the example of˺ Mary, the daughter of ’Imrân, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her ˹womb˺ through Our angel ˹Gabriel˺. She testified to the words of her Lord and His Scriptures, and was one of the ˹sincerely˺ devout.