Surah Al-Ahzab

Verse 33:1

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ اتَّقِ اللّٰهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ وَالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلِیْمًا حَكِیْمًا ۟ۙ

Yaaa-ʹayyuhan Nabiyyut taq̣il laaha wa-laa tuṭiʻil kaafireena wal-Munaafiq̣een: ʹinnal laaha kaana ʻAleeman Ḥakeemaa.

O Prophet! ˹Always˺ be mindful of Allah, and do not yield to the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Verse 33:2

وَّاتَّبِعْ مَا یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِیْرًا ۟ۙ

Wattabiʻ maa- yooḥaaa ʹilayka mir Rabbik: ʹinnal laaha kaana bimaa taʻmaloona khabeeraa.

Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what you ˹all˺ do.

Verse 33:3

وَّتَوَكَّلْ عَلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ وَكَفٰی بِاللّٰهِ وَكِیْلًا ۟

Wa-tawakkal ʻalal laah: wa-kafaa billaahi Wakeelaa.

And put your trust in Allah, for Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.

Verse 33:4

مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِّنْ قَلْبَیْنِ فِیْ جَوْفِهٖ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلَ اَزْوَاجَكُمُ الّٰٓـِٔیْ تُظٰهِرُوْنَ مِنْهُنَّ اُمَّهٰتِكُمْ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلَ اَدْعِیَآءَكُمْ اَبْنَآءَكُمْ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ قَوْلُكُمْ بِاَفْوَاهِكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَقُوْلُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ یَهْدِی السَّبِیْلَ ۟

Maa- jaʻalal laahu lirajulim miñ q̣albayni fee jawfih: wa-maa jaʻala ʹazwaajakumul laaaʹee tuz̤̣aahiroona minhunna ʹummahaatikum: wa-maa jaʻala ʹadʻiyaaaʹakum ʹabnaaaʹakum. Ẓaalikum q̣awlukum̃ biʹafwaahikum. Wallaahu yaq̣oolul Ḥaq̣q̣a wa-Huwa yahdis Sabeel.

Allah does not place two hearts in any person’s chest. Nor does He regard your wives as ˹unlawful for you like˺ your real mothers, ˹even˺ if you say they are. Nor does He regard your adopted children as your real children. These are only your baseless assertions. But Allah declares the truth, and He ˹alone˺ guides to the ˹Right˺ Way.

Verse 33:5

اُدْعُوْهُمْ لِاٰبَآىِٕهِمْ هُوَ اَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۚ فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوْۤا اٰبَآءَهُمْ فَاِخْوَانُكُمْ فِی الدِّیْنِ وَمَوَالِیْكُمْ ؕ وَلَیْسَ عَلَیْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِیْمَاۤ اَخْطَاْتُمْ بِهٖ ۙ وَلٰكِنْ مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوْرًا رَّحِیْمًا ۟

ʹUdʻoohum liʹaabaaaʹihim huwa ʹaq̣saṭu ʻiñdal laah. Faʹil lam taʻlamooo ʹaabaaaʹahum faʹikhwaanukum fid deeni wa-mawaaleekum. Wa-laysa ʻalaykum junaaḥuñ feemaaa ʹakhṭaʹtum̃ bihee wa-laakim maa taʻammadat q̣uloobukum: wa-kaanal laahu G̣afoorar Raḥeemaa.

Let your adopted children keep their family names. That is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers, then they are ˹simply˺ your fellow believers and close associates. There is no blame on you for what you do by mistake, but ˹only˺ for what you do intentionally. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 33:6

اَلنَّبِیُّ اَوْلٰی بِالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ مِنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَاَزْوَاجُهٗۤ اُمَّهٰتُهُمْ ؕ وَاُولُوا الْاَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ اَوْلٰی بِبَعْضٍ فِیْ كِتٰبِ اللّٰهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُهٰجِرِیْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَفْعَلُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَوْلِیٰٓىِٕكُمْ مَّعْرُوْفًا ؕ كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِی الْكِتٰبِ مَسْطُوْرًا ۟

ʹAn-Nabiyyu ʹawlaa bil-Muʹmineena min ʹañfusihim wa-ʹazwaajuhooo ʹummahaatuhum. Wa-ʹulul ʹarḥaami baʻḍuhum ʹawlaa bibaʻḍiñ fee Kitaabil laahi minal Muʹmineena wal-Muhaajireena ʹillaaa ʹañ tafʻalooo ʹilaaa ʹawliyaaaʹikum maʻroofaa: kaana ẓaalika fil Kitaabi masṭooraa.

The Prophet has a stronger affinity to the believers than they do themselves. And his wives are their mothers. As ordained by Allah, blood relatives are more entitled ˹to inheritance˺ than ˹other˺ believers and immigrants, unless you ˹want to˺ show kindness to your ˹close˺ associates ˹through bequest˺. This is decreed in the Record.

Verse 33:7

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ مِیْثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ نُّوْحٍ وَّاِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمُوْسٰی وَعِیْسَی ابْنِ مَرْیَمَ ۪ وَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ مِّیْثَاقًا غَلِیْظًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓnaa minan Nabiyyeena Mees̤aaq̣ahum wa-miñka wa-min Nooḥiñw WaʹIbraaheema wa-Moosaa wa-ʻEesab ni Maryam: wa-ʹakhaẓnaa minhum Mees̤aaq̣an g̣aleez̤̣aa:

And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the prophets, as well as from you ˹O Prophet˺, and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary. We did take a solemn covenant from ˹all of˺ them

Verse 33:8

لِّیَسْـَٔلَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ عَنْ صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَاَعَدَّ لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ عَذَابًا اَلِیْمًا ۟۠

Liyasʹalaṣ Ṣaadiq̣eena ʻañ Ṣidq̣ihim: wa-ʹaʻadda lilkaafireena ʻAẓaaban ʹaleemaa.

so that He may question these men of truth about their ˹delivery of the˺ truth. And He has prepared a painful punishment for the disbelievers.

Verse 33:9

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ اِذْ جَآءَتْكُمْ جُنُوْدٌ فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ رِیْحًا وَّجُنُوْدًا لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرًا ۟ۚ

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanuẓ kuroo Niʻmatal laahi ʻalaykum ʹiẓ jaaaʹatkum junooduñ faʹarsalnaa ʻalayhim reeḥañw wajunoodal lam tarawhaa: wa-kaanal laahu bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeeraa.

O believers! Remember Allah’s favour upon you when ˹enemy˺ forces came to ˹besiege˺ you ˹in Medina˺, so We sent against them a ˹bitter˺ wind and forces you could not see. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 33:10

اِذْ جَآءُوْكُمْ مِّنْ فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ اَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَاِذْ زَاغَتِ الْاَبْصَارُ وَبَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوْبُ الْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ الظُّنُوْنَا ۟

ʹIẓ jaaaʹookum miñ fawq̣ikum wa-min ʹasfala miñkum wa-ʹiẓ zaag̣atil ʹabṣaaru wa-balag̣atil q̣uloobul ḥanaajira wa-taz̤̣unnoona billaahiz̤̣ z̤̣unoonaa!

˹Remember˺ when they came at you from east and west, when your eyes grew wild ˹in horror˺ and your hearts jumped into your throats, and you entertained ˹conflicting˺ thoughts about Allah.

Verse 33:11

هُنَالِكَ ابْتُلِیَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَزُلْزِلُوْا زِلْزَالًا شَدِیْدًا ۟

Hunaalikab tuliyal Muʹminoona wa-zulziloo zilzaalañ shadeedaa.

Then and there the believers were put to the test, and were violently shaken.

Verse 33:12

وَاِذْ یَقُوْلُ الْمُنٰفِقُوْنَ وَالَّذِیْنَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللّٰهُ وَرَسُوْلُهٗۤ اِلَّا غُرُوْرًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ yaq̣oolul Munaafiq̣oona wallaẓeena fee q̣uloobihim maraḍum maa waʻadanal laahu wa-Rasooluhooo ʹillaa g̣urooraa!

And ˹remember˺ when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said, “Allah and His Messenger have promised us nothing but delusion!”

Verse 33:13

وَاِذْ قَالَتْ طَّآىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ یٰۤاَهْلَ یَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُوْا ۚ وَیَسْتَاْذِنُ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمُ النَّبِیَّ یَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّ بُیُوْتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ ۛؕ وَمَا هِیَ بِعَوْرَةٍ ۛۚ اِنْ یُّرِیْدُوْنَ اِلَّا فِرَارًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aalaṭ ṭaaaʹifatum minhum yaaaʹAhla Yas̤riba laa- muq̣aama lakum farjiʻoo! Wa-yastaʹẓinu fareeq̣um minhumun Nabiyya yaq̣ooloona ʹinna buyootanaa ʻawrah. Wa-maa hiya biʻawratin ʹiñy yureedoona ʹillaa firaaraa.

And ˹remember˺ when a group of them said, “O people of Yathrib! There is no point in you staying ˹here˺, so retreat!” Another group of them asked the Prophet’s permission ˹to leave˺, saying, “Our homes are vulnerable,” while ˹in fact˺ they were not vulnerable. They only wished to flee.

Verse 33:14

وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ اَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُىِٕلُوا الْفِتْنَةَ لَاٰتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوْا بِهَاۤ اِلَّا یَسِیْرًا ۟

Wa-law dukhilat ʻalayhim min ʹaq̣ṭaarihaa s̤umma suʹilul fitnata laʹaatawhaa wa-maa talabbas̤oo bihaaa ʹillaa yaseeraa!

Had their city been sacked from all sides and they had been asked to abandon faith, they would have done so with little hesitation.

Verse 33:15

وَلَقَدْ كَانُوْا عَاهَدُوا اللّٰهَ مِنْ قَبْلُ لَا یُوَلُّوْنَ الْاَدْبَارَ ؕ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ اللّٰهِ مَسْـُٔوْلًا ۟

Wa-laq̣ad kaanoo ʻaahadul laaha miñ q̣ablu laa- yuwal-loonal ʹadbaar: wa-kaana ʻahdul laahi masʹoolaa.

They had already pledged to Allah earlier never to turn their backs ˹in retreat˺. And a pledge to Allah must be answered for.

Verse 33:16

قُلْ لَّنْ یَّنْفَعَكُمُ الْفِرَارُ اِنْ فَرَرْتُمْ مِّنَ الْمَوْتِ اَوِ الْقَتْلِ وَاِذًا لَّا تُمَتَّعُوْنَ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ۟

Q̣ul lañy yañfaʻakumul firaaru ʹiñ farartum minal mawti ʹawil q̣atli wa-ʹiẓal laa tumattaʻoona ʹillaa q̣aleelaa!

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Fleeing will not benefit you if you ˹try to˺ escape a natural or violent death. ˹If it is not your time,˺ you will only be allowed enjoyment for a little while.”

Verse 33:17

قُلْ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یَعْصِمُكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ اِنْ اَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوْٓءًا اَوْ اَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً ؕ وَلَا یَجِدُوْنَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَلِیًّا وَّلَا نَصِیْرًا ۟

Q̣ul mañ ẓal laẓee yaʻṣimukum minal laahi ʹin ʹaraada bikum Soooʹan ʹaw ʹaraada bikum Raḥmah? Wa-laa yajidoona lahum miñ doonil laahi wa-liyyañw walaa naṣeeraa.

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who can put you out of Allah’s reach if He intends to harm you or show you mercy?” They can never find any protector or helper besides Allah.

Verse 33:18

قَدْ یَعْلَمُ اللّٰهُ الْمُعَوِّقِیْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَالْقَآىِٕلِیْنَ لِاِخْوَانِهِمْ هَلُمَّ اِلَیْنَا ۚ وَلَا یَاْتُوْنَ الْبَاْسَ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ۟ۙ

Q̣ad yaʻlamul laahul muʻawwiq̣eena miñkum walq̣aaaʹileena liʹikhwaanihim halumma ʹilaynaa, wa-laa yaʹtoonal baʹsa ʹillaa q̣aleelaa,

Allah knows well those among you who discourage ˹others from fighting˺, saying ˹secretly˺ to their brothers, “Stay with us,” and who themselves hardly take part in fighting.

Verse 33:19

اَشِحَّةً عَلَیْكُمْ ۖۚ فَاِذَا جَآءَ الْخَوْفُ رَاَیْتَهُمْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَیْكَ تَدُوْرُ اَعْیُنُهُمْ كَالَّذِیْ یُغْشٰی عَلَیْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ ۚ فَاِذَا ذَهَبَ الْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوْكُمْ بِاَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ اَشِحَّةً عَلَی الْخَیْرِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَمْ یُؤْمِنُوْا فَاَحْبَطَ اللّٰهُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ ؕ وَكَانَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ یَسِیْرًا ۟

ʹAshiḥḥatan ʻalaykum. Faʹiẓaa jaaaʹal khawfu raʹaytahum yañz̤̣uroona ʹilayka tadooru ʹaʻyunuhum kallaẓee yug̣shaa ʻalayhi minal mawt: Faʹiẓaa ẓahabal khawfu salaq̣ookum̃ biʹalsinatin ḥidaadin ʹashiḥḥatan ʻalal khayr. ʹUlaaaʹika lam yuʹminoo faʹaḥbaṭal laahu ʹaʻmaalahum: wa-kaana ẓaalika ʻalal laahi yaseeraa.

˹They are˺ totally unwilling to assist you. When danger comes, you see them staring at you with their eyes rolling like someone in the throes of death. But once the danger is over, they slash you with razor-sharp tongues, ravenous for ˹worldly˺ gains. Such people have not ˹truly˺ believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds void. And that is easy for Allah.

Verse 33:20

یَحْسَبُوْنَ الْاَحْزَابَ لَمْ یَذْهَبُوْا ۚ وَاِنْ یَّاْتِ الْاَحْزَابُ یَوَدُّوْا لَوْ اَنَّهُمْ بَادُوْنَ فِی الْاَعْرَابِ یَسْاَلُوْنَ عَنْ اَنْۢبَآىِٕكُمْ ؕ وَلَوْ كَانُوْا فِیْكُمْ مَّا قٰتَلُوْۤا اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ۟۠

Yaḥsaboonal ʹAḤZAABA lam yaẓhaboo; wa-ʹiñy yaʹtil ʹAḥzaabu yawaddoo law ʹannahum̃ baadoona fil ʹAʻraabi yasʹaloona ʻan ʹambaaaʹikum; wa-law kaanoo feekum maa q̣aatalooo ʹillaa q̣aleelaa.

They ˹still˺ think that the enemy alliance has not ˹yet˺ withdrawn. And if the allies were to come ˹again˺, the hypocrites would wish to be away in the desert among nomadic Arabs, ˹only˺ asking for news about you ˹believers˺. And if the hypocrites were in your midst, they would hardly take part in the fight.

Verse 33:21

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِیْ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ اُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَنْ كَانَ یَرْجُوا اللّٰهَ وَالْیَوْمَ الْاٰخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللّٰهَ كَثِیْرًا ۟ؕ

Laq̣ad kaana lakum fee Rasoolil laahi ʹUswatun Ḥasanatul limañ kaana yarjul laaha wal-Yawmal ʹAakhira waẓakaral laaha kas̤eeraa.

Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.

Verse 33:22

وَلَمَّا رَاَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الْاَحْزَابَ ۙ قَالُوْا هٰذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللّٰهُ وَرَسُوْلُهٗ وَصَدَقَ اللّٰهُ وَرَسُوْلُهٗ ؗ وَمَا زَادَهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اِیْمَانًا وَّتَسْلِیْمًا ۟ؕ

Wa-lammaa ra ʹal-Muʹminoonal ʹAḥzaaba q̣aaloo haaẓaa maa- waʻadanal laahu wa-Rasooluhoo waṣadaq̣al laahu wa-Rasooluh. Wa-maa zaadahum ʹillaaa ʹeemaanañw Watasleemaa.

When the believers saw the enemy alliance, they said, “This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us. The promise of Allah and His Messenger has come true.” And this only increased them in faith and submission.

Verse 33:23

مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوْا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللّٰهَ عَلَیْهِ ۚ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ قَضٰی نَحْبَهٗ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ یَّنْتَظِرُ ۖؗ وَمَا بَدَّلُوْا تَبْدِیْلًا ۟ۙ

Minal Muʹmineena rijaaluñ ṣadaq̣oo maa- ʻaahadul laaha ʻalayh: faminhum mañ q̣aḍaa naḥbahoo wa-minhum mañy yañtaz̤̣ir: wa-maa baddaloo tabdeelaa:

Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their pledge ˹with their lives˺, others are waiting ˹their turn˺. They have never changed ˹their commitment˺ in the least.

Verse 33:24

لِّیَجْزِیَ اللّٰهُ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ بِصِدْقِهِمْ وَیُعَذِّبَ الْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ اِنْ شَآءَ اَوْ یَتُوْبَ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ غَفُوْرًا رَّحِیْمًا ۟ۚ

Liyajziyal laahuṣ Ṣaadiq̣eena bi-Ṣidq̣ihim wa-yuʻaẓẓibal Munaafiq̣eena ʹiñ shaaaʹa ʹaw yatooba ʻalayhim: ʹinnal laaha kaana G̣afoorar Raḥeemaa.

˹It all happened˺ so Allah may reward the faithful for their faithfulness, and punish the hypocrites if He wills or turn to them ˹in mercy˺. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 33:25

وَرَدَّ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِغَیْظِهِمْ لَمْ یَنَالُوْا خَیْرًا ؕ وَكَفَی اللّٰهُ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ الْقِتَالَ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ قَوِیًّا عَزِیْزًا ۟ۚ

Wa-raddal laahul laẓeena kafaroo big̣ayz̤̣ihim lam yanaaloo khayraa; wa-kafal laahul Muʹmineenal q̣itaal. Wa-kaanal laahu Q̣awiyyan ʻAzeezaa.

And Allah drove back the disbelievers in their rage, totally empty-handed. And Allah spared the believers from fighting. For Allah is All-Powerful, Almighty.

Verse 33:26

وَاَنْزَلَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَاهَرُوْهُمْ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ مِنْ صَیَاصِیْهِمْ وَقَذَفَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ فَرِیْقًا تَقْتُلُوْنَ وَتَاْسِرُوْنَ فَرِیْقًا ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹañzalal laẓeena z̤̣aaharoohum min ʹahlil Kitaabi miñ ṣayaaṣeehim wa-q̣aẓafa fee q̣uloobihi mur-ruʻba fareeq̣añ taq̣tuloona wa-taʹsiroona fareeq̣aa.

And He brought down those from the People of the Book who supported the enemy alliance from their own strongholds, and cast horror into their hearts. You ˹believers˺ killed some, and took others captive.

Verse 33:27

وَاَوْرَثَكُمْ اَرْضَهُمْ وَدِیَارَهُمْ وَاَمْوَالَهُمْ وَاَرْضًا لَّمْ تَطَـُٔوْهَا ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرًا ۟۠

Wa-ʹawras̤akum ʹarḍahum wa-diyaarahum wa-ʹamwaalahum wa-ʹarḍal lam taṭaʹoohaa. Wa-kaanal laahu ʻalaa kulli shayiñ Q̣adeeraa.

He has also caused you to take over their lands, homes, and wealth, as well as lands you have not yet set foot on. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 33:28

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ قُلْ لِّاَزْوَاجِكَ اِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا وَزِیْنَتَهَا فَتَعَالَیْنَ اُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَاُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِیْلًا ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu q̣ul liʹazwaajika ʹiñ kuñtunna turidnal ḥayaatad dunyaa wa-zeenatahaa fataʻaalayna ʹumattiʻkunna wa-ʹusarriḥkunna saraahañ jameelaa.

O Prophet! Say to your wives, “If you desire the life of this world and its luxury, then come, I will give you a ˹suitable˺ compensation ˹for divorce˺ and let you go graciously.

Verse 33:29

وَاِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ وَالدَّارَ الْاٰخِرَةَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ اَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنٰتِ مِنْكُنَّ اَجْرًا عَظِیْمًا ۟

Wa-ʹiñ kuñtunna turidnal laaha wa-Rasoolahoo wad-Daaral ʹAakhirata faʹinnal laaha ʹaʻadda lil-Muḥsinaati miñ-kunna ʹajran ʻaz̤̣eemaa.

But if you desire Allah and His Messenger and the ˹everlasting˺ Home of the Hereafter, then Surely Allah has prepared a great reward for those of you who do good.”

Verse 33:30

یٰنِسَآءَ النَّبِیِّ مَنْ یَّاْتِ مِنْكُنَّ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَیِّنَةٍ یُّضٰعَفْ لَهَا الْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَیْنِ ؕ وَكَانَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ یَسِیْرًا ۟

Yaa-Nisaaaʹan Nabiyyi mañy yaʹti miñkunna bifaaḥishatim mubayyinatiñy yuḍaaʻaf lahal ʻAẓaabu ḍiʻfayn: wa-kaana ẓaalika ʻalal laahi yaseeraa.

O wives of the Prophet! If any of you were to commit a blatant misconduct, the punishment would be doubled for her. And that is easy for Allah.

Verse 33:31

وَمَنْ یَّقْنُتْ مِنْكُنَّ لِلّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَتَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا نُّؤْتِهَاۤ اَجْرَهَا مَرَّتَیْنِ ۙ وَاَعْتَدْنَا لَهَا رِزْقًا كَرِیْمًا ۟

Wa-mañy yaq̣nut miñkunna lillaahi wa-Rasoolihee wa-taʻmal ṣaaliḥan nuʹtihaaa ʹajrahaa marratayni wa-ʹaʻtadnaa lahaa Rizq̣añ kareemaa.

And whoever of you devoutly obeys Allah and His Messenger and does good, We will grant her double the reward, and We have prepared for her an honourable provision.

Verse 33:32

یٰنِسَآءَ النَّبِیِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَاَحَدٍ مِّنَ النِّسَآءِ اِنِ اتَّقَیْتُنَّ فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَیَطْمَعَ الَّذِیْ فِیْ قَلْبِهٖ مَرَضٌ وَّقُلْنَ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوْفًا ۟ۚ

Yaa-Nisaaaʹan Nabiyyi lastunna kaʹaḥadim minan nisaaaʹi ʹinit taq̣aytunna falaa takhḍaʻna bilq̣awli fayaṭmaʻal laẓee fee q̣albihee maraḍuñw waq̣ulna q̣awlam maʻroofaa.

O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women: if you are mindful ˹of Allah˺, then do not be overly effeminate in speech ˹with men˺ or those with sickness in their hearts may be tempted, but speak in a moderate tone.

Verse 33:33

وَقَرْنَ فِیْ بُیُوْتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِیَّةِ الْاُوْلٰی وَاَقِمْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتِیْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَطِعْنَ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ ؕ اِنَّمَا یُرِیْدُ اللّٰهُ لِیُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ اَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ وَیُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِیْرًا ۟ۚ

Wa-q̣arna fee buyootikunna wa-laa tabarrajna tabarrujal Jaahiliyyatil ʹoolaa wa-ʹaq̣imnaṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaateenaz Zakaata wa-ʹaṭiʻnal laaha wa-Rasoolah. ʹInnamaa yureedul laahu liyuẓhiba ʻañkumur rijsa ʹAhlal Bayti wa-yuṭahhirakum taṭheeraa.

Settle in your homes, and do not display yourselves as women did in the days of ˹pre-Islamic˺ ignorance. Establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah only intends to keep ˹the causes of˺ evil away from you and purify you completely, O members of the ˹Prophet’s˺ family!

Verse 33:34

وَاذْكُرْنَ مَا یُتْلٰی فِیْ بُیُوْتِكُنَّ مِنْ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ لَطِیْفًا خَبِیْرًا ۟۠

Waẓkurna maa- yutlaa fee buyootikunna min ʹAayaatil laahi wal-Ḥikmah: ʹinnal laaha kaana Laṭeefan khabeeraa.

˹Always˺ remember what is recited in your homes of Allah’s revelations and ˹prophetic˺ wisdom. Surely Allah is Most Subtle, All-Aware.

Verse 33:35

اِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمٰتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِ وَالْقٰنِتِیْنَ وَالْقٰنِتٰتِ وَالصّٰدِقِیْنَ وَالصّٰدِقٰتِ وَالصّٰبِرِیْنَ وَالصّٰبِرٰتِ وَالْخٰشِعِیْنَ وَالْخٰشِعٰتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِیْنَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقٰتِ وَالصَّآىِٕمِیْنَ وَالصّٰٓىِٕمٰتِ وَالْحٰفِظِیْنَ فُرُوْجَهُمْ وَالْحٰفِظٰتِ وَالذّٰكِرِیْنَ اللّٰهَ كَثِیْرًا وَّالذّٰكِرٰتِ ۙ اَعَدَّ اللّٰهُ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةً وَّاَجْرًا عَظِیْمًا ۟

ʹInnal Muslimeena wal-Muslimaati wal-muʹmineena wal-muʹminaati walq̣aaniteena walq̣aanitaati waṣṣaadiq̣eena waṣṣaadiq̣aati waṣṣaabireena waṣṣaabiraati walkhaashiʻeena walkhaashiʻaati walmutaṣaddiq̣eena walmutaṣaddiq̣aati waṣṣaaaʹimeena waṣṣaaaʹimaati walḥaafiz̤̣eena furoojahum walḥaafiz̤̣aati waẓ-ẓaakireenal laaha kas̤eerañw waẓ-ẓaakiraati ʹaʻaddal laahu lahum mag̣firatañw waʹajran ʻaz̤̣eemaa.

Surely ˹for˺ Muslim men and women, believing men and women, devout men and women, truthful men and women, patient men and women, humble men and women, charitable men and women, fasting men and women, men and women who guard their chastity, and men and women who remember Allah often—for ˹all of˺ them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

Verse 33:36

وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَّلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ اِذَا قَضَی اللّٰهُ وَرَسُوْلُهٗۤ اَمْرًا اَنْ یَّكُوْنَ لَهُمُ الْخِیَرَةُ مِنْ اَمْرِهِمْ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّعْصِ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلٰلًا مُّبِیْنًا ۟ؕ

Wa-maa kaana li-Muʹminiñw walaa Muʹminatin ʹiẓaa q̣aḍal laahu wa-Rasooluhooo ʹamran ʹañy yakoona lahumul khiyaratu min ʹamrihim: wa-mañy yaʻṣil laaha wa-Rasoolahoo faq̣ad ḍalla ḍalaalam mubeenaa.

It is not for a believing man or woman—when Allah and His Messenger decree a matter—to have any other choice in that matter. Indeed, whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has clearly gone ˹far˺ astray.

Verse 33:37

وَاِذْ تَقُوْلُ لِلَّذِیْۤ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَاَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیْهِ اَمْسِكْ عَلَیْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللّٰهَ وَتُخْفِیْ فِیْ نَفْسِكَ مَا اللّٰهُ مُبْدِیْهِ وَتَخْشَی النَّاسَ ۚ وَاللّٰهُ اَحَقُّ اَنْ تَخْشٰىهُ ؕ فَلَمَّا قَضٰی زَیْدٌ مِّنْهَا وَطَرًا زَوَّجْنٰكَهَا لِكَیْ لَا یَكُوْنَ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ حَرَجٌ فِیْۤ اَزْوَاجِ اَدْعِیَآىِٕهِمْ اِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرًا ؕ وَكَانَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ مَفْعُوْلًا ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ taq̣oolu lillaẓeee ʹanʻamal laahu ʻalayhi wa-ʹanʻamta ʻalayhi ʹamsik ʻalayka zawjaka wattaq̣il laaha wa-tukhfee fee nafsika mal laahu mubdeehi watakhshan naas. Wallaahu ʹaḥaq̣q̣u ʹañ takhshaah. Falammaa q̣aḍaa Zaydum minhaa wa-ṭarañ zawwajnaakahaa likay laa- yakoona ʻalal Muʹmineena ḥarajuñ feee ʹazwaaji ʹadʻiyaaaʹihim ʹiẓaa q̣aḍaw minhunna waṭaraa. Wa-kaana ʹamrul laahi mafʻoolaa.

And ˹remember, O Prophet,˺ when you said to the one for whom Allah has done a favour and you ˹too˺ have done a favour, “Keep your wife and fear Allah,” while concealing within yourself what Allah was going to reveal. And ˹so˺ you were considering the people, whereas Allah was more worthy of your consideration. So when Zaid totally lost interest in ˹keeping˺ his wife, We gave her to you in marriage, so that there would be no blame on the believers for marrying the ex-wives of their adopted sons after their divorce. And Allah’s command is totally binding.

Verse 33:38

مَا كَانَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍ فِیْمَا فَرَضَ اللّٰهُ لَهٗ ؕ سُنَّةَ اللّٰهِ فِی الَّذِیْنَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ ؕ وَكَانَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ قَدَرًا مَّقْدُوْرَا ۟ؗۙ

Maa- kaana ʻalan Nabiyyi min ḥarajiñ feemaa faraḍal laahu lah. Sunnatal laahi fil laẓeena khalaw miñ q̣abl. Wa-kaana ʹamrul laahi q̣adaram maq̣dooraa.

There is no blame on the Prophet for doing what Allah has ordained for him. That has been the way of Allah with those ˹prophets˺ who had gone before. And Allah’s command has been firmly decreed.

Verse 33:39

لَّذِیْنَ یُبَلِّغُوْنَ رِسٰلٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَخْشَوْنَهٗ وَلَا یَخْشَوْنَ اَحَدًا اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ؕ وَكَفٰی بِاللّٰهِ حَسِیْبًا ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yuballig̣oona Risaalaatil laahi wa-yakhshaw-nahoo wa-laa yakhshawna ʹaḥadan ʹillal laah. Wa-kafaa billaahi Ḥaseebaa.

˹That is His way with˺ those ˹prophets˺ who deliver the messages of Allah, and consider Him, and none but Allah. And sufficient is Allah as a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner.

Verse 33:40

مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ اَبَاۤ اَحَدٍ مِّنْ رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ رَّسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِیّٖنَ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمًا ۟۠

Maa- kaana Muḥammadun ʹabaaa ʹaḥadim mir rijaalikum wa-laakir Rasoolal laahi wa-Khaataman Nabiyyeen: wa-kaanal laahu bikulli shayʹin ʻAleemaa.

Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men, but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 33:41

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِیْرًا ۟ۙ

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanuẓ kurul laaha ẓikrañ kas̤eeraa;

O believers! Always remember Allah often,

Verse 33:42

وَّسَبِّحُوْهُ بُكْرَةً وَّاَصِیْلًا ۟

Wa-sabbiḥoohu bukratañw waʹaṣeelaa.

and glorify Him morning and evening.

Verse 33:43

هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُصَلِّیْ عَلَیْكُمْ وَمَلٰٓىِٕكَتُهٗ لِیُخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَی النُّوْرِ ؕ وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ رَحِیْمًا ۟

Huwal laẓee yuṣallee ʻalaykum wa-malaaaʹikatuhoo liyukhrijakum minaz̤̣ Z̤̣ulumaati ʹilan Noor: wa-kaana bil-Muʹmineena Raḥeemaa.

He is the One Who showers His blessings upon you—and His angels pray for you—so that He may bring you out of darkness and into light. For He is ever Merciful to the believers.

Verse 33:44

تَحِیَّتُهُمْ یَوْمَ یَلْقَوْنَهٗ سَلٰمٌ ۚۖ وَاَعَدَّ لَهُمْ اَجْرًا كَرِیْمًا ۟

Taḥiyyatuhum Yawma yalq̣awnahoo Salaam; wa-ʹaʻadda lahum ʹAjrañ Kareemaa.

Their greeting on the Day they meet Him will be, “Peace!” And He has prepared for them an honourable reward.

Verse 33:45

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ شَاهِدًا وَّمُبَشِّرًا وَّنَذِیْرًا ۟ۙ

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu ʹinnaaa ʹarsalnaaka Shaahidañw Wa-Mubashshirañw Wa-Naẓeeraa,

O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a deliverer of good news, and a warner,

Verse 33:46

وَّدَاعِیًا اِلَی اللّٰهِ بِاِذْنِهٖ وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِیْرًا ۟

Wa-Daaʻiyan ʹilal laahi biʹiẓnihee wa-Siraajam Muneeraa.

and a caller to ˹the Way of˺ Allah by His command, and a beacon of light.

Verse 33:47

وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ بِاَنَّ لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ فَضْلًا كَبِیْرًا ۟

Wa-bashshiril Muʹmineena biʹanna lahum minal laahi Faḍlañ kabeeraa.

Give good news to the believers that they will have a great bounty from Allah.

Verse 33:48

وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ وَالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ وَدَعْ اَذٰىهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ وَكَفٰی بِاللّٰهِ وَكِیْلًا ۟

Wa-laa tuṭiʻil kaafireena wal-Munaafiq̣eena wa-daʻ ʹaẓaahum wa-tawakkal ʻalal laah. Wa-kafaa billaahi Wakeelaa.

Do not yield to the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Overlook their annoyances, and put your trust in Allah. For Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.

Verse 33:49

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِذَا نَكَحْتُمُ الْمُؤْمِنٰتِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقْتُمُوْهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَمَسُّوْهُنَّ فَمَا لَكُمْ عَلَیْهِنَّ مِنْ عِدَّةٍ تَعْتَدُّوْنَهَا ۚ فَمَتِّعُوْهُنَّ وَسَرِّحُوْهُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِیْلًا ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹiẓaa nakaḥtumul Muʹminaati s̤umma ṭallaq̣tumoohunna miñ q̣abli ʹañt amassoohunna famaa lakum ʻalayhinna min ʻIddatiñ taʻtaddoonahaa famattiʻoohunna wa-sarriḥoo-hunna saraaḥañ jameelaa.

O believers! If you marry believing women and then divorce them before you touch them, they will have no waiting period for you to count, so give them a ˹suitable˺ compensation, and let them go graciously.

Verse 33:50

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ اِنَّاۤ اَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ اَزْوَاجَكَ الّٰتِیْۤ اٰتَیْتَ اُجُوْرَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ یَمِیْنُكَ مِمَّاۤ اَفَآءَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْكَ وَبَنٰتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنٰتِ عَمّٰتِكَ وَبَنٰتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنٰتِ خٰلٰتِكَ الّٰتِیْ هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ ؗ وَامْرَاَةً مُّؤْمِنَةً اِنْ وَّهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِیِّ اِنْ اَرَادَ النَّبِیُّ اَنْ یَّسْتَنْكِحَهَا ۗ خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِنْ دُوْنِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ؕ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ فِیْۤ اَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُمْ لِكَیْلَا یَكُوْنَ عَلَیْكَ حَرَجٌ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوْرًا رَّحِیْمًا ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu ʹinnaaa ʹaḥlalnaa laka ʹazwaajakal laateee ʹaatayta ʹujoorahunna wa-maa malakat yameenuka mimmaaa ʹafaaaʹal laahu ʻalayka wa-banaati ʻammika wa-banaati ʻammaatika wa-banaati khaalika wa-banaati khaalaatikal laatee haajarna maʻak: wamraʹatam Muʹminatan ʹiñw wahabat nafsahaa lin-Nabiyyi ʹin ʹaraadan Nabiyyu ʹañy yastañkiḥahaa;― khaaliṣatal laka miñ doonil Muʹmineen; q̣ad ʻalimnaa maa- faraḍnaa ʻalayhim feee ʹazwaajihim wa-maa malakat ʹaymaanuhum likaylaa yakoona ʻalayka ḥaraj. Wa-kaanal laahu G̣afoorar Raḥeemaa.

O Prophet! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their ˹full˺ dowries as well as those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession, whom Allah has granted you. And ˹you are allowed to marry˺ the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts, who have emigrated like you. Also ˹allowed for marriage is˺ a believing woman who offers herself to the Prophet ˹without dowry˺ if he is interested in marrying her—˹this is˺ exclusively for you, not for the rest of the believers. We know well what ˹rulings˺ We have ordained for the believers in relation to their wives and those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession. As such, there would be no blame on you. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 33:51

تُرْجِیْ مَنْ تَشَآءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُـْٔوِیْۤ اِلَیْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ ؕ وَمَنِ ابْتَغَیْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكَ ؕ ذٰلِكَ اَدْنٰۤی اَنْ تَقَرَّ اَعْیُنُهُنَّ وَلَا یَحْزَنَّ وَیَرْضَیْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتَیْتَهُنَّ كُلُّهُنَّ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْ قُلُوْبِكُمْ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلِیْمًا حَلِیْمًا ۟

Turjee mañ tashaaaʹu minhunna wa-tuʹweee ʹilayka mañ tashaaaʹ: wa-manib tag̣ayta mimman ʻazalta falaa junaaḥa ʻalayk. Ẓaalika ʹadnaaa ʹañ taq̣arra ʹaʻyunuhunna wa-laa yaḥzanna wa-yarḍayna bimaaa ʹaataytahunna kulluhunn: wal-laahu yaʻlamu maa- fee q̣uloobikum: wa-kaanal laahu ʻAleeman Ḥaleemaa.

It is up to you ˹O Prophet˺ to delay or receive whoever you please of your wives. There is no blame on you if you call back any of those you have set aside. That is more likely that they will be content, not grieved, and satisfied with what you offer them all. Allah ˹fully˺ knows what is in your hearts. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.

Verse 33:52

لَا یَحِلُّ لَكَ النِّسَآءُ مِنْ بَعْدُ وَلَاۤ اَنْ تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ اَزْوَاجٍ وَّلَوْ اَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ اِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ یَمِیْنُكَ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ رَّقِیْبًا ۟۠

Laa- yaḥillu lakan nisaaaʹu mim baʻdu wa-laaa ʹañ tabaddala bihinna min ʹazwaajiñw Walaw ʹaʻjabaka ḥusnuhunna ʹillaa maa- malakat yameenuk: wa-kaanal laahu ʻalaa kulli shayʹir Raq̣eebaa.

It is not lawful for you ˹O Prophet˺ to marry more women after this, nor can you replace any of your present wives with another, even if her beauty may attract you—except those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession. And Allah is ever Watchful over all things.

Verse 33:53

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَدْخُلُوْا بُیُوْتَ النَّبِیِّ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یُّؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ اِلٰی طَعَامٍ غَیْرَ نٰظِرِیْنَ اِنٰىهُ ۙ وَلٰكِنْ اِذَا دُعِیْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوْا فَاِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُوْا وَلَا مُسْتَاْنِسِیْنَ لِحَدِیْثٍ ؕ اِنَّ ذٰلِكُمْ كَانَ یُؤْذِی النَّبِیَّ فَیَسْتَحْیٖ مِنْكُمْ ؗ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَسْتَحْیٖ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ؕ وَاِذَا سَاَلْتُمُوْهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَسْـَٔلُوْهُنَّ مِنْ وَّرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ اَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوْبِكُمْ وَقُلُوْبِهِنَّ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ اَنْ تُؤْذُوْا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ وَلَاۤ اَنْ تَنْكِحُوْۤا اَزْوَاجَهٗ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖۤ اَبَدًا ؕ اِنَّ ذٰلِكُمْ كَانَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَظِیْمًا ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo laa- tadkhuloo buyootan Nabiyyi ʹillaaa ʹañy yuʹẓana lakum ʹilaa ṭaʻaamin g̣ayra naaz̤̣ireena ʹinaahu wa-laakin ʹiẓaa duʻeetum fadkhuloo faʹiẓaa ṭaʻimtum fañtashiroo wa-laa mustaʹniseena liḥadees̤. ʹInna ẓaalikum kaana yuʹẓin Nabiyya fayastaḥyee miñkum; wallaahu laa- yastaḥyee minal ḥaq̣q̣. Wa-ʹiẓaa saʹaltumoohunna mataaʻañ fasʹaloohunna miñw waraaaʹi ḥijaab: ẓaalikum ʹaṭharu liq̣uloobikum wa-q̣uloobihinn. Wa-maa kaana lakum ʹañ tuʹẓoo Rasoolal laahi wa-laaa ʹañ tañkiḥooo ʹazwaajahoo mim baʻdiheee ʹabadaa. ʹInna ẓaalikum kaana ʻiñdal laahi ʻaz̤̣eemaa.

O believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission ˹and if invited˺ for a meal, do not ˹come too early and˺ linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter ˹on time˺. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ˹believers˺ ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs. And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.

Verse 33:54

اِنْ تُبْدُوْا شَیْـًٔا اَوْ تُخْفُوْهُ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمًا ۟

ʹIñ tubdoo shayʹan ʹaw tukhfoohu faʹinnal laaha kaana bikulli shayʹin ʻaleemaa.

Whether you reveal something or conceal it, surely Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 33:55

لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْهِنَّ فِیْۤ اٰبَآىِٕهِنَّ وَلَاۤ اَبْنَآىِٕهِنَّ وَلَاۤ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ وَلَاۤ اَبْنَآءِ اِخْوَانِهِنَّ وَلَاۤ اَبْنَآءِ اَخَوٰتِهِنَّ وَلَا نِسَآىِٕهِنَّ وَلَا مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُنَّ ۚ وَاتَّقِیْنَ اللّٰهَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ شَهِیْدًا ۟

Laa- junaaḥa ʻalayhinna feee ʹaabaaaʹihinna wa-laaa ʹabnaaaʹihinna wa-laaa ʹikhwaanihinna wa-laaa ʹabnaaaʹi ʹikhwaanihinna wa-laaa ʹabnaaaʹi ʹakhawaatihinna wa-laa nisaaaʹihinna walaa maa- malakat ʹaymaanuhunn. Wattaq̣eenal laah; ʹinnal laaha kaana ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Shaheedaa.

There is no blame on the Prophet’s wives ˹if they appear unveiled˺ before their fathers, their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their fellow ˹Muslim˺ women, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession. And be mindful of Allah ˹O wives of the Prophet!˺ Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.

Verse 33:56

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَمَلٰٓىِٕكَتَهٗ یُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ ؕ یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا عَلَیْهِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِیْمًا ۟

ʹInnal laaha wa-Malaaaʹikatahoo yuṣalloona ʻalan Nabiyy: Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo ṣalloo ʻalayhi wa-sallimoo tasleemaa.

Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace.

Verse 33:57

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یُؤْذُوْنَ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ لَعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ وَاَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا مُّهِیْنًا ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena yuʹẓoonal laaha wa-Rasoolahoo laʻanahumul laahu fid dunyaa wal-ʹAakhirati wa-ʹaʻadda lahum ʻAẓaabam muheenaa.

Surely those who offend Allah and His Messenger are condemned by Allah in this world and the Hereafter. And He has prepared for them a humiliating punishment.

Verse 33:58

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُؤْذُوْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِ بِغَیْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوْا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوْا بُهْتَانًا وَّاِثْمًا مُّبِیْنًا ۟۠

Wallaẓeena yuʹẓoonal Muʹmineena wal-Muʹminaati big̣ayri mak tasaboo faq̣adiḥ tamaloo buhtaanañw waʹis̤mam mubeenaa.

As for those who abuse believing men and women unjustifiably, they will definitely bear the guilt of slander and blatant sin.

Verse 33:59

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ قُلْ لِّاَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنٰتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ یُدْنِیْنَ عَلَیْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلَابِیْبِهِنَّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ اَدْنٰۤی اَنْ یُّعْرَفْنَ فَلَا یُؤْذَیْنَ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوْرًا رَّحِیْمًا ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan Nabiyyu q̣ul liʹazwaajika wa-banaatika wa-nisaaaʹil Muʹmineena yudneena ʻalayhinna miñ jalaabeebihinn: ẓaalika ʹadnaaa ʹañy yuʻrafna falaa yuʹẓayn. Wa-kaanal laahu G̣afoorar Raḥeemaa.

O Prophet! Ask your wives, daughters, and believing women to draw their cloaks over their bodies. In this way it is more likely that they will be recognized ˹as virtuous˺ and not be harassed. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 33:60

لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ یَنْتَهِ الْمُنٰفِقُوْنَ وَالَّذِیْنَ فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ وَّالْمُرْجِفُوْنَ فِی الْمَدِیْنَةِ لَنُغْرِیَنَّكَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ لَا یُجَاوِرُوْنَكَ فِیْهَاۤ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ۟

Laʹil lam yañtahil Munaafiq̣oona wallaẓeena fee q̣uloobihim maraḍuñw walmurjifoona fil Madeenati lanug̣riyannaka bihim s̤umma laa- yujaawiroonaka feehaaa ʹillaa q̣aleelaa:

If the hypocrites, and those with sickness in their hearts, and rumour-mongers in Medina do not desist, We will certainly incite you ˹O Prophet˺ against them, and then they will not be your neighbours there any longer.

Verse 33:61

مَّلْعُوْنِیْنَ ۛۚ اَیْنَمَا ثُقِفُوْۤا اُخِذُوْا وَقُتِّلُوْا تَقْتِیْلًا ۟

Malʻooneena ʹaynamaa s̤uq̣ifooo ʹukhiẓoo wa-q̣uttiloo taq̣teelaa.

˹They deserve to be˺ condemned. ˹If they were to persist,˺ they would get themselves seized and killed relentlessly wherever they are found!

Verse 33:62

سُنَّةَ اللّٰهِ فِی الَّذِیْنَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللّٰهِ تَبْدِیْلًا ۟

Sunnatal laahi fil laẓeena khalaw miñ q̣abl: wa-lañ tajida li-Sunnatil laahi tabdeelaa.

That was Allah’s way with those ˹hypocrites˺ who have gone before. And you will find no change in Allah’s way.

Verse 33:63

یَسْـَٔلُكَ النَّاسُ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا یُدْرِیْكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ تَكُوْنُ قَرِیْبًا ۟

Yasʹalukan naasu ʻanis Saaʻah: q̣ul ʹinnamaa ʻilmuhaa ʻiñdal laah: wa-maa yudreeka laʻallas Saaʻata takoonu q̣areebaa!

People ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the Hour. Say, “That knowledge is only with Allah. You never know, perhaps the Hour is near.”

Verse 33:64

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَعَنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ وَاَعَدَّ لَهُمْ سَعِیْرًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laaha laʻanal Kaafireena wa-ʹaʻadda lahum Saʻeeraa,―

Surely Allah condemns the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a blazing Fire,

Verse 33:65

خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَاۤ اَبَدًا ۚ لَا یَجِدُوْنَ وَلِیًّا وَّلَا نَصِیْرًا ۟ۚ

Khaalideena feehaaa ʹabadaa: laa- yajidoona waliyyañw walaa naṣeeraa.

to stay there for ever and ever—never will they find any protector or helper.

Verse 33:66

یَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوْهُهُمْ فِی النَّارِ یَقُوْلُوْنَ یٰلَیْتَنَاۤ اَطَعْنَا اللّٰهَ وَاَطَعْنَا الرَّسُوْلَا ۟

Yawma tuq̣allabu wujoohuhum fin Naari yaq̣ooloona yaa-laytanaaa ʹaṭaʻnal laaha wa-ʹaṭaʻnar Rasoolaa!

On the Day their faces are ˹constantly˺ flipped in the Fire, they will cry, “Oh! If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!”

Verse 33:67

وَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّاۤ اَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَاَضَلُّوْنَا السَّبِیْلَا ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo Rabbanaaa ʹinnaaa ʹaṭaʻnaa saadatanaa wa-kubaraaaʹanaa faʹaḍalloonas sabeelaa.

And they will say, “Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and elite, but they led us astray from the ˹Right˺ Way.

Verse 33:68

رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِهِمْ ضِعْفَیْنِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَالْعَنْهُمْ لَعْنًا كَبِیْرًا ۟۠

Rabbanaaa ʹaatihim ḍiʻfayni minal ʻAẓaabi walʻanhum Laʻnañ kabeeraa!

Our Lord! Give them double ˹our˺ punishment, and condemn them tremendously.”

Verse 33:69

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَكُوْنُوْا كَالَّذِیْنَ اٰذَوْا مُوْسٰی فَبَرَّاَهُ اللّٰهُ مِمَّا قَالُوْا ؕ وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَجِیْهًا ۟ؕ

Yaaa-ʹayyuhal laẓeena aamanoo laa-ʹ takoonoo kallaẓeena ʹaaẓaw Moosaa fabarraʹahul laahu mimmaa q̣aaloo: wa-kaana ʻiñdal laahi wajeehaa.

O believers! Do not be like those who slandered Moses, but Allah cleared him of what they said. And he was honourable in the sight of Allah.

Verse 33:70

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَقُوْلُوْا قَوْلًا سَدِیْدًا ۟ۙ

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanut taq̣ul laaha wa-q̣ooloo q̣awlañ sadeedaa:

O believers! Be mindful of Allah, and say what is right.

Verse 33:71

یُّصْلِحْ لَكُمْ اَعْمَالَكُمْ وَیَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّطِعِ اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِیْمًا ۟

Yuṣliḥ lakum ʹaʻmaalakum wa-yag̣fir lakum ẓunoobakum: wa-mañy yuṭiʻil laaha wa-Rasoolahoo faq̣ad faaza fawzan ʻaz̤̣eemaa.

He will bless your deeds for you, and forgive your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, has truly achieved a great triumph.

Verse 33:72

اِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْاَمَانَةَ عَلَی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَاَبَیْنَ اَنْ یَّحْمِلْنَهَا وَاَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْاِنْسَانُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ ظَلُوْمًا جَهُوْلًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnaa ʻaraḍnal ʹAmaanata ʻalas Samaawaati walʹArḍi wal-Jibaali faʻabayna ʹañy yaḥmilnahaa wa-ʹashfaq̣na minhaa waḥamalahal ʹIñsaan: ʹinnahoo kaana z̤̣aloomañ jahoolaa;―

Indeed, We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they ˹all˺ declined to bear it, being fearful of it. But humanity assumed it, ˹for˺ they are truly wrongful ˹to themselves˺ and ignorant ˹of the consequences˺,

Verse 33:73

لِّیُعَذِّبَ اللّٰهُ الْمُنٰفِقِیْنَ وَالْمُنٰفِقٰتِ وَالْمُشْرِكِیْنَ وَالْمُشْرِكٰتِ وَیَتُوْبَ اللّٰهُ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنٰتِ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوْرًا رَّحِیْمًا ۟۠

Liyuʻaẓẓibal laahul Munafiq̣eena wal-Munaafiq̣aati wal-Mushrikeena wal-Mushrikaati wa-yatoobal laahu ʻalal Muʹmineena wal-Muʹminaat: wa-kaanal laahu G̣afoorar Raḥeemaa.

so that Allah will punish hypocrite men and women and polytheistic men and women, and Allah will turn in mercy to believing men and women. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.