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Al-Baqarah 2:231

وَإِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٖۚ وَلَا تُمۡسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارٗا لِّتَعۡتَدُواْۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَقَدۡ ظَلَمَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوٗاۚ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ

When you divorce women and they have ˹almost˺ reached the end of their waiting period, either retain them honourably or let them go honourably. But do not retain them ˹only˺ to harm them ˹or˺ to take advantage ˹of them˺. Whoever does that surely wrongs his own soul. Do not take Allah’s revelations lightly. Remember Allah’s favours upon you as well as the Book and wisdom He has sent down for your guidance. Be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

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وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
Vocabulary
طَلَّقۡتُمُ
ṭallaqtumu
you divorce
Vocabulary
Root: طلق
ٱلنِّسَآءَ
l-nisāa
the women
Vocabulary
Root: نسو
فَبَلَغۡنَ
fabalaghna
and they reach
Vocabulary
Root: بلغ
أَجَلَهُنَّ
ajalahunna
their (waiting) term
Vocabulary
Root: اجل
فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ
fa-amsikūhunna
then retain them
Vocabulary
Root: مسك
بِمَعۡرُوفٍ
bimaʿrūfin
in a fair manner
Vocabulary
Root: عرف
أَوۡ
aw
or
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سَرِّحُوهُنَّ
sarriḥūhunna
release them
Vocabulary
Root: سرح
بِمَعۡرُوفٖۚ
bimaʿrūfin
in a fair manner
Vocabulary
Root: عرف
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
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تُمۡسِكُوهُنَّ
tum'sikūhunna
retain them
Vocabulary
Root: مسك
ضِرَارٗا
ḍirāran
(to) hurt
Vocabulary
Root: ضرر
لِّتَعۡتَدُواْۚ
litaʿtadū
so that you transgress
Vocabulary
Root: عدو
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
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يَفۡعَلۡ
yafʿal
does
Vocabulary
Root: فعل
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
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فَقَدۡ
faqad
then indeed
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ظَلَمَ
ẓalama
he wronged
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Root: ظلم
نَفۡسَهُۥۚ
nafsahu
himself
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وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
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تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ
tattakhidhū
take
Vocabulary
Root: اخذ
ءَايَٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Verses
Vocabulary
Root: ايي
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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Root: اله
هُزُوٗاۚ
huzuwan
(in) jest
Vocabulary
Root: هزا
وَٱذۡكُرُواْ
wa-udh'kurū
and remember
Vocabulary
Root: ذكر
نِعۡمَتَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favors
Vocabulary
Root: نعم
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
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Root: اله
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
ʿalaykum
upon you
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وَمَآ
wamā
and what
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أَنزَلَ
anzala
(is) revealed
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Root: نزل
عَلَيۡكُم
ʿalaykum
to you
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مِّنَ
mina
of
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ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
Vocabulary
Root: كتب
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ
wal-ḥik'mati
and the wisdom
Vocabulary
Root: حكم
يَعِظُكُم
yaʿiẓukum
He instructs you
Vocabulary
Root: وعظ
بِهِۦۚ
bihi
with it
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وَٱتَّقُواْ
wa-ittaqū
And fear
Vocabulary
Root: وقي
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
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Root: اله
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
wa-iʿ'lamū
and know
Vocabulary
Root: علم
أَنَّ
anna
that
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah (is)
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Root: اله
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
Vocabulary
Root: كلل
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
Vocabulary
Root: شيا
عَلِيمٞ
ʿalīmun
All-Knower
Vocabulary
Root: علم

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Root and lemma annotations: Quranic Arabic Corpus © 2011 Kais Dukes (GPL), based on Tanzil text. Grammar tag guide. Only verified word alignments are annotated; missing roots are not guessed. A verse may be a phrase or span several sentences.