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Al-Baqarah 2:235

وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا عَرَّضۡتُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ خِطۡبَةِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ أَوۡ أَكۡنَنتُمۡ فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمۡ سَتَذۡكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّآ أَن تَقُولُواْ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗاۚ وَلَا تَعۡزِمُواْ عُقۡدَةَ ٱلنِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ أَجَلَهُۥۚ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُۚ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٞ

There is no blame on you for subtly showing interest in ˹divorced or widowed˺ women or for hiding ˹the intention˺ in your hearts. Allah knows that you are considering them ˹for marriage˺. But do not make a secret commitment with them—you can only show interest in them appropriately. Do not commit to the bond of marriage until the waiting period expires. Know that Allah is aware of what is in your hearts, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

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وَلَا
walā
And (there is) no
Vocabulary
جُنَاحَ
junāḥa
blame
Vocabulary
Root: جنح
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
ʿalaykum
upon you
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فِيمَا
fīmā
in what
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عَرَّضۡتُم
ʿarraḍtum
you hint
Vocabulary
Root: عرض
بِهِۦ
bihi
[with it]
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مِنۡ
min
of
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خِطۡبَةِ
khiṭ'bati
marriage proposal
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Root: خطب
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
l-nisāi
[to] the women
Vocabulary
Root: نسو
أَوۡ
aw
or
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أَكۡنَنتُمۡ
aknantum
you concealed it
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Root: كنن
فِيٓ
fī
in
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أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ
anfusikum
yourselves
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Root: نفس
عَلِمَ
ʿalima
Knows
Vocabulary
Root: علم
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
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Root: اله
أَنَّكُمۡ
annakum
that you
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سَتَذۡكُرُونَهُنَّ
satadhkurūnahunna
will mention them
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Root: ذكر
وَلَٰكِن
walākin
[and] but
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لَّا
lā
(do) not
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تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ
tuwāʿidūhunna
promise them (widows)
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Root: وعد
سِرًّا
sirran
secretly
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Root: سرر
إِلَّآ
illā
except
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أَن
an
that
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تَقُولُواْ
taqūlū
you say
Vocabulary
Root: قول
قَوۡلٗا
qawlan
a saying
Vocabulary
Root: قول
مَّعۡرُوفٗاۚ
maʿrūfan
honorable
Vocabulary
Root: عرف
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
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تَعۡزِمُواْ
taʿzimū
resolve (on)
Vocabulary
Root: عزم
عُقۡدَةَ
ʿuq'data
the knot
Vocabulary
Root: عقد
ٱلنِّكَاحِ
l-nikāḥi
(of) marriage
Vocabulary
Root: نكح
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
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يَبۡلُغَ
yablugha
reaches
Vocabulary
Root: بلغ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ
l-kitābu
the prescribed term
Vocabulary
Root: كتب
أَجَلَهُۥۚ
ajalahu
its end
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وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
wa-iʿ'lamū
And know
Vocabulary
Root: علم
أَنَّ
anna
that
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
يَعۡلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
Vocabulary
Root: علم
مَا
mā
what
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فِيٓ
fī
(is) within
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أَنفُسِكُمۡ
anfusikum
yourselves
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Root: نفس
فَٱحۡذَرُوهُۚ
fa-iḥ'dharūhu
so beware of Him
Vocabulary
Root: حذر
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
wa-iʿ'lamū
And know
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Root: علم
أَنَّ
anna
that
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
غَفُورٌ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
Vocabulary
Root: غفر
حَلِيمٞ
ḥalīmun
Most Forbearing
Vocabulary
Root: حلم

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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.