Surah Al-Ahzaab

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ٱذْكُرُوا۟ٱللَّهَذِكْرًۭاكَثِيرًۭا

O YOU who have attained to faith! Remember God with unceasing remembrance,

وَسَبِّحُوهُبُكْرَةًۭوَأَصِيلًا

and extol His limitless glory from morn to evening.

هُوَٱلَّذِىيُصَلِّىعَلَيْكُمْوَمَلَٰٓئِكَتُهُۥلِيُخْرِجَكُممِّنَٱلظُّلُمَٰتِإِلَىٱلنُّورِوَكَانَبِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَرَحِيمًۭا

He it is who bestows His blessings upon you, with His angels [echoing Him], so that He might take you out of the depths of darkness into the light. And, indeed, a dispenser of grace is He unto the believers.

تَحِيَّتُهُمْيَوْمَيَلْقَوْنَهُۥسَلَٰمٌۭوَأَعَدَّلَهُمْأَجْرًۭاكَرِيمًۭا

On the Day when they meet Him, they will be welcomed with the greeting, “Peace”; and He will have readied for them a most excellent reward.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّبِىُّإِنَّآأَرْسَلْنَٰكَشَٰهِدًۭاوَمُبَشِّرًۭاوَنَذِيرًۭا

[And as for thee,] O Prophet - behold, We have sent thee as a witness [to the truth], and as a herald of glad tidings and a warner,

وَدَاعِيًاإِلَىٱللَّهِبِإِذْنِهِۦوَسِرَاجًۭامُّنِيرًۭا

and as one who summons [all men] to God by His leave, and as a light-giving beacon.

وَبَشِّرِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَبِأَنَّلَهُممِّنَٱللَّهِفَضْلًۭاكَبِيرًۭا

And [so,] convey to the believers the glad tiding that a great bounty from God awaits them;

وَلَاتُطِعِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَوَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَوَدَعْأَذَىٰهُمْوَتَوَكَّلْعَلَىٱللَّهِوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِوَكِيلًۭا

and defer not to [the likes and dislikes of] the deniers of the truth and the hypocrites, and disregard their hurtful talk, and place thy trust in God: for none is as worthy of trust as God.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِذَانَكَحْتُمُٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِثُمَّطَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّمِنقَبْلِأَنتَمَسُّوهُنَّفَمَالَكُمْعَلَيْهِنَّمِنْعِدَّةٍۢتَعْتَدُّونَهَافَمَتِّعُوهُنَّوَسَرِّحُوهُنَّسَرَاحًۭاجَمِيلًۭا

O YOU who have attained to faith! If you marry believing women and then divorce them ere you have touched them, you have no reason to expect, and to calculate, any waiting period on their part: hence, make [at once] provision for them, and release them in a becoming manner.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّبِىُّإِنَّآأَحْلَلْنَالَكَأَزْوَٰجَكَٱلَّٰتِىٓءَاتَيْتَأُجُورَهُنَّوَمَامَلَكَتْيَمِينُكَمِمَّآأَفَآءَٱللَّهُعَلَيْكَوَبَنَاتِعَمِّكَوَبَنَاتِعَمَّٰتِكَوَبَنَاتِخَالِكَوَبَنَاتِخَٰلَٰتِكَٱلَّٰتِىهَاجَرْنَمَعَكَوَٱمْرَأَةًۭمُّؤْمِنَةًإِنوَهَبَتْنَفْسَهَالِلنَّبِىِّإِنْأَرَادَٱلنَّبِىُّأَنيَسْتَنكِحَهَاخَالِصَةًۭلَّكَمِندُونِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَقَدْعَلِمْنَامَافَرَضْنَاعَلَيْهِمْفِىٓأَزْوَٰجِهِمْوَمَامَلَكَتْأَيْمَٰنُهُمْلِكَيْلَايَكُونَعَلَيْكَحَرَجٌۭوَكَانَٱللَّهُغَفُورًۭارَّحِيمًۭا

O PROPHET! Behold, We have made lawful to thee thy wives unto whom thou hast paid their dowers, as well as those whom thy right hand has come to possess from among the captives of war whom God has bestowed upon thee. And [We have made lawful to thee] the daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who have migrated with thee [to Yathrib]; and any believing woman who offers herself freely to the Prophet and whom the Prophet might be willing to wed: [this latter being but] a privilege for thee, and not for other believers - [seeing that] We have already made known what We have enjoined upon them with regard to their wives and those whom their right hands may possess. [And] in order that thou be not burdened with [undue] anxiety - for God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace –

تُرْجِىمَنتَشَآءُمِنْهُنَّوَتُـْٔوِىٓإِلَيْكَمَنتَشَآءُوَمَنِٱبْتَغَيْتَمِمَّنْعَزَلْتَفَلَاجُنَاحَعَلَيْكَذَٰلِكَأَدْنَىٰٓأَنتَقَرَّأَعْيُنُهُنَّوَلَايَحْزَنَّوَيَرْضَيْنَبِمَآءَاتَيْتَهُنَّكُلُّهُنَّوَٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَافِىقُلُوبِكُمْوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلِيمًاحَلِيمًۭا

[know that] thou mayest put off for a time whichever of them thou pleasest, and mayest take unto thee whichever thou pleasest; and [that,] if thou seek out any from whom thou hast kept away [for a time], thou wilt incur no sin [thereby]: this will make it more likely that their eyes are gladdened [whenever they see thee], and that they do not grieve [whenever they are overlooked], and that all of them may find contentment in whatever thou hast to give them: for God [alone] knows what is in your hearts - and God is indeed all-knowing, for­bearing.

لَّايَحِلُّلَكَٱلنِّسَآءُمِنۢبَعْدُوَلَآأَنتَبَدَّلَبِهِنَّمِنْأَزْوَٰجٍۢوَلَوْأَعْجَبَكَحُسْنُهُنَّإِلَّامَامَلَكَتْيَمِينُكَوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢرَّقِيبًۭا

No [other] women shall henceforth be lawful to thee nor art thou [allowed] to supplant [any of] them by other wives, even though their beauty should please thee greatly -: [none shall be lawful to thee] beyond those whom thou [already] hast come to possess. And God keeps watch over everything.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتَدْخُلُوا۟بُيُوتَٱلنَّبِىِّإِلَّآأَنيُؤْذَنَلَكُمْإِلَىٰطَعَامٍغَيْرَنَٰظِرِينَإِنَىٰهُوَلَٰكِنْإِذَادُعِيتُمْفَٱدْخُلُوا۟فَإِذَاطَعِمْتُمْفَٱنتَشِرُوا۟وَلَامُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَلِحَدِيثٍإِنَّذَٰلِكُمْكَانَيُؤْذِىٱلنَّبِىَّفَيَسْتَحْىِۦمِنكُمْوَٱللَّهُلَايَسْتَحْىِۦمِنَٱلْحَقِّوَإِذَاسَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّمَتَٰعًۭافَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّمِنوَرَآءِحِجَابٍۢذَٰلِكُمْأَطْهَرُلِقُلُوبِكُمْوَقُلُوبِهِنَّوَمَاكَانَلَكُمْأَنتُؤْذُوا۟رَسُولَٱللَّهِوَلَآأَنتَنكِحُوٓا۟أَزْوَٰجَهُۥمِنۢبَعْدِهِۦٓأَبَدًاإِنَّذَٰلِكُمْكَانَعِندَٱللَّهِعَظِيمًا

O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not enter the Prophet’s dwellings unless you are given leave; [and when invited] to a meal, do not come [so early as] to wait for it to be readied: but whenever you are invited, enter [at the proper time]; and when you have partaken of the meal, disperse without lingering for the sake of mere talk: that, behold, might give offence to the Prophet, and yet he might feel shy of [asking] you [to leave]: but God is not shy of [teaching you] what is right. And [as for the Prophet’s wives,] whenever you ask them for anything that you need, ask them from behind a screen: this will but deepen the purity of your hearts and theirs. Moreover, it does not behove you to give offence to God’s Apostle - just as it would not behove you ever to marry his widows after he has passed away: that, verily, would be an enormity in the sight of God.

إِنتُبْدُوا۟شَيْـًٔاأَوْتُخْفُوهُفَإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَبِكُلِّشَىْءٍعَلِيمًۭا

Whether you do anything openly or in secret, [remember that,] verily, God has full knowledge of everything.

لَّاجُنَاحَعَلَيْهِنَّفِىٓءَابَآئِهِنَّوَلَآأَبْنَآئِهِنَّوَلَآإِخْوَٰنِهِنَّوَلَآأَبْنَآءِإِخْوَٰنِهِنَّوَلَآأَبْنَآءِأَخَوَٰتِهِنَّوَلَانِسَآئِهِنَّوَلَامَامَلَكَتْأَيْمَٰنُهُنَّوَٱتَّقِينَٱللَّهَإِنَّٱللَّهَكَانَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢشَهِيدًا

[However,] it is no sin for them [to appear freely] before their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their womenfolk, or such [male slaves] as their right hands may possess. But [always, O wives of the Prophet,] remain con­scious of God - for, behold, God is witness unto everything.

إِنَّٱللَّهَوَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥيُصَلُّونَعَلَىٱلنَّبِىِّيَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟صَلُّوا۟عَلَيْهِوَسَلِّمُوا۟تَسْلِيمًا

Verily, God and His angels bless the Prophet: [hence,] O you who have attained to faith, bless him and give yourselves up [to his guidance] in utter self-surrender!

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيُؤْذُونَٱللَّهَوَرَسُولَهُۥلَعَنَهُمُٱللَّهُفِىٱلدُّنْيَاوَٱلْءَاخِرَةِوَأَعَدَّلَهُمْعَذَابًۭامُّهِينًۭا

Verily, as for those who [knowingly] affront God and His Apostle - God will reject them in this world and in the life to come; and shameful suffering will He ready for them.

وَٱلَّذِينَيُؤْذُونَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِبِغَيْرِمَاٱكْتَسَبُوا۟فَقَدِٱحْتَمَلُوا۟بُهْتَٰنًۭاوَإِثْمًۭامُّبِينًۭا

And as for those who malign believing men and believing women without their having done any wrong - they surely burden themselves with the guilt of calumny, and [thus] with a flagrant sin!

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّبِىُّقُللِّأَزْوَٰجِكَوَبَنَاتِكَوَنِسَآءِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَيُدْنِينَعَلَيْهِنَّمِنجَلَٰبِيبِهِنَّذَٰلِكَأَدْنَىٰٓأَنيُعْرَفْنَفَلَايُؤْذَيْنَوَكَانَٱللَّهُغَفُورًۭارَّحِيمًۭا

O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters, as well as all [other] believing women, that they should draw over themselves some of their outer garments [when in public]: this will be more con­ducive to their being recognized [as decent women] and not annoyed. But [withal,] God is indeed much- forgiving, a dispenser of grace!

لَّئِنلَّمْيَنتَهِٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَوَٱلَّذِينَفِىقُلُوبِهِممَّرَضٌۭوَٱلْمُرْجِفُونَفِىٱلْمَدِينَةِلَنُغْرِيَنَّكَبِهِمْثُمَّلَايُجَاوِرُونَكَفِيهَآإِلَّاقَلِيلًۭا

THUS IT IS: if the hypocrites, and they in whose hearts is disease, and they who, by spreading false rumours, would cause disturbances in the City [of the Prophet] desist not [from their hostile doings]. We shall indeed give thee mastery over them, [O Muhammad] - and then they will not remain thy neighbours in this [city] for more than a little while: