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Quran 2:228

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 228 of 286 · Juz 2

وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَـٰثَةَ قُرُوٓءٍ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوٓا۟ إِصْلَـٰحًا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيْهِنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 2:228
EnglishTalal Itani

Divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods. And it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. Meanwhile, their husbands have the better right to take them back, if they desire reconciliation. And women have rights similar to their obligations, according to what is fair. But men have a degree over them. Allah is Mighty and Wise.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Women who are divorced shall wait, keeping themselves apart, three (monthly) courses. And it is not lawful for them that they should conceal that which Allah hath created in their wombs if they are believers in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands would do better to take them back in that case if they desire a reconciliation. And they (women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in kindness, and men are a degree above them. Allah is Mighty, Wise.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve tatlık edilen kadınlar kendi kendilerine üç âdet beklerler ve Allahın rahimlerinde yarattığını ketmetmeleri kendilerine halâl olmaz, Allaha ve Ahıret gününe imanları varsa ketmetmezler, kocaları da barışmak istedikleri takdirde o müddet zarfında onları geri almağa ehaktırlar, onların lehlerinde de aleyhlerindeki meşru' hakka mümasil bir hak vardır, yalnız erkekler için onlar üzerinde bir derece var, ve Allahın izzetvar hikmeti var

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les femmes répudiées laisseront écouler le temps de trois menstrues avant de se remarier. Elles ne doivent point cacher ce que Dieu a créé dans leur sein, si elles croient en Dieu et au jour dernier. Il est plus équitable que les maris-les reprennent quand elles sont dans cet état, s’ils désirent le bien. Les femmes à l’égard de leurs maris, et ceux-ci à l’égard de leurs femmes, doivent se conduire honnêtement. Les maris ont le pas sur leurs femmes. Dieu est puissant et sage.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De vrouwen die gescheiden zijn, zullen zoo lang wachten, tot zij driemaal hare reiniging gehad hebben, en zij zullen niet verbergen, wat God in haar lichaam heeft geschapen, als zij aan God en aan den jongsten dag gelooven. Hare mannen zullen rechtvaardiger zijn, door haar in dien staat te hernemen indien zij hereeniging verlangen. Zij zullen dan wederkeerig naar het rechtvaardige voorschrift omgaan; maar de man heeft de macht over de vrouw, God is machtig en wijs.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Le donne ripudiate lasceranno passare tre mestrui prima di rimaritarsi. Esse non devono nascondere ciò che Dio ha creato nel loro seno, se credono in Dio ed al giorno ultimo. È più giusto che i mariti le riprendano se sono in questo stato, e se desiderano la pace. Le mogli verso i mariti, i mariti verso le mogli, devono condursi onestamente. I mariti sono superiori alle mogli. Dio è potente e savio.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.