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Quran 66:5

Surah At-Tahrim (The Prohibition), verse 5 of 12 · Juz 28

عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ أَزْوَٰجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ مُسْلِمَـٰتٍ مُّؤْمِنَـٰتٍ قَـٰنِتَـٰتٍ تَـٰٓئِبَـٰتٍ عَـٰبِدَٰتٍ سَـٰٓئِحَـٰتٍ ثَيِّبَـٰتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا

Translations of Quran 66:5
EnglishTalal Itani

Perhaps, if he divorces you, his Lord will give him in exchange wives better than you: submissive, believing, obedient, penitent, devout, fasting—previously married, or virgins.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Gerek ki rabbi, şayed o sizi boşarsa, yerinize ona sizlerden daha hayırlı zevceler verir öyle ki müslimeler, mü'mineler, kâniteler, tâibeler, âbideler, sâimeler, seyyibeler ve bâkireler.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

S’il vous répudie, Dieu peut lui donner des épouses meilleures que vous ; des femmes musulmanes et croyantes, pieuses, aimant à se repentir, soumises, observant le jeûne, tant femmes mariées précédemment à d’autres que vierges ;

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien hij van u scheidt, kan zijn Heer hem gemakkelijk in uwe plaats andere vrouwen, beter dan gij, geven; vrouwen die aan God onderworpen zijn; ware geloovigen, vroom, boetvaardig, gehoorzaam, de vasten in acht nemende, en zoowel die gehuwd zijn geweest, als maagden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se vi ripudierà, Dio può dargli altre spose migliori di voi, musulmane e credenti, pie, che amano di pentirsi, sottomesse, che osservano il digiuno, tanto donne maritate precedentemente ad altri, quanto vergini.

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