Quran 2:241 — Al-Baqara, verse 241
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Divorced women shall also have such maintenance as is considered fair: this is a duty for those who are mindful of God.
وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَاتِ مَتَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُتَّقِينَ
walil'muṭallaqāti matāʿun bil-maʿrūfi ḥaqqan ʿalā l-mutaqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- There shall be for divorced women provision honourable -- an obligation on the godfearing.
- Muhammad Asad
- And the divorced women, too, shall have [a right to] maintenance in a goodly manner: this is a duty for all who are conscious of God.
- Sahih International
- And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتِwalil'muṭallaqāti | And for the divorced women | طلق |
| 2 | مَتَـٰعٌۢmatāʿun | (is) a provision | متع |
| 3 | بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖbil-maʿrūfi | in a fair manner | عرف |
| 4 | حَقًّاḥaqqan | a duty | حقق |
| 5 | عَلَىʿalā | upon | — |
| 6 | ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīna | the righteous | وقي |