Quran 65:2 — At-Talaaq, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When they have completed their appointed term, either keep them honourably, or part with them honourably. Call two just witnesses from your people and establish witness for the sake of God. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should heed this: God will find a way out for those who are mindful of Him,
فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ لِلَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ يُوعَظُ بِهِ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا
fa-idhā balaghna ajalahunna fa-amsikūhunna bimaʿrūfin aw fāriqūhunna bimaʿrūfin wa-ashhidū dhaway ʿadlin minkum wa-aqīmū l-shahādata lillahi dhālikum yūʿaẓu bihi man kāna yu'minu bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri waman yattaqi l-laha yajʿal lahu makhrajan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then, when they have reached their term, retain them honourably, or part from them honourably. And call in to witness two men of equity from among yourselves; and perform the witnessing to God Himself. By this then is admonished whosoever believes in God and the Last Day. And whosoever fears God, He will appoint for him a way out,
- Muhammad Asad
- And so, when they are about to reach the end of their waiting-term, either retain them in a fair manner or part with them in a fair manner. And let two persons of [known] probity from among your own community witness [what you have decided]; and do yourselves bear true witness before God: thus are admonished all who believe in God and the Last Day. And unto everyone who is conscious of God, He [always] grants a way out [of unhappiness],
- Sahih International
- And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allāh. That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him a way out
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then when | — |
| 2 | بَلَغْنَbalaghna | they have reached | بلغ |
| 3 | أَجَلَهُنَّajalahunna | their term | أجل |
| 4 | فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّfa-amsikūhunna | then retain them | مسك |
| 5 | بِمَعْرُوفٍbimaʿrūfin | with kindness | عرف |
| 6 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 7 | فَارِقُوهُنَّfāriqūhunna | part with them | فرق |
| 8 | بِمَعْرُوفٍۢbimaʿrūfin | with kindness | عرف |
| 9 | وَأَشْهِدُوا۟wa-ashhidū | And take witness | شهد |
| 10 | ذَوَىْdhaway | two men | — |
| 11 | عَدْلٍۢʿadlin | just | عدل |
| 12 | مِّنكُمْminkum | among you | — |
| 13 | وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmū | and establish | قوم |
| 14 | ٱلشَّهَـٰدَةَl-shahādata | the testimony | شهد |
| 15 | لِلَّهِ ۚlillahi | for Allah | أله |
| 16 | ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikum | That | — |
| 17 | يُوعَظُyūʿaẓu | is instructed | وعظ |
| 18 | بِهِۦbihi | with it | — |
| 19 | مَنman | whoever | — |
| 20 | كَانَkāna | [is] | كون |
| 21 | يُؤْمِنُyu'minu | believes | أمن |
| 22 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | in Allah | أله |
| 23 | وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmi | and the Day | يوم |
| 24 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚl-ākhiri | the Last | أخر |
| 25 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 26 | يَتَّقِyattaqi | fears | وقي |
| 27 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 28 | يَجْعَلyajʿal | He will make | جعل |
| 29 | لَّهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 30 | مَخْرَجًۭاmakhrajan | a way out | خرج |