Quran 66:5 — At-Tahrim, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
His Lord may well replace you with better wives if the Prophet decides to divorce any of you: wives who are devoted to God, true believers, devout, who turn to Him in repentance and worship Him, given to fasting, whether previously married or virgins.
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ مُسْلِمَاتٍ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ قَانِتَاتٍ تَائِبَاتٍ عَابِدَاتٍ سَائِحَاتٍ ثَيِّبَاتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا
ʿasā rabbuhu in ṭallaqakunna an yub'dilahu azwājan khayran minkunna mus'limātin mu'minātin qānitātin tāibātin ʿābidātin sāiḥātin thayyibātin wa-abkāran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It is possible that, if he divorces you, his Lord will give him in exchange wives better than you, women who have surrendered, believing, obedient, penitent, devout, given to fasting, who have been married and virgins too.
- Muhammad Asad
- [O wives of the Prophet!] Were he to divorce [any of] you, God might well give him in your stead spouses better than you - women who surrender themselves unto God, who truly believe, devoutly obey His will, turn [unto Him] in repentance [whenever they have sinned] worship [Him alone] and go on and on [seeking His goodly acceptance] - be they women previously married or virgins.
- Sahih International
- Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allāh], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | عَسَىٰʿasā | Perhaps | عسي |
| 2 | رَبُّهُۥٓrabbuhu | his Lord | ربب |
| 3 | إِنin | if | — |
| 4 | طَلَّقَكُنَّṭallaqakunna | he divorced you | طلق |
| 5 | أَنan | [that] | — |
| 6 | يُبْدِلَهُۥٓyub'dilahu | He will substitute for him | بدل |
| 7 | أَزْوَٰجًاazwājan | wives | زوج |
| 8 | خَيْرًۭاkhayran | better | خير |
| 9 | مِّنكُنَّminkunna | than you | — |
| 10 | مُسْلِمَـٰتٍۢmus'limātin | submissive | سلم |
| 11 | مُّؤْمِنَـٰتٍۢmu'minātin | faithful | أمن |
| 12 | قَـٰنِتَـٰتٍۢqānitātin | obedient | قنت |
| 13 | تَـٰٓئِبَـٰتٍtāibātin | repentant | توب |
| 14 | عَـٰبِدَٰتٍۢʿābidātin | who worship | عبد |
| 15 | سَـٰٓئِحَـٰتٍۢsāiḥātin | who fast | سيح |
| 16 | ثَيِّبَـٰتٍۢthayyibātin | previously married | ثيب |
| 17 | وَأَبْكَارًۭاwa-abkāran | and virgins | بكر |