Believers! It is not lawful for you to become heirs to women against their will. It is not lawful that you should put constraint upon them that you may take away anything of what you have given them; (you may not put constraint upon them) unless they are guilty of brazenly immoral conduct. Live with your wives in a good manner. If you dislike them in any manner, it may be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed much good for you.

Aey logon jo iman laye ho, tumhare liye yeh halal nahin hai ke zabardasti auraton ke waris ban baitho aur na yeh halal hai ke unhein tangg karke us mehar ka kuch hissa udha lene ki koshish karo jo tum unhein de chuke ho. Haan agar woh kisi sareeh badh-chalani ki murtakib hon (to zaroor tumhein tangg karne ka haqq hai). Unke saath bhale tareeqe se zindagi basar karo, agar woh tumhein na-pasand hon to ho sakta hai ke ek cheez tumhein pasand na ho magar Allah ne usi mein bahut kuch bhalayi rakh di ho

And if you decide to dispense with a wife in order to take another, do not take away anything of what you might have given the first one, even if you had given her a heap of gold. Would you take it back by slandering her and committing a manifest wrong?

Aur agar tum ek biwi ki jagah dusri biwi le aane ka irada hi karlo to khwah tumne usey dhair sa maal hi kyun na diya ho, usmein se kuch wapas na lena, kya tum usey bohtan laga kar aur sareeh zulm karke wapas logey

How can you take it away after each one has enjoyed the other, and they have taken a firm covenant from you?

Aur aakhir tum usey kis tarah le logey jabke tum ek dusre se lutf-andoz ho chuke ho aur woh tumse pukhta ahad le chuki hain

Do not marry the women whom your fathers married, although what is past is past. This indeed was a shameful deed, a hateful thing, and an evil way.

Aur jin auraton se tumhare baap nikah kar chuke hon unse hargiz nikah na karo, magar jo pehle ho chuka so ho chuka. Dar-haqeeqat yeh ek behayayi ka fail (kaam) hai, napasandida hai aur bura chalan hai

Forbidden to you are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters and your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters and your sister's daughters, your milk-mothers, your milk-sisters, the mothers of your wives, and the stepdaughters - who are your foster-children, born of your wives with whom you have consummated the marriage; but if you have not consummated the marriage with them, there will be no blame upon you (if you marry their daughters).It is also forbidden for you to take the wives of the sons who have sprung from your loins and to take two sisters together in marriage, although what is past is past. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

Tum par haram ki gayi tumhari Maayein (mothers) , betiyan, behnein, phoopiyan, khalayein , bhatijiyan, bhanjiyan aur tumhari woh Maayein jinhon ne tumko doodh pilaya ho, aur tumhari doodh shareek behnein, aur tumhari biwiyon ki maayein, aur tumhari biwiyon ki ladkiyan jinhon ne tumhari godhon (laps) mein parwarish payi hai , un biwiyon ki ladkiyan jinsey tumhara taaluq zan o shaw (intimate relation) ho chukka ho warna agar (sirf nikah hua ho aur) taaluq e zan o shaw (intimate relation) na hua ho to (unhein chodh kar unki ladkiyon se nikah karlene mein) tumpar koi mwazkhza nahin hai, aur tumhare un beton ki biwiyan jo tumhari sulb se hon (sprung from you loins) aur yeh bhi tumpar haram kiya gaya hai ke nikah mein do behon ko jamaa karo, magar jo pehle ho gaya so ho gaya, Allah bakshne wala aur reham karne wala hai

And also forbidden to you are all married women (muhsanat) except those women whom your right hands have come to possess (as a result of war). This is Allah's decree and it is binding upon you. But it is lawful for you to seek out all women except these, offering them your wealth and the protection of wedlock rather than using them for the unfettered satisfaction of lust. And in exchange of what you enjoy by marrying them pay their bridal-due as an obligation. But there is no blame on you if you mutually agree to alter the settlement after it has been made. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Aur woh auratein bhi tumpar haram hain jo kisi dusre ke nikah mein hon (mohsenaat) albatta aisi auratein issey mustasna hain jo (jung mein ) tumhare haath aayein. Yeh Allah ka kanoon hai jiski pabandi tumpar lazim kardi gayi hai. Inke ma-siwa jitni auratein hain unhein apne amwal ke zariye se hasil karna tumhare liye halal kardiya gaya hai, bashart ye ke hisaar nikah mein unko mehfooz karo, na yeh ke azaad shehwat rani (satisfaction of lust) karne lago, phir jo izdhwaji zindagi ka lutf tum unsey uthao uske badle unke mehar batoar farz ada karo. Albatta mehar ki karaardaad ho janey ke baad aapas ki razamandi se tumhare darmiyan agar koi samjhota ho jaye to ismein koi haraj nahin. Allah Aleem aur Dana(wise) hai

And those of you who cannot afford to marry free, believing women (muhsanat), then marry such believing women whom your right hands possess. Allah knows all about your faith. All of you belong to one another. Marry them, then, with the leave of their guardians, and give them their bridal-due in a fair manner that they may live in the protection of wedlock rather than be either mere objects of unfettered lust or given to secret love affairs. Then if they become guilty of immoral conduct after they have entered into wedlock, they shall be liable to half the penalty to which free women (muhsanat) are liable. This relaxation is for those of you who fear to fall into sin by remaining unmarried. But if you persevere, it is better for you. Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.

Aur jo shaks tum mein se itni maqdarat na rakhta ho ke khandani musalmaan auraton (mohsenaat) se nikah kar sakey usey chahiye ke tumhari un laudhiyon mein se kisi ke saath nikah karle jo tumhare qabze mein hon aur momina hon. Allah tumhare imaano ka haal khoob jaanta hai. Tum sab ek hi giroh ke log ho, lihaza unke sarparaston(guradians) ki ijazat se unke saath nikah karlo aur maroof tareeqe se unke mehar ada kardo, taa-ke woh hisar e nikah mein mehfooz (mohsenaat) hokar rahein, azaad shehwat-rani karti phirein aur na chori chupe aashnayian karein(secret love affairs). Phir jab woh hisar e nikah mein mehfooz ho jayein aur uske baad kisi badh-chalni ki murtakib hon to unpar us saza ki ba-nisbat aadhi saza hai jo khandani auraton (mohsenaat) ke liye muqarrar hai. Yeh sahulat tum mein se un logon ke liye paida ki gayi hai jinko shadi na karne se bandh-e-taqwa ke toot jaane ka andesha ho. Lekin agar tum sabr karo to yeh tumhare liye behtar hai. Aur Allah bakshne wala aur reham farmane wala hai

Allah wants to make all this clear to you, and to guide you to the ways which the righteous have followed in the past. He will turn graciously towards you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

Allah chahta hai ke tumpar un tareeqon ko wazeh karey aur unhi tareeqon par tumhein chalaye jinki pairwi tumse pehle guzre huey sulaha (righteous) karte thay. Woh apni rehmat ke saath tumhari taraf mutawajjeh honay ka irada rakhta hai. Aur woh aleem bhi hai aur dana bhi

Men are the protec-tors and maintainers of women because Allah has made one of them excel over the other, and because they spend out of their possessions (to support them). Thus righteous women are obedient and guard the rights of men in their absence under Allah's protection. As for women of whom you fear rebellion, admonish them, and remain apart from them in beds, and beat them. Then if they obey you, do not seek ways to harm them. Allah is Exalted, Great.

Mard auraton par qawwam (protectors and maintainers) hain, is bina par ke Allah ne unmein se ek ko dusre par fazilat di hai, aur is bina par ke Mard apne maal kharch karte hain. Pas jo saleh auratein hain woh itaat shiaar (obedient) hoti hain aur Mardon ke pichey Allah ki hifazat o nigrani mein unke huqooq ki hifazat karti hain. Aur jin auraton se tumhein sarkashi ka andesha ho unhein samjhao, khwabgaahon mein (in beds) unse alaheda (separate) raho aur maaro, phir agar woh tumhari mutii(obedient) ho jayein to khwa ma khwa unpar dast darazi keliye bahane talash (seek ways to harm )na karo. Yaqeen rakkho ke upar Allah maujood hai jo bada aur baalatar hai (Exalted, Great)

If you fear a breach between the two, appoint an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both want to set things right, Allah will bring about reconciliation between them. Allah knows all, is well aware of everything.

Aur agar tum logon ko kahin miya aur biwi ke taaluqqat bigad janey ka andesha ho to ek hakam (arbitrator) mard ke rishtedaaron mein se aur ek aurat ke rishtedaaron mein se muqarrar karo. Woh dono islah karna chahenge to Allah unke darmiyan muwafiqat ki surat nikal dega. Allah sabkuch jaanta hai aur bakhabar hai