Surah At-Tahrim

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 66:1 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ۖ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿١﴾

   yā'ayyuha n-nabiyyu lima tuḥarrimu mā 'aḥalla llāhu lak | tabtaghī marḍāta 'azwājik | wallāhu ghafūrur raḥīm

   O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allāh has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

2. 66:2 ▶

   قَدْ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿٢﴾

   qad faraḍa llāhu lakum taḥillata 'aymānikum | wallāhu mawlākum | wahuwa l-ʿalīmu l-ḥakīm

   Allāh has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths. And Allāh is your protector, and He is the Knowing, the Wise.

   By means of a kaffārah (expiation). This is required when one is unable to fulfill an oath or when one has taken an oath which would not be pleasing to Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). See 5:89.

3. 66:3 ▶

   وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُۥ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنۢ بَعْضٍ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَـٰذَا ۖ قَالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ﴿٣﴾

   wa'idh 'asarra n-nabiyyu 'ilā baʿḍi 'azwājihī ḥadīthan falammā nabba'at bihī wa'aẓharahu llāhu ʿalayhi ʿarrafa baʿḍahū wa'aʿraḍa ʿam baʿḍ | falammā nabba'ahā bihī qālat man 'amba'aka hādhā | qāla nabba'aniya l-ʿalīmu l-khabīr

   And [remember] when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement; and when she informed [another] of it and Allāh showed it to him, he made known part of it and ignored a part. And when he informed her about it, she said, "Who told you this?" He said, "I was informed by the Knowing, the Aware."

4. 66:4 ▶

   إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ وَإِن تَظَـٰهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَـٰلِحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ ﴿٤﴾

   in tatūbā 'ila llāhi faqad ṣaghat qulūbukumā | wa'in taẓāharā ʿalayhi fa'inna llāha huwa mawlāhu wajibrīlu waṣāliḥu l-mu'minīn | wal-malā'ikatu baʿda dhālika ẓahīr

   If you two [wives] repent to Allāh, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allāh is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.

5. 66:5 ▶

   عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ أَزْوَٰجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ مُسْلِمَـٰتٍ مُّؤْمِنَـٰتٍ قَـٰنِتَـٰتٍ تَـٰٓئِبَـٰتٍ عَـٰبِدَٰتٍ سَـٰٓئِحَـٰتٍ ثَيِّبَـٰتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا ﴿٥﴾

   ʿasā rabbuhū 'in ṭallaqakunna 'ay yubdilahū 'azwājan khayram minkunna muslimātim mu'minātin qānitātin tā'ibātin ʿābidātin sā'iḥātin thayyibātiw wa'abkārā

   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.

   Emigrating for the cause of Allāh. Another meaning is "given to fasting."

6. 66:6 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا يَعْصُونَ ٱللَّهَ مَآ أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ ﴿٦﴾

   yā'ayyuha lladhīna 'āmanū qū 'anfusakum wa'ahlīkum nāraw waqūduha n-nāsu wal-ḥijāratu ʿalayhā malā'ikatun ghilāẓun shidādul lā yaʿṣūna llāha mā 'amarahum wayafʿalūna mā yu'marūn

   O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allāh in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.

7. 66:7 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٧﴾

   yā'ayyuha lladhīna kafarū lā taʿtadhiru l-yawm | innamā tujzawna mā kuntum taʿmalūn

   O you who have disbelieved, make no excuses that Day. You will only be recompensed for what you used to do.

8. 66:8 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿٨﴾

   yā'ayyuha lladhīna 'āmanū tūbū 'ila llāhi tawbatan naṣūḥan ʿasā rabbukum 'ay yukaffira ʿankum sayyi'ātikum wayudkhilakum jannātin tajrī min taḥtiha l-anhāru yawma lā yukhzi llāhu n-nabiyya walladhīna 'āmanū maʿah | nūruhum yasʿā bayna 'aydīhim wabi'aymānihim yaqūlūna rabbanā 'atmim lanā nūranā waghfir lanā | innaka ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr

   O you who have believed, repent to Allāh with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allāh will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent."

   i.e., it is expected or promised.

9. 66:9 ▶

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ جَـٰهِدِ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿٩﴾

   yā'ayyuha n-nabiyyu jāhidi l-kuffāra wal-munāfiqīna waghluẓ ʿalayhim | wama'wāhum jahannam | wabi'sa l-maṣīr

   O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.

10. 66:10 ▶

    ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَٱمْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ ۖ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَـٰلِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَقِيلَ ٱدْخُلَا ٱلنَّارَ مَعَ ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ ﴿١٠﴾

    ḍaraba llāhu mathalal lilladhīna kafaru mra'ata nūḥiw wamra'ata lūṭ | kānatā taḥta ʿabdayni min ʿibādinā ṣāliḥayni fakhānatāhumā falam yughniyā ʿanhumā mina llāhi shay'aw waqīla dkhula n-nāra maʿa d-dākhilīn

    Allāh presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them, so they [i.e., those prophets] did not avail them from Allāh at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."

    In the matter of religion.

11. 66:11 ▶

    وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ٱبْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿١١﴾

    waḍaraba llāhu mathalal lilladhīna 'āmanu mra'ata firʿawna 'idh qālat rabbi bni lī ʿindaka baytan fi l-jannati wanajjinī min firʿawna waʿamalihī wanajjinī mina l-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīn

    And Allāh presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people."

12. 66:12 ▶

    وَمَرْيَمَ ٱبْنَتَ عِمْرَٰنَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَـٰتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ ﴿١٢﴾

    wamaryama bnata ʿimrāna llatī 'aḥṣanat farjahā fanafakhnā fīhi mir rūḥinā waṣaddaqat bikalimāti rabbihā wakutubihī wakānat mina l-qānitīn

    And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ʿImrān, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.