The bismillah opens this surah. It belongs to the surah, not to verse 1, and is shown unnumbered as a mushaf shows it.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa n-nabiyyu lima tuharrimu maa ahalla llaahu laka tabtaghee mardaata azwaajika wallaahu ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā n-nabiyyu lima tuḥarrimu mā ʾaḥalla llāhu laka tabtaġī marḍāta ʾazwāǧika wallāhu ġafūrun raḥīmun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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O prophet! Why do you prohibit what God has permitted for you, seeking to please your wives? God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O thou prophet! wherefore dost thou prohibit what God has made lawful to thee, craving to please thy wives? but God is forgiving, compassionate
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
WHY, O Prophet! dost thou hold that to be FORBIDDEN which God hath made lawful to thee, from a desire to please thy wives, since God is Lenient, Merciful
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O prophet, why holdest thou that to be prohibited which God hath allowed thee, seeking to please thy wives; since God is inclined to forgive and merciful
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
O Pejgamber! Përse ia ndalon vetes atë që Allahu ta ka lejuar, duke kërkuar kënaqësinë e grave të tua?! Allahu është Falës i Madh e Mëshirëplotë.
হে নবী! আল্লাহ তোমার জন্য যা হালাল করেছেন, তোমার স্ত্রীদের সন্তুষ্টি কামনায় তুমি কেন তা হারাম করছো?(১) আর আল্লাহ অতীব ক্ষমাশীল, পরম দয়ালু।
O Vjerovjesniče, zašto sebi zabranjuješ ono što ti je Allah dozvolio – želeći zadovoljstvo svojih supruga? A Allah je Onaj Koji oprašta grijehe i milostiv je.
O Vjerovjesniče, zašto sebi zabranjuješ ono što ti je Allah dozvolio – želeći zadovoljstvo svojih supruga? A Allah je Onaj Koji oprašta grijehe i milostiv je.
Ehey ma annabi ko taki ana harmina ko Alla daknan ma sabu ɗaɓɓude welnaade suddiiɓe ma, Alla ko jaafatooɗo jurmotooɗo.
ჰეი, შუამავალო! რატომ იკრძალავ იმას, რაც ალლაჰმა შენთვის ნებადართული გახადა, როცა ცდილობ, შენი ცოლები დააკმაყოფილო (ამით)? მაგრამ ალლაჰი მპატიებელი, შემწყალებელია.
O Prophet, warum verbietest du, was Allah dir erlaubt hat, indem du danach trachtest, die Zufriedenheit deiner Gattinnen zu erlangen? Und Allah ist allvergebend und barmherzig.
Ω, Προφήτη! Γιατί απαγορεύεις (στον εαυτό σου) αυτό που ο Αλλάχ σου έχει επιτρέψει; Επιζητώντας την ευαρέστηση των συζύγων σου. Και ο Αλλάχ είναι Γαφούρ (Αυτός που συγχωρεί τα πάντα) και Ραχείμ (Πολυεύσπλαχνος).
ऐ नबी! आप उस चीज़ को क्यों हराम करते हैं, जिसे अल्लाह ने आपके लिए हलाल किया है? आप अपनी पत्नियों की प्रसन्नता[1] चाहते हैं? तथा अल्लाह अति क्षमाशील, अत्यंत दयावान् है।
O Profeta! Perché proibisci ciò che Allāh ti ha permesso, per compiacere le tue mogli? E Allāh è Perdonatore, Misericordioso.
1. Pranaše ﷺ , kodėl tu uždraudi (sau) tai, ką Allahas leido tau, siekdamas savo žmonų palankumo? Ir Allahas yra Visa Atleidžiantis, Gailestingas.
Yaa Nabiyyichaa! Maaliif waan Rabbiin halaala siif godhe haraama goota jaartiiwwan tee jaalachiisuu barbaachaaf? Rabbiin araaramaa, rahmata godhaadha. [1]
О Пророк! Почему, стремясь угодить своим жёнам, ты делаешь запретным для себя то, что Аллах дозволил тебе? А Аллах — прощающий, милующий.
О Веровесниче, зашто себи забрањујеш оно што ти је Аллах дозволио - желећи задовољство својих супруга? А Аллах опрашта грехе и милостив је.
Ewe Nabii! Kwa nini unaharamisha alichokuhalalishia Mwenyezi Mungu? Unatafuta kuwaridhi wake zako. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye kusamehe mno, Mwingi wa kurehemu.
Profet! Varför nekar du dig själv något som Gud har tillåtit dig, i strävan efter att behaga dina hustrur? Gud är ständigt förlåtande, barmhärtig.
Ey Peygamber! Eşlerinin rızasını aramak için ne diye Allah’ın sana helâl kıldığını (kendine) haram ediyorsun? Allah; çok bağışlayıcıdır, çok merhametlidir.
اے نبی! جس چیز کو اللہ نے آپ کے لیے حلال کر دیا ہے اسے آپ کیوں حرام کرتے ہیں[1] ؟ (کیا) آپ اپنی بیویوں کی رضامندی حاصل کرنا چاہتے ہیں اور اللہ بخشنے واﻻ رحم کرنے واﻻ ہے.
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66:1 — the verse above
قَدْ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَٰنِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)qad farada llaahu lakum tahillata aymaanikum wallaahu mawlaakum wahuwa l-'aleemu l-hakeem
DIN 31635qad faraḍa llāhu lakum taḥillata ʾaymānikum wallāhu mawlākum wahuwa l-ʿalīmu l-ḥakīmu
God has decreed for you the dissolution of your oaths. God is your Master. He is the All-Knowing, the Most Wise.
Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise
God has allowed you to expiate your oaths; for God is your sovereign, and He is the knowing, the wise
God hath allowed you release from your oaths; and God is your master: and He is the Knowing, Wise
God hath allowed you the dissolution of your oaths: And God is your master; and He is knowing and wise
وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُۥ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنۢ بَعْضٍ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَٰذَا قَالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh asarra n-nabiyyu ilaa ba'di azwaajihi hadeethan falammaa nabba'at bihi wa'azharahu llaahu 'alayhi 'arrafa ba'dahu wa'a'rada 'an ba'din falammaa nabba'ahaa bihi qaalat man anba'aka haadhaa qaala nabba'aniya l-'aleemu l-khabeer
DIN 31635waʾiḏ ʾasarra n-nabiyyu ʾilā baʿḍi ʾazwāǧihi ḥadīṯan falammā nabbaʾat bihi waʾaẓharahu llāhu ʿalayhi ʿarrafa baʿḍahu waʾaʿraḍa ʿan baʿḍin falammā nabbaʾahā bihi qālat man ʾanbaʾaka hāḏā qāla nabbaʾaniya l-ʿalīmu l-ḫabīru
The Prophet told something in confidence to one of his wives. But when she disclosed it, and God made it known to him; he communicated part of it, and he avoided another part. Then, when he informed her of it, she said, "Who informed you of this?" He said, "The All-Knowing, the All-Informed, informed me."
When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me
And when the prophet told as a secret to one of his wives a recent event, and when she gave information thereof and exposed it, he acquainted her with some of it and avoided part of it. But when he informed her of it, she said, 'Who told thee this?' he said, 'The wise one, the well-aware informed me
When the prophet told a recent occurrence as a secret to one of his wives, and when she divulged it and God informed him of this, he acquainted her with part and withheld part. And when he had told her of it, she said, "Who told thee this?" He said, "The Knowing, the Sage hath told it me
When the prophet intrusted as a secret unto one of his wives a certain accident; and when she disclosed the same, and God made it known unto him; he acquainted her with part of what she had done, and forbore to upbraid her with the other part thereof. And when he had acquainted her therewith, she said, who hath discovered this unto thee? He answered, the knowing, the sagacious God hath discovered it unto me
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِي مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَاجِكَ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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