وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَٰتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَٰثَةَ قُرُوٓءٍۢ ۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَرْحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤْمِنَّ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ ۚ وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ إِنْ أَرَادُوٓا۟ إِصْلَٰحًۭا ۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيْهِنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌۭ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
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Wa l-muṭallaqātu yatarabbaṣ'na bi'anfussihinna thalāthata qurū'in . walā yaḥillu lahunna 'an yak'tum'na mā khalaqa -llahu fī 'ar'ḥāmihinna 'in kunna yu''minna bi-llahi wal-yaw'mi l-'ākhiri . wabuʻūlatuhunna 'aḥaqqu biraddihinna fī dhālika 'in' 'arādū 'iṣ'lāḥan . walahunna mith'lu -lladhī ʻalay'hinna bil-maʻ'rūfi . wali rrijāli ʻalay'hinna darajatun . wa-llahu ʻazīzun ḥakīmun
Divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them to hide what Allah Hath created in their wombs, if they have faith in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable; but men have a degree (of advantage) over them. And Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
