ٱلطَّلَٰقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمْسَاكٌۢ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌۢ بِإِحْسَٰنٍۢ ۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِمَّآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّآ أَن يَخَافَآ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا ٱفْتَدَتْ بِهِۦ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
How to read it
Aṭṭalāqu marratāni . fa'im'sākun[m] bimaʻ'rūfin 'aw' tas'rīḥun[m] bi'iḥ'sānin . walā yaḥillu lakum' 'an ta''khudhū mimmā 'ātay'tumūhunna shay''an 'illā 'an yakhāfā 'allā yuqīmā ḥudūda -llahi . fa'in' khif'tum' 'allā yuqīmā ḥudūda -llahi falā junāḥa ʻalay'himā fīmā (i)f'tadat' bihī . til'ka ḥudūdu -llahi falā taʻ'tadūhā . waman yataʻadda ḥudūda -llahi fa'ūlā'ika humu ẓẓālimūna
A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
