Surah At-Tahrim (The Prohibition)
Surah At-Tahrim in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَۖ تَبۡتَغِي مَرۡضَاتَ أَزۡوَٰجِكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمࣱ ﴿1﴾
66:1 O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلنَّبِىُّ Prophet · لِمَ Why (do) · تُحَرِّمُ you prohibit · مَآ what · أَحَلَّ has made lawful · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَكَ ۖ for you · تَبْتَغِى seeking · مَرْضَاتَ (to) please · أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ your wives · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving · رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful
قَدۡ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ تَحِلَّةَ أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿2﴾
66:2 Allah has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths. And Allah is your protector, and He is the Knowing, the Wise.
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قَدْ Indeed · فَرَضَ has ordained · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَكُمْ for you · تَحِلَّةَ (the) dissolution · أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ (of) your oaths · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ (is) your Protector · وَهُوَ and He · ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower · ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise
وَإِذۡ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِيُّ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضِ أَزۡوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثࣰ ا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتۡ بِهِۦ وَأَظۡهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ عَرَّفَ بَعۡضَهُۥ وَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۢ بَعۡضࣲۖ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتۡ مَنۡ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَٰذَاۖ قَالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُ ﴿3﴾
66:3 And [remember] when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement; and when she informed [another] of it and Allah 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 Acquainted."
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وَإِذْ And when · أَسَرَّ confided · ٱلنَّبِىُّ the Prophet · إِلَىٰ to · بَعْضِ one · أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ (of) his wives · حَدِيثًۭا a statement · فَلَمَّا and when · نَبَّأَتْ she informed · بِهِۦ about it · وَأَظْهَرَهُ and made it apparent · ٱللَّهُ Allah · عَلَيْهِ to him · عَرَّفَ he made known · بَعْضَهُۥ a part of it · وَأَعْرَضَ and avoided · عَنۢ [of] · بَعْضٍۢ ۖ a part · فَلَمَّا Then when · نَبَّأَهَا he informed her · بِهِۦ about it · قَالَتْ she said · مَنْ Who · أَنۢبَأَكَ informed you · هَـٰذَا ۖ this · قَالَ He said · نَبَّأَنِىَ Has informed me · ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower · ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware
إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ صَغَتۡ قُلُوبُكُمَاۖ وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيۡهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰهُ وَجِبۡرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ ﴿4﴾
66:4 If you two [wives] repent to Allah, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allah is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.
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إِن If · تَتُوبَآ you both turn · إِلَى to · ٱللَّهِ Allah · فَقَدْ so indeed · صَغَتْ (are) inclined · قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ your hearts · وَإِن but if · تَظَـٰهَرَا you backup each other · عَلَيْهِ against him · فَإِنَّ then indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · هُوَ He · مَوْلَىٰهُ (is) his Protector · وَجِبْرِيلُ and Jibreel · وَصَـٰلِحُ and (the) righteous · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ believers · وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels · بَعْدَ after · ذَٰلِكَ that · ظَهِيرٌ (are his) assistants
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُۥٓ أَزۡوَٰجًا خَيۡرࣰ ا مِّنكُنَّ مُسۡلِمَٰتࣲ مُّؤۡمِنَٰتࣲ قَٰنِتَٰتࣲ تَٰٓئِبَٰتٍ عَٰبِدَٰتࣲ سَٰٓئِحَٰتࣲ ثَيِّبَٰتࣲ وَأَبۡكَارࣰ ا ﴿5﴾
66:5 Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins.
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عَسَىٰ Perhaps · رَبُّهُۥٓ his Lord · إِن if · طَلَّقَكُنَّ he divorced you · أَن [that] · يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ He will substitute for him · أَزْوَٰجًا wives · خَيْرًۭا better · مِّنكُنَّ than you · مُسْلِمَـٰتٍۢ submissive · مُّؤْمِنَـٰتٍۢ faithful · قَـٰنِتَـٰتٍۢ obedient · تَـٰٓئِبَـٰتٍ repentant · عَـٰبِدَٰتٍۢ who worship · سَـٰٓئِحَـٰتٍۢ who fast · ثَيِّبَـٰتٍۢ previously married · وَأَبْكَارًۭا and virgins
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَأَهۡلِيكُمۡ نَارࣰ ا وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُ عَلَيۡهَا مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ غِلَاظࣱ شِدَادࣱ لَّا يَعۡصُونَ ٱللَّهَ مَآ أَمَرَهُمۡ وَيَفۡعَلُونَ مَا يُؤۡمَرُونَ ﴿6﴾
66:6 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 Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · قُوٓا۟ Protect · أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves · وَأَهْلِيكُمْ and your families · نَارًۭا (from) a Fire · وَقُودُهَا whose fuel · ٱلنَّاسُ (is) people · وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ and stones · عَلَيْهَا over it · مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ (are) Angels · غِلَاظٌۭ stern · شِدَادٌۭ severe · لَّا not · يَعْصُونَ they disobey · ٱللَّهَ Allah · مَآ (in) what · أَمَرَهُمْ He Commands them · وَيَفْعَلُونَ but they do · مَا what · يُؤْمَرُونَ they are commanded
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَا تَعۡتَذِرُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ إِنَّمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿7﴾
66:7 O you who have disbelieved, make no excuses that Day. You will only be recompensed for what you used to do.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · لَا (Do) not · تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ make excuses · ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ today · إِنَّمَا Only · تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed · مَا (for) what · كُنتُمْ you used to · تَعْمَلُونَ do
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ تُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوۡبَةࣰ نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ وَيُدۡخِلَكُمۡ جَنَّٰتࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ يَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡزِي ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥۖ نُورُهُمۡ يَسۡعَىٰ بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَبِأَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتۡمِمۡ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَآۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرࣱ ﴿8﴾
66:8 O you who have believed, repent to Allah 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 Allah 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."
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who believe · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · تُوبُوٓا۟ Turn · إِلَى to · ٱللَّهِ Allah · تَوْبَةًۭ (in) repentance · نَّصُوحًا sincere · عَسَىٰ Perhaps · رَبُّكُمْ your Lord · أَن will · يُكَفِّرَ remove · عَنكُمْ from you · سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ your evil deeds · وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ and admit you · جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (into) Gardens · تَجْرِى flow · مِن from · تَحْتِهَا underneath it · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · لَا not · يُخْزِى will be disgraced · ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah · ٱلنَّبِىَّ the Prophet · وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believed · مَعَهُۥ ۖ with him · نُورُهُمْ Their light · يَسْعَىٰ will run · بَيْنَ before · أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands · وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ and on their right · يَقُولُونَ they will say · رَبَّنَآ Our Lord · أَتْمِمْ Perfect · لَنَا for us · نُورَنَا our light · وَٱغْفِرْ and grant forgiveness · لَنَآ ۖ to us · إِنَّكَ Indeed, You · عَلَىٰ (are) over · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ جَٰهِدِ ٱلۡكُفَّارَ وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱغۡلُظۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ وَمَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ﴿9﴾
66:9 O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلنَّبِىُّ Prophet · جَـٰهِدِ Strive · ٱلْكُفَّارَ (against) the disbelievers · وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ and the hypocrites · وَٱغْلُظْ and be stern · عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ with them · وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ And their abode · جَهَنَّمُ ۖ (is) Hell · وَبِئْسَ and wretched is · ٱلْمَصِيرُ the destination
ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰ ا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱمۡرَأَتَ نُوحࣲ وَٱمۡرَأَتَ لُوطࣲۖ كَانَتَا تَحۡتَ عَبۡدَيۡنِ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا صَٰلِحَيۡنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمۡ يُغۡنِيَا عَنۡهُمَا مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَقِيلَ ٱدۡخُلَا ٱلنَّارَ مَعَ ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ ﴿10﴾
66:10 Allah 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 those prophets did not avail them from Allah at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."
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ضَرَبَ Presents · ٱللَّهُ Allah · مَثَلًۭا an example · لِّلَّذِينَ for those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · ٱمْرَأَتَ (the) wife · نُوحٍۢ (of) Nuh · وَٱمْرَأَتَ (and the) wife · لُوطٍۢ ۖ (of) Lut · كَانَتَا They were · تَحْتَ under · عَبْدَيْنِ two [slaves] · مِنْ of · عِبَادِنَا Our slaves · صَـٰلِحَيْنِ righteous · فَخَانَتَاهُمَا but they both betrayed them · فَلَمْ so not · يُغْنِيَا they availed · عَنْهُمَا both of them · مِنَ from · ٱللَّهِ Allah · شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything · وَقِيلَ and it was said · ٱدْخُلَا Enter · ٱلنَّارَ the Fire · مَعَ with · ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ those who enter
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلࣰ ا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱمۡرَأَتَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِذۡ قَالَتۡ رَبِّ ٱبۡنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيۡتࣰ ا فِي ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿11﴾
66:11 And Allah 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."
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وَضَرَبَ And presents · ٱللَّهُ Allah · مَثَلًۭا an example · لِّلَّذِينَ for those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believed · ٱمْرَأَتَ (the) wife · فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun · إِذْ when · قَالَتْ she said · رَبِّ My Lord · ٱبْنِ Build · لِى for me · عِندَكَ near You · بَيْتًۭا a house · فِى in · ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise · وَنَجِّنِى and save me · مِن from · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · وَعَمَلِهِۦ and his deeds · وَنَجِّنِى and save me · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَوْمِ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
وَمَرۡيَمَ ٱبۡنَتَ عِمۡرَٰنَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتۡ بِكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَكَانَتۡ مِنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِتِينَ ﴿12﴾
66:12 And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel, and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.
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وَمَرْيَمَ And Maryam · ٱبْنَتَ (the) daughter · عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran · ٱلَّتِىٓ who · أَحْصَنَتْ guarded · فَرْجَهَا her chastity · فَنَفَخْنَا so We breathed · فِيهِ into it · مِن of · رُّوحِنَا Our Spirit · وَصَدَّقَتْ And she believed · بِكَلِمَـٰتِ (in the) Words · رَبِّهَا (of) her Lord · وَكُتُبِهِۦ and His Books · وَكَانَتْ and she was · مِنَ of · ٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ the devoutly obedient