وَٱلْمُطَلَّقَـٰتُ
يَتَرَبَّصْنَ
بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ
ثَلَـٰثَةَ
قُرُوٓءٍۢ ۚ
وَلَا
يَحِلُّ
لَهُنَّ
أَن
يَكْتُمْنَ
مَا
خَلَقَ
ٱللَّهُ
فِىٓ
أَرْحَامِهِنَّ
إِن
كُنَّ
يُؤْمِنَّ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ
وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ
أَحَقُّ
بِرَدِّهِنَّ
فِى
ذَٰلِكَ
إِنْ
أَرَادُوٓا۟
إِصْلَـٰحًۭا ۚ
وَلَهُنَّ
مِثْلُ
ٱلَّذِى
عَلَيْهِنَّ
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ
وَلِلرِّجَالِ
عَلَيْهِنَّ
دَرَجَةٌۭ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَزِيزٌ
حَكِيمٌ
٢٢٨
Divorced women must wait for three monthly periods before remarrying, and, if they really believe in God and the Last Day, it is not lawful for them to conceal what God has created in their wombs: their husbands would do better to take them back during this period, provided they wish to put things right. Wives have [rights] similar to their [obligations], according to what is recognized to be fair, and husbands have a degree [of right] over them: [both should remember that] God is almighty and wise.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem