Surah Al-Baqara 2:227 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 227 / 286 · Page 36

وَإِنْ عَزَمُوا الطَّلَاقَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

وَإِنْ
wa-in
And if
عَزَمُوا
azamu
they resolve
الطَّلَاقَ
al-talaqa
(on) [the] divorce
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌ
sami'un
(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
All-Knowing

Transliteration

Wa in 'azamut talaaqa fa innal laaha Samee'un 'Aleem

Translation

And if they decide on divorce - then indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If such a man is determined to continue his oath and so passes the four months period, intending by that a divorce, then Allah hears their statements, including the divorce, and He knows their states and intentions and will reward them for that.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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