وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِ وَأَظْهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُ وَأَعْرَضَ عَن بَعْضٍ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنبَأَكَ هَٰذَا ۖ قَالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ الْعَلِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ ٣

And (remember) when the Prophet (SAW) disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hafsah), so when she told it (to another i.e. 'Aishah), and Allah made it known to him, he informed part thereof and left a part. Then when he told her (Hafsah) thereof, she said: "Who told you this?" He said: "The All-Knower, the All-Aware (Allah) has told me".

وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا

And (remember) when the Prophet (SAW) disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hafsah)

فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِ وَأَظْهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

so when she told it (to another i.e. 'Aishah), and Allah made it known to him

عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُ وَأَعْرَضَ عَن بَعْضٍ ۖ

he informed part thereof and left a part

فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنبَأَكَ هَٰذَا ۖ

Then when he told her (Hafsah) thereof, she said: 'Who told you this?'

قَالَ نَبَّأَنِيَ الْعَلِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ

He said: 'The All-Knower, the All-Aware (Allah) has told me'

إِن تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ وَإِن تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَاهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ ٤

If you two (wives of the Prophet SAW, namely 'Aishah and Hafsah) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet SAW likes), but if you help one another against him (Muhammad SAW), then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector, etc.), and Jibrael (Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers, and furthermore, the angels are his helpers.

إِن تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ

If you two (wives of the Prophet SAW, namely 'Aishah and Hafsah) turn in repentance to Allah,

فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ

(it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined

وَإِن تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ

(to oppose what the Prophet SAW likes), but if you help one another against him

فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَاهُ

then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector, etc.),

وَجِبْرِيلُ

and Jibrael (Gabriel),

وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ

and the righteous among the believers,

وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ

and furthermore, the angels are his helpers.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ مُسْلِمَاتٍ مُّؤْمِنَاتٍ قَانِتَاتٍ تَائِبَاتٍ عَابِدَاتٍ سَائِحَاتٍ ثَيِّبَاتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا ٥

It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you, Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers, obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely, fasting or emigrants (for Allah's sake), previously married and virgins.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ

It may be if he divorced you (all)

أَن يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِّنكُنَّ

that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you

مُسْلِمَاتٍ مُّؤْمِنَاتٍ

Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers

قَانِتَاتٍ تَائِبَاتٍ عَابِدَاتٍ

obedient to Allah, turning to Allah in repentance, worshipping Allah sincerely

سَائِحَاتٍ

fasting or emigrants (for Allah's sake)

ثَيِّبَاتٍ وَأَبْكَارًا

previously married and virgins