# Quran 2:223 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 223

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
نِسَآؤُكُمۡ حَرۡثٞ لَّكُمۡ فَأۡتُواْ حَرۡثَكُمۡ أَنَّىٰ شِئۡتُمۡۖ وَقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّكُم مُّلَٰقُوهُۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَاْتُوْا حَرْثَكُمْ اَنّٰی شِئْتُمْ وَقَدِّمُوْا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّكُمْ مُّلٰقُوْهُ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Nisaaa'ukum harsullakum faatoo harsakum annaa shi'tum wa qaddimoo li anfusikum; wattaqul laaha wa'lamooo annakum mulaaqooh; wa bash shirilmu 'mineen

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth when or how ye will; but do some good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah. And know that ye are to meet Him (in the Hereafter), and give (these) good tidings to those who believe.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:223 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Behaviour in Marriage](https://deen.global/quran/topics/marriage/behaviour-in-marriage.md)

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