# Quran 2:226 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 226

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤۡلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمۡ تَرَبُّصُ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَشۡهُرٖۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
لِلَّذِیْنَ یُؤْلُوْنَ مِنْ نِّسَآىِٕهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ اَرْبَعَةِ اَشْهُرٍ فَاِنْ فَآءُوْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

## Transliteration
Lillazeena yu'loona min nisaaa'ihim tarabbusu arba'ati ashhurin fain faaa'oo fa innal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> For those who take an oath for abstention from their wives, a waiting for four months is ordained; if then they return, Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:226 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

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