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Text Uthmani:

وَلَن تَسۡتَطِيعُوٓاْ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتُمۡۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُواْ كُلَّ ٱلۡمَيۡلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَٱلۡمُعَلَّقَةِۚ وَإِن تُصۡلِحُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ١٢٩

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan:

You will never be able to do perfect justice between wives even if it is your ardent desire, so do not incline too much to one of them (by giving her more of your time and provision) so as to leave the other hanging (i.e. neither divorced nor married). And if you do justice, and do all that is right and fear Allâh by keeping away from all that is wrong, then Allâh is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

You will never be able to maintain ˹emotional˺ justice between your wives—no matter how keen you are. So do not totally incline towards one leaving the other in suspense.¹ And if you do what is right and are mindful ˹of Allah˺, surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

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Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	وَلَن	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>never</span>
2	تَسۡتَطِيعُوٓاْ	<span class='v'>will</span> <span class='v'>you</span> <span class='v'>be</span> <span class='v'>able</span>
3	أَن	<span class='p'>to</span>
4	تَعۡدِلُواْ	<span class='v'>deal</span> <span class='v'>justly</span>
5	بَيۡنَ	<span class='n'>between</span>
6	ٱلنِّسَآءِ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='n'>the</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='n'>women</span>
7	وَلَوۡ	<span class='p'>even</span> <span class='p'>if</span>
8	حَرَصۡتُمۡۖ	<span class='v'>you</span> <span class='v'>desired</span>
9	فَلَا	<span class='p'>but</span> <span class='paren'>(do)</span> <span class='p'>not</span>
10	تَمِيلُواْ	<span class='v'>incline</span>
11	كُلَّ	<span class='paren'>(with)</span> <span class='n'>all</span>
12	ٱلۡمَيۡلِ	<span class='n'>the</span> <span class='n'>inclination</span>
13	فَتَذَرُوهَا	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='v'>leave</span> <span class='v'>her</span> <span class='paren'>(the other)</span>
14	كَٱلۡمُعَلَّقَةِۚ	<span class='n'>like</span> <span class='p'>the</span> <span class='n'>suspended</span> <span class='n'>one</span>
15	وَإِن	<span class='p'>And</span> <span class='p'>if</span>
16	تُصۡلِحُواْ	<span class='v'>you</span> <span class='v'>reconcile</span>
17	وَتَتَّقُواْ	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='v'>fear</span> <span class='paren'>(Allah)</span>
18	فَإِنَّ	<span class='p'>then</span> <span class='p'>indeed</span>
19	ٱللَّهَ	<span class='pn'>Allah</span>
20	كَانَ	<span class='v'>is</span>
21	غَفُورٗا	<span class='pn'>Oft-Forgiving</span>
22	رَّحِيمٗا	<span class='pn'>Most</span> <span class='pn'>Merciful</span>
23	١٢٩	Missing translation

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