Allah1 has indeed heard the words of the woman who is pleading with you concerning her husband and is making her complaint to Allah. Allah is hearing your mutual conversation.2 He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. Those of you who put away their wives by zihar3 (should know that ) their wives are not their mothers. Their mothers are only those who gave them birth.4 They utter a monstrous thing and a lie.5 And Allah is All-Pardoning, All Forgiving.6 Those7 who pronounce zihar with regard to their wives, then wish to go back on what they had said,8 shall have to free a slave before the two touch each other. This you are advised to do,9 and Allah is well aware of whatever you do.10 And the one who does not find a slave, should fast two successive months before the two touch each other. And the one who is ' unable to do even this, should feed sixty needy ones.11 This is being enjoined so that you may believe in Allah and His Messenger.12 These are the bounds set by Allah and for the disbelievers there is a painful punishment.13 Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger14 shall be abased as were those before them.15 We have sent down clear Revelations, and for the disbelievers there is a disgraceful torment.16 (This torment shall be meted out) on the Day when Allah will raise up all of them again, and will tell them what they had done. They have forgotten it but Allah has kept a' full record of all their deeds,17 and Allah is witness over everything.