when thou saidst to him whom god had blessed and thou hadst favoured keep thy wife to thyself and fear god and thou wast concealing within thyself what god should reveal fearing other men and god has better right for thee to fear him. so when zaid had accomplished what he would of her then we gave her in marriage to thee so that there should not be any fault in the believers touching the wives of their adopted sons when they have accomplished what they would of them and gods commandment must be performed.
وإذ تقول للذي أنعم الله عليه وأنعمت عليه أمسك عليك زوجك واتق الله وتخفي في نفسك ما الله مبديه وتخشى الناس والله أحق أن تخشاه فلما قضى زيد منها وطرا زوجناكها لكي لا يكون على المؤمنين حرج في أزواج أدعيائهم إذا قضوا منهن وطرا وكان أمر الله مفعولا