Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
185 The month of Ramaḍān
is one in which the Qur’ān was sent down
as guidance to mankind,
with manifest proofs of guidance
and the Criterion.1
So let those of you who witness it fast [in] it,
and as for someone who is sick or on a journey,
let it be a [similar] number of other days.
Allah desires ease for you,
and He does not desire hardship for you,
and so that you may complete the number,
and magnify Allah for guiding you,
and that you may give thanks.
186 When My servants ask you about Me,
[tell them that] I am indeed nearmost.
I answer the supplicant’s call when he calls Me.
So let them respond to Me,
and let them have faith in Me,
so that they may fare rightly.
187 You are permitted, on the night of the fast,
to go into your wives:
they are a garment for you,
and you are a garment for them.
Allah knew
that you used to betray yourselves,
so He pardoned you and excused you.
So now consort with them,
and seek what Allah has ordained for you,
and eat and drink
1 See footnote at 2:53.
