Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
similar to that.
And if the couple desire to wean,
with mutual consent and consultation,
there will be no sin upon them.
And if you want to have your children wet-nursed,
there will be no sin upon you
so long as you pay what you give
in accordance with honourable norms,
and be wary of Allah,
and know that Allah sees best what you do.
234 As for those of you who die
leaving wives,
they shall wait by themselves four months
and ten days,
and when they complete their term,
there will be no sin upon you
in respect of what they may do with themselves
in accordance with honourable norms.
And Allah is well aware of what you do.
235 There is no sin upon you in what you may hint
in proposing to [recently widowed] women,
or what you may secretly cherish within your hearts.
Allah knows that you will be thinking of them,
but do not make troth with them secretly,
unless you say honourable words,
and do not resolve on a marriage tie
until the prescribed term is complete.1
Know that Allah knows what is in your hearts,
1 That is, until the waiting period of four months and ten days prescribed for the widows is completed.
