Translation of the meanings Ayah 37 Surah Al-Ahzāb - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 37

وَإِذۡ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِيٓ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ وَأَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ أَمۡسِكۡ عَلَيۡكَ زَوۡجَكَ وَٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَتُخۡفِي فِي نَفۡسِكَ مَا ٱللَّهُ مُبۡدِيهِ وَتَخۡشَى ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخۡشَىٰهُۖ فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ زَيۡدٞ مِّنۡهَا وَطَرٗا زَوَّجۡنَٰكَهَا لِكَيۡ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ حَرَجٞ فِيٓ أَزۡوَٰجِ أَدۡعِيَآئِهِمۡ إِذَا قَضَوۡاْ مِنۡهُنَّ وَطَرٗاۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ مَفۡعُولٗا

37. When you 'Muhammad' said to him¹⁷ on whom Allāh has favored 'by guiding him to Islam' and to whom you have done a favor 'by manumitting him': "Keep your wife to yourself and fear Allāh," while concealing within yourself what Allāh was to disclose. You did fear the people, whereas Allāh had a greater right that you should fear Him. So when Zayd accomplished the necessary formality 'of divorcing her', We gave her to you as a wife18, so that there may be no difficulty for the believers concerning the ex-wives of their adopted sons, when they have divorced them. For Allah’s Command is ever fulfilled.

17. i.e., Zayd bin Harithah.
18. I.e., Zaynab bint Jahsh.