66:1 yaa ay-yuhan nabiy-yu lima tuHar-rimu maa aHal-lal-laahu lak* tabtagiy marDaata azwaajik* wal-laahu gafuurur raHiym

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
O dear Prophet (Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him)! Why do you forbid for yourself the things that Allah has made lawful for you? You wish to please some of your wives; and Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Yusuf Ali:
O Prophet! Why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee? Thou seekest to please thy consorts. But Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Pickthal:
O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.