2:238

ﱁGuard strictlyﱂ[on]ﱃthe prayersﱄand the prayer ﱅ[the] middleﱆand stand upﱇfor Allahﱈdevoutly obedientﱉ(238)

Observe the ˹five obligatory˺ prayers—especially the middle prayer1—and stand in true devotion to Allah.

2:239

ﱊAnd ifﱋyou fearﱌthen (pray) on footﱍorﱎﱏridingﱐThen whenﱑyou are secureﱒthen rememberﱓAllahﱔasﱕHe (has) taught youﱖwhatﱗnotﱘyou wereﱙknowingﱚ(239)

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, ˹take time to˺ remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know.

2:240

ﱛAnd those whoﱜdieﱝamong youﱞand leave behindﱟ(their) wivesﱠ(should make) a willﱡfor their wivesﱢprovisionﱣforﱤthe yearﱥwithoutﱦﱧdriving (them) outﱨBut ifﱩthey leaveﱪthen noﱫblameﱬupon youﱭinﱮwhatﱯthey doﱰconcerningﱱthemselvesﱲ[of]ﱳﱴhonorablyﱵAnd Allahﱶ(is) All-MightyﱷAll-Wiseﱸ(240)

Those of you who die leaving widows should bequeath for them a year’s maintenance without forcing them out.1 But if they choose to leave, you are not accountable for what they reasonably decide for themselves. And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

2:241

ﱹAnd for the divorced womenﱺ(is) a provisionﱻﱼin a fair manner ﱽa dutyﱾuponﱿthe righteousﲀ(241)

Reasonable provisions must be made for divorced women—a duty on those mindful ˹of Allah˺.

2:242

ﲁThusﲂmakes clearﲃAllahﲄfor youﲅHis Versesﲆso that you mayﲇuse your intellectﲈ(242)

This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand.

2:243

ﲉ ﲊDid notﲋyou seeﲌ[to]ﲍthose whoﲎwent outﲏfromﲐtheir homesﲑand theyﲒ(were in) thousandsﲓ(in) fearﲔ(of) [the] deathﲕThen saidﲖto themﲗAllahﲘDieﲙthenﲚﲛHe restored them to lifeﲜIndeedﲝAllahﲞ(is) surely Possessorﲟ(of) bountyﲠforﲡ[the] mankindﲢ[and] butﲣmostﲤ(of) the peopleﲥ(are) notﲦgratefulﲧ(243)

Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who fled their homes in the thousands for fear of death?1 Allah said to them, “Die!” then He gave them life. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.

2:244

ﲨAnd fightﲩinﲪ(the) wayﲫ(of) Allahﲬand knowﲭthatﲮAllahﲯ(is) All-HearingﲰAll-Knowingﲱ(244)

Fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

2:245

ﲲWhoﲳ(is) the oneﲴwhoﲵwill lendﲶ(to) Allah ﲷa loanﲸgoodﲹso (that) He multiplies itﲺfor him ﲻmanifoldsﲼﲽmanyﲾAnd Allahﲿwithholdsﳀand grants abundanceﳁand to Himﳂyou will be returnedﳃ(245)

Who will lend to Allah a good loan which Allah will multiply many times over? It is Allah ˹alone˺ who decreases and increases ˹wealth˺. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.