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Nikah Nama special conditions (column 17)

Column 17 of the Nikah Nama, خصوصی شرائط, is where the couple can write terms they agreed. Many forms say "Nil" here. When something is written, the translation must give it in full. These are the kinds of conditions people commonly add, with simple Urdu and the English a translator would write.

TopicAs it might be writtenIn English
Educationبیوی کو تعلیم جاری رکھنے کی اجازت ہوگی۔The wife will be allowed to continue her education.
Workبیوی ملازمت کر سکے گی۔The wife may take up employment.
Residenceشوہر بیوی کو الگ رہائش فراہم کرے گا۔The husband will provide the wife with a separate residence.
Allowanceشوہر ماہانہ دس ہزار روپے جیب خرچ دے گا۔The husband will pay a monthly personal allowance of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only).
Second marriageشوہر بیوی کی تحریری اجازت کے بغیر دوسری شادی نہیں کرے گا۔The husband will not contract another marriage without the wife's written permission.
Nothing agreedکوئی نہیںNone

The examples are illustrations of style, not recommended terms and not legal advice. Whether a condition can be enforced is a question for a family lawyer in Pakistan.

Translating column 17

  • Translate every condition in full, in the order written, and number them if the original does.
  • Keep amounts in figures and words, as in the dower columns.
  • If part of the writing cannot be read, write [illegible] at that point rather than guessing.
  • If the column has a line through it, write [Struck out in the original].

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