Surah Al-An'am, ayah 152
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ ۖ وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۖ وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَٱعْدِلُوا۟ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰ ۖ وَبِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْفُوا۟ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best [i.e., intending improvement] until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity. And when you speak [i.e., testify], be just, even if [it concerns] a near relative. And the covenant of Allāh fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember.
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَقْرَبُوا۟taqrabūgo near
- مَالَmālawealth
- ٱلْيَتِيمِl-yatīmi(of) the orphans
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- بِٱلَّتِىbi-allatīwith that
- هِىَhiyawhich
- أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) best
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- يَبْلُغَyablughahe reaches
- أَشُدَّهُۥ ۖashuddahuhis maturity
- وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfūAnd give full
- ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla[the] measure
- وَٱلْمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the weight
- بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖbil-qis'ṭiwith justice
- لَاlāNot
- نُكَلِّفُnukallifuWe burden
- نَفْسًاnafsanany soul
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- وُسْعَهَا ۖwus'ʿahā(to) its capacity
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- قُلْتُمْqul'tumyou speak
- فَٱعْدِلُوا۟fa-iʿ'dilūthen be just
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- كَانَkānahe is
- ذَاdhā(one of)
- قُرْبَىٰ ۖqur'bāa near relative
- وَبِعَهْدِwabiʿahdiAnd (the) Covenant
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- أَوْفُوا۟ ۚawfūfulfil
- ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
- وَصَّىٰكُمwaṣṣākum(He) has enjoined on you
- بِهِۦbihiwith it
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnaremember
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