Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 188
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].
Al-Baqarah · 2:188
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَأْكُلُوٓا۟takulūeat
- أَمْوَٰلَكُمamwālakumyour properties
- بَيْنَكُمbaynakumamong yourselves
- بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِbil-bāṭiliwrongfully
- وَتُدْلُوا۟watud'lūand present
- بِهَآbihā[with] it
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلْحُكَّامِl-ḥukāmithe authorities
- لِتَأْكُلُوا۟litakulūso that you may eat
- فَرِيقًۭاfarīqana portion
- مِّنْminfrom
- أَمْوَٰلِamwāli(the) wealth
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the people
- بِٱلْإِثْمِbil-ith'misinfully
- وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
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