Surah Al-Isra, ayah 33
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًا فَلَا يُسْرِف فِّى ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورًا
And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].
Al-Isra · 17:33
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَقْتُلُوا۟taqtulūkill
- ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsathe soul
- ٱلَّتِىallatīwhich
- حَرَّمَḥarramaAllah has forbidden
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has forbidden
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗbil-ḥaqiby right
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- قُتِلَqutila(is) killed
- مَظْلُومًۭاmaẓlūmanwrongfully
- فَقَدْfaqadverily
- جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnāWe have made
- لِوَلِيِّهِۦliwaliyyihifor his heir
- سُلْطَـٰنًۭاsul'ṭānanan authority
- فَلَاfalābut not
- يُسْرِفyus'rifhe should exceed
- فِّىfīin
- ٱلْقَتْلِ ۖl-qatlithe killing
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- كَانَkānais
- مَنصُورًۭاmanṣūranhelped
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