Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 42
سَمَّـٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّـٰلُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ ۚ فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ ۖ وَإِن تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَن يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muḥammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.
Al-Ma'idah · 5:42
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- سَمَّـٰعُونَsammāʿūnaListeners
- لِلْكَذِبِlil'kadhibito [the] falsehood
- أَكَّـٰلُونَakkālūnadevourers
- لِلسُّحْتِ ۚlilssuḥ'tiof the forbidden
- فَإِنfa-inSo if
- جَآءُوكَjāūkathey come to you
- فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
- بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumbetween them
- أَوْawor
- أَعْرِضْaʿriḍturn away
- عَنْهُمْ ۖʿanhumfrom them
- وَإِنwa-inAnd if
- تُعْرِضْtuʿ'riḍyou turn away
- عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
- فَلَنfalanthen never
- يَضُرُّوكَyaḍurrūkawill they harm you
- شَيْـًۭٔا ۖshayan(in) anything
- وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
- حَكَمْتَḥakamtayou judge
- فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumthen judge
- بَيْنَهُمbaynahumbetween them
- بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚbil-qis'ṭiwith [the] justice
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
- ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَl-muq'siṭīnathe ones who are just
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