Surah Al-Ma'idah, ayah 8
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚ ٱعْدِلُوا۟ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allāh, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.
Al-Ma'idah · 5:8
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
- كُونُوا۟kūnūBe
- قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnasteadfast
- لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
- شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
- بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖbil-qis'ṭiin justice
- وَلَاwalāand let not
- يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْyajrimannakumprevent you
- شَنَـَٔانُshanaānuhatred
- قَوْمٍqawmin(of) a people
- عَلَىٰٓʿalā[upon]
- أَلَّاallāthat not
- تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚtaʿdilūyou do justice
- ٱعْدِلُوا۟iʿ'dilūBe just
- هُوَhuwait
- أَقْرَبُaqrabu(is) nearer
- لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖlilttaqwāto [the] piety
- وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
- ٱللَّهَ ۚl-lahaAllah
- إِنَّinnaindeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
- بِمَاbimāof what
- تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
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