Sura 4 An-Nisa (The Women), ayah 135

  1. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ ۚ إِنْ يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أَوْ فَقِيرًا فَاللَّهُ أَوْلَىٰ بِهِمَا ۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا الْهَوَىٰ أَنْ تَعْدِلُوا ۚ وَإِنْ تَلْوُوا أَوْ تُعْرِضُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

    Translation by words

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
    O you
    ٱلَّذِينَ
    who
    ءَامَنُوا۟
    believe[d]!
    كُونُوا۟
    Be
    قَوَّٰمِينَ
    custodians
    بِٱلْقِسْطِ
    of justice
    شُهَدَآءَ
    (as) witnesses
    لِلَّهِ
    to Allah,
    وَلَوْ
    even if
    عَلَىٰٓ
    (it is) against
    أَنفُسِكُمْ
    yourselves
    أَوِ
    or
    ٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
    the parents
    وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
    and the relatives.
    إِن
    if
    يَكُنْ
    he be
    غَنِيًّا
    rich
    أَوْ
    or
    فَقِيرًا
    poor,
    فَٱللَّهُ
    for Allah
    أَوْلَىٰ
    (is) nearer
    بِهِمَا
    to both of them.
    فَلَا
    So (do) not
    تَتَّبِعُوا۟
    follow
    ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
    the desire
    أَن
    lest
    تَعْدِلُوا۟
    you deviate.
    وَإِن
    And if
    تَلْوُۥٓا۟
    you distort
    أَوْ
    or
    تُعْرِضُوا۟
    refrain,
    فَإِنَّ
    then indeed,
    ٱللَّهَ
    Allah
    كَانَ
    is
    بِمَا
    of what
    تَعْمَلُونَ
    you do
    خَبِيرًا
    All-Aware.

    O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not (personal) inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort (your testimony) or refuse (to give it), then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.

    4:135

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 4 An-Nisa (The Women)