Sura 5 Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), ayah 45
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وَكَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهَا أَنَّ النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ وَالْعَيْنَ بِالْعَيْنِ وَالْأَنْفَ بِالْأَنْفِ وَالْأُذُنَ بِالْأُذُنِ وَالسِّنَّ بِالسِّنِّ وَالْجُرُوحَ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌ لَهُ ۚ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
Translation by words
- وَكَتَبْنَا
- And We ordained
- عَلَيْهِمْ
- for them
- فِيهَآ
- in it
- أَنَّ
- that -
- ٱلنَّفْسَ
- the life
- بِٱلنَّفْسِ
- for the life,
- وَٱلْعَيْنَ
- and the eye
- بِٱلْعَيْنِ
- for the eye,
- وَٱلْأَنفَ
- and the nose
- بِٱلْأَنفِ
- for the nose,
- وَٱلْأُذُنَ
- and the ear
- بِٱلْأُذُنِ
- for the ear,
- وَٱلسِّنَّ
- and the tooth
- بِٱلسِّنِّ
- for the tooth,
- وَٱلْجُرُوحَ
- and (for) wounds
- قِصَاصٌ
- (is) retribution.
- فَمَن
- But whoever
- تَصَدَّقَ
- gives charity
- بِهِۦ
- with it,
- فَهُوَ
- then it is
- كَفَّارَةٌ
- an expiation
- لَّهُۥ
- for him.
- وَمَن
- And whoever
- لَّمْ
- (does) not
- يَحْكُم
- judge
- بِمَآ
- by what
- أَنزَلَ
- has revealed
- ٱللَّهُ
- Allah,
- فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
- then those
- هُمُ
- [they]
- ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
- (are) the wrongdoers.
And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives (up his right as) charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
5:45
Translation: Saheeh International