لَّيْسَ
It is not
ٱلْبِرَّ
[the] righteousness
أَن
that
تُوَلُّوا۟
you turn
وُجُوهَكُمْ
your faces
قِبَلَ
towards
ٱلْمَشْرِقِ
the east
وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ
and the west,
وَلَٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلْبِرَّ the righteous[ness] مَنْ (is he) who ءَامَنَ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْءَاخِرِ [the] Last, وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels,
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ and the Book, وَٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ and the Prophets, وَءَاتَى and gives ٱلْمَالَ the wealth عَلَىٰ in حُبِّهِۦ spite of his love (for it) ذَوِى (to) those ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ (of) the near relatives, وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ and the orphans,
وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ and the needy, وَٱبْنَ and (of) ٱلسَّبِيلِ the wayfarer, وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ and those who ask, وَفِى and in ٱلرِّقَابِ freeing the necks (slaves) وَأَقَامَ and (who) establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer, وَءَاتَى and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah, وَٱلْمُوفُونَ and those who fulfill بِعَهْدِهِمْ their covenant إِذَا when عَٰهَدُوا۟ they make it;
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ and those who are patient فِى in ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ [the] suffering وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and [the] hardship, وَحِينَ and (the) time ٱلْبَأْسِ (of) [the] stress. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who
صَدَقُوا۟ are true وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ and those, هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ (are) the righteous. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d]! كُتِبَ Prescribed
عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلْقِصَاصُ (is) the legal retribution فِى in ٱلْقَتْلَى (the matter of) the murdered, ٱلْحُرُّ the freeman بِٱلْحُرِّ for the freeman, وَٱلْعَبْدُ and the slave بِٱلْعَبْدِ for the slave, وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the female
بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ for the female. فَمَنْ But whoever عُفِىَ is pardoned لَهُۥ [for it] مِنْ from أَخِيهِ his brother شَىْءٌ anything, فَٱتِّبَاعٌۢ then follows up بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with suitable وَأَدَآءٌ [and] payment
إِلَيْهِ to him بِإِحْسَٰنٍ with kindness. ذَٰلِكَ That (is) تَخْفِيفٌ a concession مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَرَحْمَةٌ and mercy. فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱعْتَدَىٰ transgresses
بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that, فَلَهُۥ then for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful. وَلَكُمْ And for you فِى in ٱلْقِصَاصِ the legal retribution حَيَوٰةٌ (is) life, يَٰٓأُو۟لِى O men
ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ (of) understanding! لَعَلَّكُمْ So that you may تَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous. كُتِبَ Prescribed عَلَيْكُمْ for you إِذَا when حَضَرَ approaches
أَحَدَكُمُ any of you ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death, إِن if تَرَكَ he leaves خَيْرًا good ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ (making) the will لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ for the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ and the near relatives
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with due fairness حَقًّا a duty عَلَى on ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous ones. فَمَنۢ Then whoever بَدَّلَهُۥ changes it بَعْدَمَا after what سَمِعَهُۥ he (has) heard [it],
فَإِنَّمَآ so only إِثْمُهُۥ its sin عَلَى (would be) on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ alter it. إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing, عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing.
وَلَٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلْبِرَّ the righteous[ness] مَنْ (is he) who ءَامَنَ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْءَاخِرِ [the] Last, وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels,
وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ and the Book, وَٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ and the Prophets, وَءَاتَى and gives ٱلْمَالَ the wealth عَلَىٰ in حُبِّهِۦ spite of his love (for it) ذَوِى (to) those ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ (of) the near relatives, وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ and the orphans,
وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينَ and the needy, وَٱبْنَ and (of) ٱلسَّبِيلِ the wayfarer, وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ and those who ask, وَفِى and in ٱلرِّقَابِ freeing the necks (slaves) وَأَقَامَ and (who) establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer, وَءَاتَى and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah, وَٱلْمُوفُونَ and those who fulfill بِعَهْدِهِمْ their covenant إِذَا when عَٰهَدُوا۟ they make it;
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ and those who are patient فِى in ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ [the] suffering وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and [the] hardship, وَحِينَ and (the) time ٱلْبَأْسِ (of) [the] stress. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who
صَدَقُوا۟ are true وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ and those, هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ (are) the righteous. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d]! كُتِبَ Prescribed
عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلْقِصَاصُ (is) the legal retribution فِى in ٱلْقَتْلَى (the matter of) the murdered, ٱلْحُرُّ the freeman بِٱلْحُرِّ for the freeman, وَٱلْعَبْدُ and the slave بِٱلْعَبْدِ for the slave, وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the female
بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ for the female. فَمَنْ But whoever عُفِىَ is pardoned لَهُۥ [for it] مِنْ from أَخِيهِ his brother شَىْءٌ anything, فَٱتِّبَاعٌۢ then follows up بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with suitable وَأَدَآءٌ [and] payment
إِلَيْهِ to him بِإِحْسَٰنٍ with kindness. ذَٰلِكَ That (is) تَخْفِيفٌ a concession مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَرَحْمَةٌ and mercy. فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱعْتَدَىٰ transgresses
بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that, فَلَهُۥ then for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌ painful. وَلَكُمْ And for you فِى in ٱلْقِصَاصِ the legal retribution حَيَوٰةٌ (is) life, يَٰٓأُو۟لِى O men
ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ (of) understanding! لَعَلَّكُمْ So that you may تَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous. كُتِبَ Prescribed عَلَيْكُمْ for you إِذَا when حَضَرَ approaches
أَحَدَكُمُ any of you ٱلْمَوْتُ [the] death, إِن if تَرَكَ he leaves خَيْرًا good ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ (making) the will لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ for the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ and the near relatives
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with due fairness حَقًّا a duty عَلَى on ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous ones. فَمَنۢ Then whoever بَدَّلَهُۥ changes it بَعْدَمَا after what سَمِعَهُۥ he (has) heard [it],
فَإِنَّمَآ so only إِثْمُهُۥ its sin عَلَى (would be) on ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ alter it. إِنَّ Indeed, ٱللَّهَ Allah سَمِيعٌ (is) All-Hearing, عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing.