وَلَا And (do) not walā kill taqtulū the soul l-nafsa which allatī Allah has forbidden ḥarrama Allah has forbidden l-lahu except illā by right bil-ḥaqi And whoever waman (is) killed qutila wrongfully maẓlūman verily faqad We have made jaʿalnā for his heir liwaliyyihi an authority sul'ṭānan but not falā he should exceed yus'rif in fī the killing l-qatli Indeed, he innahu is kāna helped manṣūran
And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right.1 And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority,2 but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].