يَـٰدَاوُۥدُ O Dawood yādāwūdu Indeed, We innā [We] have made you jaʿalnāka a vicegerent khalīfatan in fī the earth l-arḍi so judge fa-uḥ'kum between bayna [the] men l-nāsi in truth bil-ḥaqi and (do) not walā follow tattabiʿi the desire l-hawā for it will lead you astray fayuḍillaka from ʿan (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi Indeed inna those who alladhīna go astray yaḍillūna from ʿan (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi for them lahum (is) a punishment ʿadhābun severe shadīdun because bimā they forgot nasū (the) Day yawma (of) Account l-ḥisābi
[We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allāh." Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allāh will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.