يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe yāayyuhā O you who believe alladhīna O you who believe āmanū Avoid ij'tanibū much kathīran of mina the assumption l-ẓani Indeed inna some baʿḍa assumption l-ẓani (is) sin ith'mun And (do) not walā spy tajassasū and (do) not walā backbite yaghtab some of you baʿḍukum (to) others baʿḍan Would like ayuḥibbu one of you aḥadukum to an eat yakula (the) flesh laḥma (of) his brother akhīhi dead maytan Nay, you would hate it fakarih'tumūhu And fear Allah wa-ittaqū And fear Allah l-laha indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) Oft-Returning tawwābun Most Merciful raḥīmun
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.