ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika (is) closer adnā that an they will give yatū the testimony bil-shahādati in ʿalā its (true) form wajhihā or aw they would fear yakhāfū that an will be refuted turadda their oaths aymānun after baʿda their (others) oaths aymānihim And fear wa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and listen wa-is'maʿū and Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the people l-qawma the defiantly disobedient l-fāsiqīna
That is more likely that they will give testimony according to its [true] objective, or [at least] they would fear that [other] oaths might be taken after their oaths. And fear Allāh and listen [i.e., obey Him]; and Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.