وَإِمَّا And if wa-immā you turn away tuʿ'riḍanna from them ʿanhumu seeking ib'tighāa mercy raḥmatin from min your Lord rabbika which you expect tarjūhā then say faqul to them lahum a word qawlan gentle maysūran
And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect,1 then speak to them a gentle word.
وَلَا And (do) not walā make tajʿal your hand yadaka chained maghlūlatan to ilā your neck ʿunuqika and not walā extend it tabsuṭ'hā (to its) utmost kulla reach l-basṭi so that you sit fataqʿuda blameworthy malūman insolvent maḥsūran
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck1 or extend it completely2 and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
إِنَّ Indeed inna your Lord rabbaka extends yabsuṭu the provision l-riz'qa for whom liman He wills yashāu and straitens wayaqdiru Indeed, He innahu is kāna of His slaves biʿibādihi All-Aware khabīran All-Seer baṣīran
Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Aware and Seeing.
وَلَا And (do) not walā kill taqtulū your children awlādakum (for) fear khashyata (of) poverty im'lāqin We naḥnu (We) provide for them narzuquhum and for you wa-iyyākum Indeed inna their killing qatlahum is kāna a sin khiṭ'an great kabīran
And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.
وَلَا And (do) not walā go near taqrabū adultery l-zinā Indeed, it innahu is kāna an immorality fāḥishatan and (an) evil wasāa way sabīlan
And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse.1 Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.
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].
وَلَا And (do) not walā come near taqrabū (the) wealth māla (of) the orphan l-yatīmi except illā with what bi-allatī [it] is hiya best aḥsanu until ḥattā he reaches yablugha his maturity ashuddahu And fulfil wa-awfū the covenant bil-ʿahdi Indeed inna the covenant l-ʿahda will be kāna questioned masūlan
And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best,1 until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
وَأَوْفُوا۟ And give full wa-awfū [the] measure l-kayla when idhā you measure kil'tum and weigh wazinū with the balance bil-qis'ṭāsi the straight l-mus'taqīmi That dhālika (is) good khayrun and best wa-aḥsanu (in) result tawīlan
And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even [i.e., honest] balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.
وَلَا And (do) not walā pursue taqfu what mā not laysa you have laka of it bihi any knowledge ʿil'mun Indeed inna the hearing l-samʿa and the sight wal-baṣara and the heart wal-fuāda all kullu those ulāika will be kāna [about it] ʿanhu questioned masūlan
And do not pursue1 that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
وَلَا And (do) not walā walk tamshi in fī the earth l-arḍi (with) insolence maraḥan Indeed, you innaka will never lan tear takhriqa the earth l-arḍa and will never walan reach tablugha the mountains l-jibāla (in) height ṭūlan
And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.1
كُلُّ All kullu that dhālika is kāna [its] evil sayyi-uhu near ʿinda your Lord rabbika hateful makrūhan
All that [i.e., the aforementioned] - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.