Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:194

2:194

ٱلشَّهْرُ ٱلْحَرَامُ بِٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱعْتَدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

al-shahru l-ḥarāmu bil-shahri l-ḥarāmi wal-ḥurumātu qiṣāṣun famani iʿ'tadā ʿalaykum fa-iʿ'tadū ʿalayhi bimith'li mā iʿ'tadā ʿalaykum wa-ittaqū l-laha wa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha maʿa l-mutaqīna

[Battle in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is with those who fear Him.

— Saheeh International

A sacred month for a sacred month: violation of sanctity [calls for] fair retribution. So if anyone commits aggression against you, attack him as he attacked you, but be mindful of God, and know that He is with those who are mindful of Him.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisâs). Then whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allâh, and know that Allâh is with Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

ٱلشَّهْرُal-shahruThe month
ٱلْحَرَامُl-ḥarāmu[the] sacred
بِٱلشَّهْرِbil-shahri(is) for the month
ٱلْحَرَامِl-ḥarāmi[the] sacred
وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُwal-ḥurumātuand for all the violations
قِصَاصٌۭۚqiṣāṣun(is) legal retribution
فَمَنِfamaniThen whoever
ٱعْتَدَىٰiʿ'tadātransgressed
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
فَٱعْتَدُوا۟fa-iʿ'tadūthen you transgress
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion him
بِمِثْلِbimith'liin (the) same manner
مَاmā(as)
ٱعْتَدَىٰiʿ'tadāhe transgressed
عَلَيْكُمْۚʿalaykumupon you
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مَعَmaʿa(is) with
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathose who fear (Him)