Surah Al-Ma'idah (المائدة) • The Table Spread

Quran 5:8

5:8

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚ ٱعْدِلُوا۟ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū kūnū qawwāmīna lillahi shuhadāa bil-qis'ṭi walā yajrimannakum shanaānu qawmin ʿalā allā taʿdilū iʿ'dilū huwa aqrabu lilttaqwā wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha khabīrun bimā taʿmalūna

O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allāh, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.

— Saheeh International

You who believe, be steadfast in your devotion to God and bear witness impartially: do not let hatred of others lead you away from justice, but adhere to justice, for that is closer to awareness of God. Be mindful of God: God is well aware of all that you do.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allâh as just witnesses; and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety; and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

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

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
كُونُوا۟kūnūBe
قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnasteadfast
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
بِٱلْقِسْطِۖbil-qis'ṭiin justice
وَلَاwalāand let not
يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْyajrimannakumprevent you
شَنَـَٔانُshanaānuhatred
قَوْمٍqawmin(of) a people
عَلَىٰٓʿalā[upon]
أَلَّاallāthat not
تَعْدِلُوا۟ۚtaʿdilūyou do justice
ٱعْدِلُوا۟iʿ'dilūBe just
هُوَhuwait
أَقْرَبُaqrabu(is) nearer
لِلتَّقْوَىٰۖlilttaqwāto [the] piety
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do