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Murder

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2:178
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُواْكُتِبَعَلَيۡكُمُٱلۡقِصَاصُفِيٱلۡقَتۡلَىۖٱلۡحُرُّبِٱلۡحُرِّوَٱلۡعَبۡدُبِٱلۡعَبۡدِوَٱلۡأُنثَىٰبِٱلۡأُنثَىٰۚفَمَنۡعُفِيَلَهُۥمِنۡأَخِيهِشَيۡءٞفَٱتِّبَاعُۢبِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِوَأَدَآءٌإِلَيۡهِبِإِحۡسَٰنٖۗذَٰلِكَتَخۡفِيفٞمِّنرَّبِّكُمۡوَرَحۡمَةٞۗفَمَنِٱعۡتَدَىٰبَعۡدَذَٰلِكَفَلَهُۥعَذَابٌأَلِيمٞ١٧٨
Saheeh International

O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female.1 But whoever overlooks from his brother [i.e., the killer] anything,2 then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him [i.e., the deceased's heir or legal representative] with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that3 will have a painful punishment.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاYaayyuha
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
ءَامَنُوا۟amanoo
كُتِبَkutiba
عَلَيْكُمُAAalaykumu
ٱلْقِصَاصُalqisasu
فِىfee
ٱلْقَتْلَى ۖalqatla
ٱلْحُرُّalhurru
بِٱلْحُرِّbialhurri
وَٱلْعَبْدُwaalAAabdu
بِٱلْعَبْدِbialAAabdi
وَٱلْأُنثَىٰwaalontha
بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۚbialontha
فَمَنْfaman
عُفِىَAAufiya
لَهُۥlahu
مِنْmin
أَخِيهِakheehi
شَىْءٌۭshayon
فَٱتِّبَاعٌۢfaittibaAAun
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِbialmaAAroofi
وَأَدَآءٌwaadaon
إِلَيْهِilayhi
بِإِحْسَـٰنٍۢ ۗbiihsanin
ذَٰلِكَthalika
تَخْفِيفٌۭtakhfeefun
مِّنmin
رَّبِّكُمْrabbikum
وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۗwarahmatun
فَمَنِfamani
ٱعْتَدَىٰiAAtada
بَعْدَbaAAda
ذَٰلِكَthalika
فَلَهُۥfalahu
عَذَابٌAAathabun
أَلِيمٌۭaleemun
2:179
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وَلَكُمۡفِيٱلۡقِصَاصِحَيَوٰةٞيَٰٓأُوْلِيٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِلَعَلَّكُمۡتَتَّقُونَ١٧٩
Saheeh International

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.1

وَلَكُمْWalakum
فِىfee
ٱلْقِصَاصِalqisasi
حَيَوٰةٌۭhayatun
يَـٰٓأُو۟لِىyaolee
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِalalbabi
لَعَلَّكُمْlaAAallakum
تَتَّقُونَtattaqoona