يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] كُتِبَ Prescribed عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلْقِصَاصُ (is) the legal retribution فِى in ٱلْقَتْلَى ۖ (the matter of) the murdered ٱلْحُرُّ the freeman بِٱلْحُرِّ for the freeman وَٱلْعَبْدُ and the slave بِٱلْعَبْدِ for the slave وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ and the female بِٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۚ for the female فَمَنْ But whoever عُفِىَ is pardoned لَهُۥ [for it] مِنْ from أَخِيهِ his brother شَىْءٌۭ anything فَٱتِّبَاعٌۢ then follows up بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ with suitable وَأَدَآءٌ [and] payment إِلَيْهِ to him بِإِحْسَـٰنٍۢ ۗ with kindness ذَٰلِكَ That (is) تَخْفِيفٌۭ a concession مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۗ and mercy فَمَنِ Then whoever ٱعْتَدَىٰ transgresses بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that فَلَهُۥ then for him عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١٧٨
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. But whoever overlooks from his brother [i.e., the killer] anything, 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 that will have a painful punishment.
— Come To Light