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Surah Al-Ma'idah
Verse 33–40

إِنَّمَا Only جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ (the) recompense ٱلَّذِينَ (for) those who يُحَارِبُونَ wage war ٱللَّهَ (against) Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger وَيَسْعَوْنَ and strive فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَسَادًا spreading corruption أَن (is) that يُقَتَّلُوٓا۟ they be killed أَوْ or يُصَلَّبُوٓا۟ they be crucified أَوْ or تُقَطَّعَ be cut off أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands وَأَرْجُلُهُم and their feet مِّنْ of خِلَـٰفٍ opposite sides أَوْ or يُنفَوْا۟ they be exiled مِنَ from ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ the land ذَٰلِكَ That لَهُمْ (is) for them خِزْىٌۭ disgrace فِى in ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ the world وَلَهُمْ and for them فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌ great ٣٣

Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allāh and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment,

— Come To Light

إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who تَابُوا۟ repent مِن from قَبْلِ before أَن that تَقْدِرُوا۟ you overpower عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ [over] them فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ then know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٣٤

Except for those who return [repenting] before you overcome [i.e., apprehend] them. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe ٱتَّقُوا۟ Fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟ and seek إِلَيْهِ towards Him ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ the means وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ and strive hard فِى in سَبِيلِهِۦ His way لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تُفْلِحُونَ succeed ٣٥

O you who have believed, fear Allāh and seek the means [of nearness] to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَوْ if أَنَّ that لَهُم for them مَّا (is) what فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth جَمِيعًۭا all وَمِثْلَهُۥ and the like of it مَعَهُۥ with it لِيَفْتَدُوا۟ to ransom themselves بِهِۦ with it مِنْ from عَذَابِ (the) punishment يَوْمِ (of the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection مَا not تُقُبِّلَ will be accepted مِنْهُمْ ۖ from them وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ٣٦

Indeed, those who disbelieve - if they should have all that is in the earth and the like of it with it by which to ransom themselves from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, it will not be accepted from them, and for them is a painful punishment.

— Come To Light

يُرِيدُونَ They will wish أَن that يَخْرُجُوا۟ they come out مِنَ of ٱلنَّارِ the Fire وَمَا but not هُم they بِخَـٰرِجِينَ will come out مِنْهَا ۖ of it وَلَهُمْ And for them عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment مُّقِيمٌۭ lasting ٣٧

They will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment.

— Come To Light

وَٱلسَّارِقُ And (for) the male thief وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ and the female thief فَٱقْطَعُوٓا۟ [then] cut off أَيْدِيَهُمَا their hands جَزَآءًۢ (as) a recompense بِمَا for what كَسَبَا they earned نَكَـٰلًۭا (as) an exemplary (punishment) مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٣٨

[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they earned [i.e., committed] as a deterrent [punishment] from Allāh. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

— Come To Light

فَمَن But whoever تَابَ repented مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after ظُلْمِهِۦ his wrongdoing وَأَصْلَحَ and reforms فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَتُوبُ will turn in forgiveness عَلَيْهِ ۗ to him إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ Most Merciful ٣٩

But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed, Allāh will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

أَلَمْ Do not تَعْلَمْ you know أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah لَهُۥ to Him (belongs) مُلْكُ (the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth يُعَذِّبُ He punishes مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيَغْفِرُ and He forgives لِمَن [to] whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٤٠

Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

— Come To Light

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