The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
al-Mā’idah (The Table)
ٱلْمَائِدَة
5:38
وَالسَّارِقُ
وَالسَّارِقَةُ
فَاقْطَعُوا
أَيْدِيَهُمَا
جَزَاءً
بِمَا
كَسَبَا
نَكَالًا
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
وَاللَّهُ
عَزِيزٌ
حَكِيمٌ
wa-s-sāriqu wa-s-sāriqatu fa-qṭaʿū ʾaydiyahumā jazāʾan bi-mā kasabā nakālan mina llāhi wa-llāhu ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
Cut off the hands of a male or female thief as a punishment for their deed and a lesson for them from God. God is Majestic and All-wise.