The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
al-Mā’idah (The Table)
ٱلْمَائِدَة
5:42
سَمَّاعُونَ
لِلْكَذِبِ
أَكَّالُونَ
لِلسُّحْتِ
فَإِن
جَاءُوكَ
فَاحْكُم
بَيْنَهُمْ
أَوْ
أَعْرِضْ
عَنْهُمْ
وَإِن
تُعْرِضْ
عَنْهُمْ
فَلَن
يَضُرُّوكَ
شَيْئًا
وَإِنْ
حَكَمْتَ
فَاحْكُم
بَيْنَهُم
بِالْقِسْطِ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
الْمُقْسِطِينَ
sammāʿūna li-l-kadhibi ʾakkālūna li-s-suḥti fa-ʾin jāʾūka fa-ḥkum baynahum ʾaw ʾaʿriḍ ʿanhum wa-ʾin tuʿriḍ ʿanhum fa-lan yaḍurrūka shayʾan wa-ʾin ḥakamta fa-ḥkum baynahum bi-l-qisṭi ʾinna llāha yuḥibbu l-muqsiṭīna
They deliberately listen to lies (for deceitful purposes) and live on usury. If they come to you (seeking your judgment to settle their differences), you may settle their disputes or keep aloof from them. Should you choose not to bother with them, it will not harm you in the least. If you decide to issue your decree, decide their case with justice. God loves those who are just.
