The Table Spread
5. Al-Mā'idah
المائدة
al-Mā’idah (The Table)
ٱلْمَائِدَة
5:8
يَا أَيُّهَا
الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
كُونُوا
قَوَّامِينَ
لِلَّهِ
شُهَدَاءَ
بِالْقِسْطِ
وَلَا
يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ
شَنَآنُ
قَوْمٍ
عَلَى
أَلَّا
تَعْدِلُوا
اعْدِلُوا
هُوَ
أَقْرَبُ
لِلتَّقْوَى
وَاتَّقُوا
اللَّهَ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
خَبِيرٌ
بِمَا
تَعْمَلُونَ
yā-ʾayyuhā lladhīna ʾāmanū kūnū qawwāmīna li-llāhi shuhadāʾa bi-l-qisṭi wa-lā yajrimannakum shanaʾānu qawmin ʿalā ʾallā taʿdilū ʿdilū huwa ʾaqrabu li-t-taqwā wa-ttaqū llāha ʾinna llāha khabīrun bi-mā taʿmalūna
Believers, be steadfast for the cause of God and just in bearing witness. Let not a group's hostility to you cause you to deviate from justice. Be just, for it is closer to piety. Have fear of God; God is Well Aware of what you do.
