The Cattle
6. Al-'Anʿām
الأنعام
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وَلَا
تَقْرَبُوا
مَالَ
الْيَتِيمِ
إِلَّا
بِالَّتِي
هِيَ
أَحْسَنُ
حَتَّى
يَبْلُغَ
أَشُدَّهُ
وَأَوْفُوا
الْكَيْلَ
وَالْمِيزَانَ
بِالْقِسْطِ
لَا
نُكَلِّفُ
نَفْسًا
إِلَّا
وُسْعَهَا
وَإِذَا
قُلْتُمْ
فَاعْدِلُوا
وَلَوْ
كَانَ
ذَا
قُرْبَى
وَبِعَهْدِ
اللَّهِ
أَوْفُوا
ذَلِكُمْ
وَصَّاكُم
بِهِ
لَعَلَّكُمْ
تَذَكَّرُونَ
wa-lā taqrabū māla l-yatīmi ʾillā bi-llatī hiya ʾaḥsanu ḥattā yablugha ʾashuddahū wa-ʾawfū l-kayla wa-l-mīzāna bi-l-qisṭi lā nukallifu nafsan ʾillā wusʿahā wa-ʾidhā qultum fa-ʿdilū wa-law kāna dhā qurbā wa-bi-ʿahdi llāhi ʾawfū dhālikum waṣṣākum bihī laʿallakum tadhakkarūna
And come not nigh to the orphan's property, except to improve it, until he attain the age of full strength; give measure and weight with (full) justice;- no burden do We place on any soul, but that which it can bear;- whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is concerned; and fulfil the covenant of Allah: thus doth He command you, that ye may remember.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Do not approach the orphan’s property, except in the best [possible] manner, until he comes of age. And observe fully the measure and the balance with justice.’ We task no soul except according to its capacity. ‘And when you speak, be fair, even if it were a relative; and fulfill Allah’s covenant. This is what He enjoins upon you so that you may take admonition.’
