Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 179
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وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْقِصَاصِ حَيَوٰةٌ يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
Walakum fee alqisasi hayatunya olee al-albabi laAAallakum tattaqoon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Fair retribution saves life for you, people of understanding, so that you may guard yourselves against what is wrong. When death approaches one of you who leaves wealth,
Marmaduke Pickthall
And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
There is life for you in QiSāS, O people of wisdom, so that you may refrain (from killing).
Al-Hilali & Khan
And there is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2: 2).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
People of understanding, there is life for you in retribution that you may guard yourselves against violating the Law.