But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word.
17:28
Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.
17:29
Surely your Lord gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. He is certainly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.
17:30
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
17:31
Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way.
17:32
Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right.1 If anyone is killed unjustly, We have given their heirs2 the authority, but do not let them exceed limits in retaliation,3 for they are already supported ˹by law˺.
17:33
Do not come near the wealth of the orphan—unless intending to enhance it—until they attain maturity. Honour ˹your˺ pledges, for you will surely be accountable for them.
17:34
Give in full when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is fairest and best in the end.
17:35
Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect.
17:36
And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains.
17:37
The violation of any of these ˹commandments˺ is detestable to your Lord.
17:38