| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: An-Nafi; |
| 2 | The Propitious, the Benefactor, the Source of All Good; |
| 3 | And the ninetieth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | It is not the robber that destroys the city, |
| 5 | But the neighbor who claims what is not his by cheating. |
| 6 | It is not the invading army that creates chaos and famine, |
| 7 | But the landholder that changes the borders and marks of his tenants. |
| 8 | When one claims the law to seize what is not rightfully due, |
| 9 | There be three injuries being the law, the victim and certainty. |
| 10 | Thus, do not move the markers on the borders of fields. |
| 11 | Nor shift the position of the measuring-cord. |
| 12 | Do not be greedy for a small measure of land; |
| 13 | Nor encroach on the boundaries of a widow. |
| 14 | The trodden furrow worn down by time, is a true marker. |
| 15 | He who disguises it in the fields, |
| 16 | When he has snared it by false oaths, |
| 17 | He will be caught by the might of Allah. |
| 18 | Seize any man that steals property in such a manner, |
| 19 | As an oppressor of the weak, |
| 20 | And an enemy against the community. |
| 21 | When even a man is permitted to steal land, no community or empire can stand. |
| 22 | Let it be said, the rock upon which a community thrives is to honor right of possession. |
| 23 | Thus, the thief through trickery destroys the very foundation of it. |
| 24 | He lights the fire that destroys the storehouse. |
| 25 | Therefore, beware of destroying the borders of fields, |
| 26 | Lest such terror carry you away. |
| 27 | One pleases Allah with the might of justice, |
| 28 | When one discerns the borders of fields. |
| 29 | Desire your community to be sound. |
| 30 | Do not erase another's furrow, |
| 31 | It profits You to keep it sound. |
| 32 | Plow your fields and You will find what You need, |
| 33 | You will receive bread and your animals shall fatten. |
| 34 | Better is a bushel given You by honest labor, |
| 35 | Than five thousand through wrongdoing. |
| 36 | Better is poverty honoring Allah, |
| 37 | Than tribute in the storehouse. |
| 38 | Better is bread with a happy heart, |
| 39 | Than wealth with vexation. |
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Sufa 122 - The Property (Al-Amlak)