| 1 | O People! There is no other deity but Allah! |
| 2 | The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Gracious; |
| 3 | All petition and thanks be to Allah and no other! |
| 4 | Beware the thief. |
| 5 | Find him and punish him swiftly and without favor. |
| 6 | Beware the thief as he steals more than what he can carry. |
| 7 | The decline of a city or town begins with leaders tolerating beggars and thieves. |
| 8 | Soon shops and honest merchants no longer feel safe around beggars and thieves and move to nearby towns. |
| 9 | Soon people of vice come as new tenants as people lose prosperity and seek distractions. |
| 10 | Soon lawlessness comes and the city becomes a vile jungle of ill will. |
| 11 | Thus a thief steals more than bread and food, a thief steals priceless trust and confidence. |
| 12 | Once trust is taken, it takes many years to return. |
| 13 | Therefore punishment of the thief is not disproportioned, |
| 14 | But is both just and necessary, |
| 15 | Because of the injury to the trust of the community, |
| 16 | And the danger if such theft and damage left unpunished. |
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Sufa 127 - The Thief (Al-Sariq)