| 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 | Let your word stand as true, by your actions. |
| 5 | Do not speak ill of others or make accusations in private, |
| 6 | But bring the claim before the law for hearing. |
| 7 | Keep records of account that you may know to whom you owe and what you are owed; |
| 8 | That you do not over pay, nor cheat those in your service. |
| 9 | Enter into a covenant only with those who are your equal to you in virtue and character, |
| 10 | And always from good faith and without bias. |
| 11 | Above all, honor all agreements made in good faith. |
| 12 | Thus, if a man can be trusted, then his house and lands may be properly administered; |
| 13 | If the traders and merchants of a city are known for honest dealing, |
| 14 | Then the city shall thrive and prosper. |
| 15 | But if a man cannot honor his word, if he cannot speak the truth; |
| 16 | Then he cannot be trusted and is not fit for any office. |
| 17 | If a man cannot be trusted, he will find no buyer or seller and his house will fail. |
| 18 | If a city be run by thieves, then the people will suffer. |
| 19 | Thus the greatest transgression of corruption is not only disrespect of the word of Allah, |
| 20 | But the injury to one’s name, one’s family and one’s community. |
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Sufa 139 - The Corrupt (Al-Fasiq)