| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: As-Sahid; |
| 2 | The Eternal Witness; |
| 3 | And the ninety-ninth name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing. |
| 4 | Let it be said: the one who stands as our sponsor ready to testify to our character; |
| 5 | The one who has firsthand knowledge of all that may be written, spoken or acted; |
| 6 | The one who gives freely and with perfect truth the evidence of our purpose, |
| 7 | And the Way to live a fulfilled and honorable life; |
| 8 | Allah is the most perfect witness. |
| 9 | Do not go to a place of law or before an official in order to falsify your words. |
| 10 | Do not vacillate in your answers, when a witnesses accuses. |
| 11 | O you who believe! Do not labor with long oaths and flowery speech. |
| 12 | Tell the truth lest it be brief or long. |
| 13 | If another day you come before him a judge and place of law, |
| 14 | He will incline favorably to all you say, |
| 15 | An observed as true of heart and intent. |
| 16 | A man is nothing, if his words carry no weight. |
| 17 | My word is my bond. |
| 18 | Any agreement is firstly with Allah and secondly with the other. |
| 19 | Thus, when an agreement is broken, |
| 20 | It is broken first with Allah and then with the other. |
| 21 | If one says to you that an agreement can be broken, |
| 22 | An agreement before Allah is and has always been by word and deed, not by paper. |
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Sufa 141 - The Witness (As-Sahid)