| 1 | O People! There is no other deity but Allah! |
| 2 | The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Gracious; |
| 3 | All praise and worship be to Allah and no other! |
| 4 | What then of penalty? |
| 5 | The Maniacs of Persia follow both the price and revenge, |
| 6 | So that only the rich can afford to pay; |
| 7 | And the poor must face retribution greater than the crime. |
| 8 | The Christians seek to change the heart, |
| 9 | When money is used as remedy, justice and the poor suffer. |
| 10 | The only penalty that is fair is one that fits the transgression for all, without exception. |
| 11 | A rich man that steals is no worse or better than a poor man that steals. |
| 12 | Neither of them have a right to break the law. |
| 13 | The penalty must be the same. |
| 14 | If it is not, then no justice prevails. |
| 15 | An eye for an eye is no less no more. |
| 16 | A life taken cannot be returned through ransom. |
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Sufa 143 - The Penalty (Al-Uquba)