Quran 2:194 — Al-Baqara, verse 194
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
A sacred month for a sacred month: violation of sanctity [calls for] fair retribution. So if anyone commits aggression against you, attack him as he attacked you, but be mindful of God, and know that He is with those who are mindful of Him.
الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمَاتُ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنِ اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
al-shahru l-ḥarāmu bil-shahri l-ḥarāmi wal-ḥurumātu qiṣāṣun famani iʿ'tadā ʿalaykum fa-iʿ'tadū ʿalayhi bimith'li mā iʿ'tadā ʿalaykum wa-ittaqū l-laha wa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha maʿa l-mutaqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The holy month for the holy month; holy things demand retaliation. Whoso commits aggression against you, do you commit aggression against him like as he has committed against you, and fear you God, and know that God is with the godfearing.
- Muhammad Asad
- Fight during the sacred months if you are attacked: for a violation of sanctity is [subject to the law of] just retribution. Thus, if anyone commits aggression against you, attack him just as he has attacked you - but remain conscious of God, and know that God is with those who are conscious of Him.
- Sahih International
- [Battle in] the sacred month is for [aggression committed in] the sacred month, and for [all] violations is legal retribution. So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is with those who fear Him.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱلشَّهْرُal-shahru | The month | شهر |
| 2 | ٱلْحَرَامُl-ḥarāmu | [the] sacred | حرم |
| 3 | بِٱلشَّهْرِbil-shahri | (is) for the month | شهر |
| 4 | ٱلْحَرَامِl-ḥarāmi | [the] sacred | حرم |
| 5 | وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُwal-ḥurumātu | and for all the violations | حرم |
| 6 | قِصَاصٌۭ ۚqiṣāṣun | (is) legal retribution | قصص |
| 7 | فَمَنِfamani | Then whoever | — |
| 8 | ٱعْتَدَىٰiʿ'tadā | transgressed | عدو |
| 9 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 10 | فَٱعْتَدُوا۟fa-iʿ'tadū | then you transgress | عدو |
| 11 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | on him | — |
| 12 | بِمِثْلِbimith'li | in (the) same manner | مثل |
| 13 | مَاmā | (as) | — |
| 14 | ٱعْتَدَىٰiʿ'tadā | he transgressed | عدو |
| 15 | عَلَيْكُمْ ۚʿalaykum | upon you | — |
| 16 | وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqū | And fear | وقي |
| 17 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 18 | وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamū | and know | علم |
| 19 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 20 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 21 | مَعَmaʿa | (is) with | — |
| 22 | ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīna | those who fear (Him) | وقي |