Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
and to guide you
to the customs of those who were before you,1
and to turn toward you clemently,
and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.
27 Allah desires to turn toward you clemently,
but those who pursue their [base] appetites desire
that you fall into gross waywardness.
28 Allah desires to lighten your burden,
for man was created weak.
29 O you who have faith!
Do not eat up your wealth
among yourselves unrightfully,2
but it should be trade by mutual consent.
And do not kill yourselves.3
Indeed Allah is most merciful to you.
30 And whoever does that in aggression and injustice,
We will soon make him enter the Fire,
and that is easy for Allah.
31 If you avoid the major sins that you are forbidden,
We will absolve you of your misdeeds,
and admit you to a noble abode.
32 Do not covet the advantage which Allah has given
some of you over others.
To men belongs a share of what they have earned,
and to women a share of what they have earned.
1 That is, to the customs of the prophets of the past and their communities.
2 That is, by way of usury, gambling, usurpation, false claim, or any other illegitimate means.
3 That is, do not destroy yourselves by consuming wealth acquired through illegitimate means, such as usury, gambling, fraud, theft, bribery, usurpation and so on; or it means, do not commit suicide, or murder, or, do not expose yourselves recklessly to mortal danger.
