Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
you shall not approach indecencies,
the outward among them and the inward ones,
and you shall not kill a soul
[whose life] Allah has made inviolable,
except with due cause.
This is what He has enjoined upon you
so that you may apply reason.
152 Do not approach the orphan’s property,
except in the best [possible] manner,
until he comes of age.
And observe fully the measure and the balance 1
with justice.’
We task no soul except according to its capacity.
‘And when you speak, be fair,
even if it were a relative;
and fulfill Allah’s covenant.
This is what He enjoins upon you
so that you may take admonition.’
153 ‘This indeed is my straight path,
so follow it,
and do not follow [other] ways,
for they will separate you from His way.
This is what He enjoins upon you
so that you may be Godwary.’
154 Then We gave Moses the Book,
completing [Our blessing] on him who is virtuous,
and as an elaboration 2 of all things,
1 That is, weights and measures.
2 Or ‘articulation.’
