المقسطونَthe just هُمُthey والقاسطونَand the unjust هُمُthey
المقسطونَ هُمُ والقاسطونَ هُمُ
والواصلونand those who maintain ties هُمُthey والقاطعونَand those who sever ties همُthey
والواصلون هُمُ والقاطعونَ همُ
They are the just, and they are the unjust.
The just and the unjust,
And they are those who maintain ties, and they are those who sever them.
The connected and disconnected,
إنْif يعدلواthey act justly رضِيتْis content نفسيmy soul بماwith what بذلواthey give
إنْ يعدلوا رضِيتْ نفسي بما بذلوا
واللّهand God إنif ظلمُواthey act unjustly بينيbetween me وبينهمُand between them
واللّه إن ظلمُوا بيني وبينهمُ
If they act justly, my soul is content with what they give.
If they act with justice, I am pleased with what they have given,
And if they act unjustly, God is between me and them.
By Allah, if they wrong me, between me and them is God.