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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 178
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Translation
O you
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Grammar Rules
Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا (O you) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O you!"
Sahih International
O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother [i.e., the killer] anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him [i.e., the deceased's heir or legal representative] with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
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