← Al-Ma'idah
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Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 45
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Translation
And We ordained
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
وَكَتَبْنَا (And We ordained) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَكَتَبْنَا (And We ordained) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].
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