Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Those who deny the proofs of God, and kill the prophets without cause, and kill those who enjoin equity among men: give thou them tidings of a painful punishment.

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيّ۪نَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۙ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الَّذ۪ينَ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْقِسْطِ مِنَ النَّاسِۙ فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ اَل۪يمٍ
Inna allatheena yakfuroona bi-ayatiAllahi wayaqtuloona annabiyyeena bighayri haqqinwayaqtuloona allatheena ya/muroona bilqistimina annasi fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleem
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1innaIndeed
2alladhīnathose who
3yakfurūnadisbelieveكفر
4biāyātiin (the) Signs (of)ايي
5l-lahiAllah
6wayaqtulūnaand they killقتل
7l-nabiyīnathe Prophetsنبا
8bighayriwithoutغير
9ḥaqqinrightحقق
10wayaqtulūnaand they killقتل
11alladhīnathose who
12yamurūnaorderامر
13bil-qis'ṭi[with] justiceقسط
14minaamong
15l-nāsithe peopleنوس
16fabashir'humthen give them tidingsبشر
17biʿadhābinof a punishmentعذب
18alīminpainfulالم
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