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ﱁ ﱂO youwhobelieve[d]Becustodiansof justice(as) witnessesto Allaheven if(it is) againstyourselvesorthe parentsﱏﱐand the relativesifhe berichorpoorfor Allah(is) nearerﱘﱙto both of themSo (do) notfollowthe desirelestﱞﱟyou deviateAnd ifyou distortorrefrainthen indeedAllahisof whatyou doAll-Aware(135)

O believers! Stand firm for justice as witnesses for Allah even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or close relatives. Be they rich or poor, Allah is best to ensure their interests. So do not let your desires cause you to deviate ˹from justice˺. If you distort the testimony or refuse to give it, then ˹know that˺ Allah is certainly All-Aware of what you do.

4:136

O youwhobelieve[d]Believein Allahand His Messengerand the BookwhichHe revealeduponHis Messengerand the BookwhichHe revealedfromﱺﱻbeforeAnd whoeverdisbelievesin Allahﱿand His Angelsand His Booksand His Messengersand the Daythe Lastthen surelyhe (has) lost (the) waystrayingfar away(136)

O believers! Have faith in Allah, His Messenger, the Book He has revealed to His Messenger, and the Scriptures He revealed before. Indeed, whoever denies Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has clearly gone far astray.

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Indeedthose whobelievedthendisbelievedthen(again) believedthendisbelievedthenincreased(in) disbelief notwillAllahforgive[for] themand notwill guide them(to) a (right) way(137)

Indeed, those who believed then disbelieved, then believed and again disbelieved—˹only˺ increasing in disbelief—Allah will neither forgive them nor guide them to the ˹Right˺ Way.

4:138

Give tidings(to) the hypocritesthatfor them(is) a punishmentpainful (138)

Give good news of a painful punishment to hypocrites,

4:139

Those whotakethe disbelievers(as) allies(from)instead ofﲫﲬthe believersDo they seekwith themthe honorBut indeedthe honor(is) for Allahall(139)

who choose disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek honour and power through that company? Surely all honour and power belongs to Allah.

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And surelyHe has revealedto youinthe Bookthatwhenyou hear(the) Verses(of) Allahﲿbeing rejected[it]and ridiculedat [it]then do notsitwith themuntilthey engageina conversationother than thatIndeed, youthenﳍﳎ(would be) like themIndeedAllahwill gatherthe hypocritesand the disbelieversinHellall together(140)

He has already revealed to you in the Book that when you hear Allah’s revelations being denied or ridiculed, then do not sit in that company unless they engage in a different topic, or else you will be like them.1 Surely Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell.