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۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ﴿٩٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.

Word-by-word meaning

۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
يَأْمُرُyamurucommands
بِٱلْعَدْلِbil-ʿadlijustice
وَٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِwal-iḥ'sāniand the good
وَإِيتَآئِwaītāiand giving
ذِىdhī(to) relatives
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰl-qur'bā(to) relatives
وَيَنْهَىٰwayanhāand forbids
عَنِʿani[from]
ٱلْفَحْشَآءِl-faḥshāithe immorality
وَٱلْمُنكَرِwal-munkariand the bad
وَٱلْبَغْىِ ۚwal-baghyiand the oppression
يَعِظُكُمْyaʿiẓukumHe admonishes you
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnatake heed

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to be Fair and KindAllah tells us that He commands His servant to be just, i.e., fair and moderate, and that He encourages kindness and good treatment. As He says:وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصَّـبِرينَ(And if you punish them, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you have patience with them, then it is better for those who are patient.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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