There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you may refrain.
Al-Baqarah 2:179
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وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
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There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you may refrain.
Fair punishment saves lives, people of understanding, so you can be careful to obey Allah.
In fair punishment, there is life for you, people of understanding, so that you may become mindful of Allah.
In retribution there is life for you, O people of understanding, so that you may be mindful.
There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you may refrain.
There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you may refrain.
And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.
And there is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2: 2).
In the legal retribution, there is [saving of] life for you, O people of understanding, so that you may become righteous.
In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.
And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).
In [this law of] retribution there is life for you, O people of understanding, so that perhaps you will be mindful of God.
There is security of life for you in the law of retribution. It is expected that you will refrain from breaking this law.
There is life for you in retribution, O you who possess intellects! Maybe you will be Godwary!
Walakum fee alqisasi hayatun ya olee alalbabi laAAallakum tattaqoona