Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. And do not kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use reason."
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِand with the parentswabil-wālidayni
إِحۡسَٰنٗاۖ(be) goodiḥ'sānan
وَلَاand (do) notwalā
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْkilltaqtulū
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمyour childrenawlādakum
مِّنۡ(out) ofmin
إِمۡلَٰقٖpovertyim'lāqin
نَّحۡنُWenaḥnu
نَرۡزُقُكُمۡprovide for younarzuqukum
وَإِيَّاهُمۡۖand for themwa-iyyāhum
وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
تَقۡرَبُواْgo neartaqrabū
ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ[the] immoralitiesl-fawāḥisha
مَاwhatmā
ظَهَرَ(is) apparentẓahara
مِنۡهَاof themmin'hā
وَمَاand whatwamā
بَطَنَۖ(is) concealedbaṭana
وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
تَقۡتُلُواْkilltaqtulū
ٱلنَّفۡسَthe soull-nafsa
ٱلَّتِيwhichallatī
حَرَّمَhas (been) forbiddenḥarrama
ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
إِلَّاexceptillā
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚby (legal) rightbil-ḥaqi
ذَٰلِكُمۡThatdhālikum
وَصَّىٰكُم(He) has enjoined on youwaṣṣākum
بِهِۦwith itbihi
لَعَلَّكُمۡso that you maylaʿallakum
تَعۡقِلُونَuse reasontaʿqilūna
Tafsir
Say, O Messenger, to the people: Come! I will read to you what Allah has made unlawful. He has made it unlawful that you associate any creation as partner to Him; that you disobey your parents – for it is your duty to be good to them; that you kill your children due to poverty – as the people during the period of ignorance used to do – I provide for you and for them. He has also made it unlawful that you go near immoral acts, whether they are done openly or in secret; and that you kill the soul that Allah has prohibited you from killing, unless it is done rightfully (such as in the case of adultery and apostasy). He has instructed you with what was mentioned so that you understand Allah’s instructions and prohibitions.