ያቺንም አላህ ያወገዛትን ነፍስ ያለ ሕግ አትግደሉ ፡ ፡ የተበደለም ኾኖ የተገደለ ሰው ለዘመዱ ( በገዳዩ ላይ ) በእርግጥ ስልጣንን አድርገናል ፡ ፡ በመግደልም ወሰንን አይለፍ ፤ እርሱ የተረዳ ነውና ፡ ፡
Do not kill a soul [ whose life ] Allah has made inviolable , except with due cause , and whoever is killed wrongfully , We have certainly given his heir an authority . But let him not commit any excess in killing [ the murderer ] , for he has been assisted [ by law ] .