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Whoever resists authorities resists the arrangement of Allah. Whoever does that brings torment on himself.
فَمَنْ يُقَاوِمُ السُّلُطَاتِ إِنَّمَا يُقَاوِمُ تَدْبِيرَ اللهِ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ يَجْلِبُ عَذَابًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.
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Whoever does what is good does not fear the rulers. Those that do evil do. Do you want to have no fear of the authorities? Do what is good, and they will commend you.
مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الْخَيْرَ لَا يَخَافُ مِنَ الْحُكَّامِ، بَلْ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ. فَهَلْ تَرْغَبُ فِي عَدَمِ الْخَوْفِ مِنَ السُّلُطَاتِ؟ اِفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ فَتَمْدَحُكَ،
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The authorities serve Allah for your good, but if you do evil, fear them. They serve Allah with their effective, avenging sword of the anger of Allah against those who practice evil.
لِأَنَّ السُّلُطَاتِ تَخْدِمُ اللهَ لِخَيْرِكَ، لَكِنْ إِنْ فَعَلْتَ الشَّرَّ، فَخَفْ مِنْهَا، لِأَنَّهَا تَخْدِمُ اللهَ بِسَيْفِهَا الْفَعَّالِ الْمُنْتَقِمِ لِغَضَبِ اللهِ عَلَى مُمَارِسِي الشَّرِّ،
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Submission is necessary, not only to avoid the anger of Allah, but because of the conscience also.
فَالْخُضُوعُ ضَرُورِيٌّ لَيْسَ تَجَنُّبًا لِغَضَبِ اللهِ فَحَسْبُ، بَلْ بِسَبَبِ الضَّمِيرِ أَيْضًا.
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So pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of Allah as they do their work.
لِذَلِكَ، اِدْفَعُوا الضَّرَائِبَ، إِذِ السُّلُطَاتُ خُدَّامٌ لِلهِ وَهُمْ يَقُومُونَ بِعَمَلِهِمْ.
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Give everyone what he should have: taxes to those who should get taxes, tribute to those who should get tribute, fear to those who should get fear, and respect to those who should get respect.
أَعْطُوا كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ حَقَّهُ: اَلضَّرِيبَةَ لِمَنْ لَهُ ضَرِيبَةٌ، وَالْجِزْيَةَ لِمَنْ لَهُ جِزْيَةٌ، وَالْخَشْيَةَ لِمَنْ لَهُ خَشْيَةٌ، وَالِاحْتِرَامَ لِمَنْ لَهُ احْتِرَامٌ،
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Do not be in debt to anyone at all, except for the debt of love. Whoever loves has fulfilled all the sharia.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا مَدِينِينَ لِأَحَدٍ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا بِدَيْنِ الْمَحَبَّةِ، لِأَنَّ الَّذِي يُحِبُّ يَكُونُ قَدْ أَنْجَزَ الشَّرِيعَةَ كُلَّهَا،
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All the commandments of the kitab - do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely, do not be covetous, and every other command - are summarized in this saying: love your neighbor as yourself.
إِذْ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَوَامِرِ الْكِتَابِ: لَا تَزْنِ، وَلَا تَقْتُلْ، وَلَا تَسْرِقْ، وَلَا تَشْهَدْ شَهَادَةَ الزُّورِ، وَلَا تَشْتَهِ، وَكُلَّ أَمْرٍ آخَرَ إِنَّمَا يَتَلَخَّصُ فِي هَذَا الْقَوْلِ: أَحْبِبْ جَارَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ.
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Love does not harm a neighbor, so love is the fulfillment of the sharia.
اَلْمَحَبَّةُ لَا تُسِيءُ إِلَى الْجَارِ، بِذَلِكَ تَكُونُ الْمَحَبَّةُ إِذًا تَمَامَ الشَّرِيعَةِ.
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Do all this, knowing that the time has come for you to wake up from sleep. The day of our salvation is nearer to us now than it was the day we trusted.
فَافْعَلُوا كُلَّ هَذَا عَالِمِينَ أَنَّ الْوَقْتَ قَدْ حَانَ لِتَسْتَيْقِظُوا مِنَ النَّوْمِ، لِأَنَّ يَوْمَ نَجَاتِنَا أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْنَا مِمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ تَوَكَّلْنَا.
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Night is almost over. The sunrise of the day is now. So let us take off the deeds of darkness and dress ourselves with the armor of light.
لَقَدْ أَوْشَكَ اللَّيْلُ عَلَى نِهَايَتِهِ وَحَانَ شُرُوقُ شَمْسِ النَّهَارِ، فَلْنَخْلَعْ أَعْمَالَ الظَّلَامِ وَنَكْتَسِ بِسَلَاحِ النُّورِ،
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Let us walk as is appropriate for the day, not in moral depravity, drunkenness, adultery, immorality, strife, and envy.
وَلْنَسْلُكْ كَمَا يَلِيقُ بِالنَّهَارِ، لَيْسَ بِالْخَلَاعَةِ وَالسُّكْرِ وَالزِّنَى وَالْفُجُورِ وَالْخِصَامِ وَالْحَسَدِ،
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Instead, dress yourselves with our mawla Isa Al-Masih, and do not let the passions of human nature have a place.
بَلِ اكْتَسَوْا بِمَوْلَانَا عِيسَى الْمَسِيحِ، وَلَا تَتْرُكُوا مَجَالًا لِشَهَوَاتِ الطَّبِيعَةِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ.