2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 179

And through equivalent execution in warfare, you will be protecting life, O people of understanding, that you may be righteous.

And there is life for you in the Law of Just Recompense, O People of understanding, that you may journey through life in security! (Hence, Qisaas is a deterring safeguard for the community and not revenge).

And there is life for you in just requital, O you men of understanding, that you might be in prudent fear.

And through equivalence you will be protecting life, O you who possess intelligence, that you may be righteous.

Through equivalent execution, you will be protecting life, O you who possess intelligence, that you may be righteous.

There is life for you in retaliation, people of intelligence, so that hopefully you will have taqwa.

Equivalence is a life saving law for you, O you who possess intelligence, that you may be righteous.

In retribution there is life (and preservation). O men of sense, you may haply take heed for yourselves.

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.

for, in [the law of] just retribution, O you who are endowed with insight, there is life for you, so that you might remain conscious of God!

And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).

O you people of understanding, you have a bond in the law of retaliation with restraining force putting a check on wilful murder, redressing grievances, and conferring on you protection and security, that you may hopefully lift to Allah your inward sight and entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Him.

The intellectuals should realize that the above mentioned divine law guarantees the sanctity of life [and not the abolition of the capital punishment and/or the State’s intervention]; therefore, submit yourself to this law of your Lord.

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 Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.

There is ˹security of˺ life for you in ˹the law of˺ retaliation, O  people of reason, so that you may become mindful ˹of Allah˺.

There is life for you in QiSāS, O people of wisdom, so that you may refrain (from killing).

Fair retribution saves life for you, people of understanding, so that you may guard yourselves against what is wrong. When death approaches one of you who leaves wealth,

In retaliation there is life for you, men possessed of minds; haply you will be godfearing.

For you in retaliation is there life, O ye possessors of minds! it may be ye will fear.

In retaliation (or the law of Equivalence) there is life for you, O you possessors of understanding! That you may ward of evil.

And in retaliation there is life for you, O (men) endowed with intellects, that possibly you would be pious.

And in this law of retaliation ye have life, O ye of understanding, that peradventure ye may fear.

And in the Law of Equality there is (saving of) life to you, (and less bloodshed among you), O you men of understanding; That you may restrain yourselves.

O people of pure and clear wisdom! your very life lies in (the law of) equitable retaliation, (you have been so commanded) so that you may enjoy security.

There is life for you in retribution, O you who possess intellects! Maybe you will be Godwary!