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اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيْرِ وَمَآ اُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللّٰهِ بِهٖۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَّلَا عَادٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ   ( النحل: ١١٥ )

innamā
إِنَّمَا
Only
ḥarrama
حَرَّمَ
He has forbidden
ʿalaykumu
عَلَيْكُمُ
to you
l-maytata
ٱلْمَيْتَةَ
the dead animal
wal-dama
وَٱلدَّمَ
and the blood
walaḥma
وَلَحْمَ
and the flesh
l-khinzīri
ٱلْخِنزِيرِ
(of) the swine
wamā
وَمَآ
and what
uhilla
أُهِلَّ
has been dedicated
lighayri
لِغَيْرِ
to other (than)
l-lahi
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
bihi
بِهِۦۖ
[with it]
famani
فَمَنِ
But (if) one
uḍ'ṭurra
ٱضْطُرَّ
(is) forced -
ghayra
غَيْرَ
without (being)
bāghin
بَاغٍ
disobedient
walā
وَلَا
and not
ʿādin
عَادٍ
a transgressor -
fa-inna
فَإِنَّ
then indeed
l-laha
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
ghafūrun
غَفُورٌ
(is) Oft-Forgiving
raḥīmun
رَّحِيمٌ
Most Merciful

Innamaa harrma 'alai kumul maitata waddama wa lahmal khinzeeri wa maaa uhilla lighairil laahi bihee famanid turra ghaira baaghinw wa laa 'aadin fa innal laaha Ghafoorur Raheem (an-Naḥl 16:115)

Sahih International:

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] – then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (An-Nahl [16] : 115)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

He has but prohibited for you the carrion, the blood, the flesh of swine and what has been invoked upon with a name other than that of Allah. However, if anyone is compelled by necessity - neither seeking pleasure, nor crossing the limit (of necessity) - then, Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.