O O Ye who believe ! prescribed unto you is retaliation for the slain ; the free for the free , and a bondsman for a bondsman , and a woman for a woman ; yet unto whomsoever is pardoned aught by his brother , then a serving with lenity and payments with kindness . That is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy so whosoever shall transgress thereafter , for him there shall be a torment afflictive .