Juz 3, Quarter

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

لِلْفُقَرَاۗءِ الَّذِيْنَ اُحْصِرُوْا فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ لَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ ضَرْبًا فِي الْاَرْضِ۝۰ۡيَحْسَبُھُمُ الْجَاہِلُ اَغْنِيَاۗءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ۝۰ۚ تَعْرِفُھُمْ بِسِيْمٰھُمْ۝۰ۚ لَا يَسْــَٔـلُوْنَ النَّاسَ اِلْحَافًا۝۰ۭ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللہَ بِہٖ عَلِيْمٌ۝۲۷۳ۧ
Lilfuqarai allatheena ohsiroo fee sabeeli Allahi la yastateeAAoona darban fee alardi yahsabuhumu aljahilu aghniyaa mina alttaAAaffufi taAArifuhum biseemahum la yasaloona alnnasa ilhafan wama tunfiqoo min khayrin fainna Allaha bihi AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

(Give to) the needy who are engaged in the service of God who are not able to move about in the land, whom the ignorant consider to be affluent as they refrain from asking. You can know them from their faces for they do not ask of men importunately. God is surely cognisant of good things that you spend.

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اَلَّذِيْنَ يُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَھُمْ بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّہَارِ سِرًّا وَّعَلَانِيَۃً فَلَھُمْ اَجْرُھُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّہِمْ۝۰ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْہِمْ وَلَا ھُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ۝۲۷۴ؔ
Allatheena yunfiqoona amwalahum biallayli waalnnahari sirran waAAalaniyatan falahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim wala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum yahzanoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who spend of their wealth in the way of God, day and night, in secret or openly, have their reward with their Lord, and have nothing to fear or regret.

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اَلَّذِيْنَ يَاْكُلُوْنَ الرِّبٰوا لَايَقُوْمُوْنَ اِلَّا كَـمَا يَقُوْمُ الَّذِيْ يَتَخَبَّطُہُ الشَّيْطٰنُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّھُمْ قَالُوْۗا اِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبٰوا۝۰ۘ وَاَحَلَّ اللہُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبٰوا۝۰ۭ فَمَنْ جَاۗءَہٗ مَوْعِظَۃٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّہٖ فَانْــتَہٰى فَلَہٗ مَا سَلَـفَ۝۰ۭ وَاَمْرُہٗۗ اِلَى اؘ۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَاُولٰۗىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ۝۰ۚ ھُمْ فِيْہَا خٰلِدُوْنَ۝۲۷۵
Allatheena yakuloona alrriba la yaqoomoona illa kama yaqoomu allathee yatakhabbatuhu alshshaytanu mina almassi thalika biannahum qaloo innama albayAAu mithlu alrriba waahalla Allahu albayAAa waharrama alrriba faman jaahu mawAAithatun min rabbihi faintaha falahu ma salafa waamruhu ila Allahi waman AAada faolaika ashabu alnnari hum feeha khalidoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who live on usury will not rise (on Doomsday) but like a man possessed of the devil and demented. This because they say that trading is like usury. But trade has been sanctioned and usury forbidden by God. Those who are warned by their Lord and desist will keep (what they have taken of interest) already, and the matter will rest with God. But those who revert to it again are the residents of Hell where they will abide for ever.

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يَمْحَقُ اللہُ الرِّبٰوا وَيُرْبِي الصَّدَقٰتِ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ اَثِيْمٍ۝۲۷۶
Yamhaqu Allahu alrriba wayurbee alssadaqati waAllahu la yuhibbu kulla kaffarin atheemin

English

Ahmed Ali

God takes away (gain) from usury, but adds (profit) to charity; and God does not love the ungrateful and sinners.

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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَاٰتَوُا الزَّكٰوۃَ لَھُمْ اَجْرُھُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّہِمْ۝۰ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْہِمْ وَلَا ھُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ۝۲۷۷
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati waaqamoo alssalata waatawoo alzzakata lahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim wala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum yahzanoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who believe and do good deeds, and fulfil their devotional obligations and pay the zakat, have their reward with their Lord, and will have neither fear nor regret.

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يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللہَ وَذَرُوْا مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبٰۗوا اِنْ كُنْتُمْ ￁مِنِيْنَ۝۲۷۸
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha watharoo ma baqiya mina alrriba in kuntum mumineena

English

Ahmed Ali

O believers, fear God and forego the interest that is owing, if you really believe.

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فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوْا فَاْذَنُوْا بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ اللہِ وَرَسُوْلِہٖ۝۰ۚ وَاِنْ تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوْسُ اَمْوَالِكُمْ۝۰ۚ لَاتَظْلِمُوْنَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُوْنَ۝۲۷۹
Fain lam tafAAaloo fathanoo biharbin mina Allahi warasoolihi wain tubtum falakum ruoosu amwalikum la tathlimoona wala tuthlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

If you do not, beware of war on the part of God and His Apostle. But if you repent, you shall keep your principal. Oppress none and no one will oppress you.

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وَاِنْ كَانَ ذُوْ عُسْرَۃٍ فَنَظِرَۃٌ اِلٰى مَيْسَرَۃٍ۝۰ۭ وَاَنْ تَصَدَّقُوْا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ۝۲۸۰
Wain kana thoo AAusratin fanathiratun ila maysaratin waan tasaddaqoo khayrun lakum in kuntum taAAlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

If a debtor is in want, give him time until his circumstances improve; but if you forego (the debt) as charity, that will be to your good, if you really understand.

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وَاتَّقُوْا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُوْنَ فِيْہِ اِلَى اؘ۝۰ۣۤ ثُمَّ تُوَفّٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَھُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ۝۲۸۱ۧ
Waittaqoo yawman turjaAAoona feehi ila Allahi thumma tuwaffa kullu nafsin ma kasabat wahum la yuthlamoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Have fear of the day when you go back to God. Then each will be paid back in full his reward, and no one will be wronged.

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يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْۗا اِذَا تَدَايَنْتُمْ بِدَيْنٍ اِلٰۗى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى فَاكْتُبُوْہُ۝۰ۭ وَلْيَكْتُبْ بَّيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌۢ بِالْعَدْلِ۝۰۠ وَلَا يَاْبَ كَاتِبٌ اَنْ يَّكْتُبَ كَـمَا عَلَّمَہُ اللہُ فَلْيَكْتُبْ۝۰ۚ وَلْيُمْلِلِ الَّذِيْ عَلَيْہِ الْحَـقُّ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللہَ رَبَّہٗ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْہُ شَـيْــــًٔـا۝۰ۭ فَاِنْ كَانَ الَّذِيْ عَلَيْہِ الْحَـقُّ سَفِيْہًا اَوْ ضَعِيْفًا اَوْ لَا يَسْتَطِيْعُ اَنْ يُّـمِلَّ ھُوَفَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِــيُّہٗ بِالْعَدْلِ۝۰ۭ وَاسْتَشْہِدُوْا شَہِيْدَيْنِ مِنْ رِّجَالِكُمْ۝۰ۚ فَاِنْ لَّمْ يَكُوْنَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَّامْرَاَتٰنِ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّہَدَاۗءِ اَنْ تَضِلَّ اِحْدٰىھُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ اِحْدٰىہُمَا الْاُخْرٰى۝۰ۭ وَ لَا يَاْبَ الشُّہَدَاۗءُ اِذَا مَا دُعُوْا۝۰ۭ وَلَا تَسْــَٔـــمُوْۗا اَنْ تَكْتُبُوْہُ صَغِيْرًا اَوْ كَبِيْرًا اِلٰۗى اَجَلِہٖ۝۰ۭ ذٰلِكُمْ اَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللہِ وَاَقْوَمُ لِلشَّہَادَۃِ وَاَدْنٰۗى اَلَّاتَرْتَابُوْۗا اِلَّاۗ اَنْ تَكُـوْنَ تِجَارَۃً حَاضِرَۃً تُدِيْرُوْنَہَا بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَلَّا تَكْتُبُوْھَا۝۰ۭ وَاَشْہِدُوْۗا اِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْ۝۰۠ وَلَا يُضَاۗرَّ كَاتِبٌ وَّلَا شَہِيْدٌ۝۰ۥۭ وَاِنْ تَفْعَلُوْا فَاِنَّہٗ فُسُوْقٌۢ بِكُمْ۝۰ۭ وَ اتَّقُوا اللہَ۝۰ۭ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اؙ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ۝۲۸۲
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo itha tadayantum bidaynin ila ajalin musamman faoktuboohu walyaktub baynakum katibun bialAAadli wala yaba katibun an yaktuba kama AAallamahu Allahu falyaktub walyumlili allathee AAalayhi alhaqqu walyattaqi Allaha rabbahu wala yabkhas minhu shayan fain kana allathee AAalayhi alhaqqu safeehan aw daAAeefan aw la yastateeAAu an yumilla huwa falyumlil waliyyuhu bialAAadli waistashhidoo shaheedayni min rijalikum fain lam yakoona rajulayni farajulun waimraatani mimman tardawna mina alshshuhadai an tadilla ihdahuma fatuthakkira ihdahuma alokhra wala yaba alshshuhadao itha ma duAAoo wala tasamoo an taktuboohu sagheeran aw kabeeran ila ajalihi thalikum aqsatu AAinda Allahi waaqwamu lilshshahadati waadna alla tartaboo illa an takoona tijaratan hadiratan tudeeroonaha baynakum falaysa AAalaykum junahun alla taktubooha waashhidoo itha tabayaAAtum wala yudarra katibun wala shaheedun wain tafAAaloo fainnahu fusooqun bikum waittaqoo Allaha wayuAAallimukumu Allahu waAllahu bikulli shayin AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

O believers, when you negotiate a debt for a fixed term, draw up an agreement in writing, though better it would be to have a scribe write it faithfully down; and no scribe should refuse to write as God has taught him, and write what the borrower dictates, and have fear of God, his Lord, and not leave out a thing. If the borrower is deficient of mind or infirm, or unable to explain, let the guardian explain judiciously; and have two of your men to act as witnesses; but if two men are not available, then a man and two women you approve, so that in case one of them is confused the other may prompt her. When the witnesses are summoned they should not refuse (to come). But do not neglect to draw up a contract, big or small, with the time fixed for paying back the debt. This is more equitable in the eyes of God, and better as evidence and best for avoiding doubt. But if it is a deal about some merchandise requiring transaction face to face, there is no harm if no (contract is drawn up) in writing. Have witnesses to the deal, (and make sure) that the scribe or the witness is not harmed. If he is, it would surely be sinful on your part. And have fear of God, for God gives you knowledge, and God is aware of everything.

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