Ruku 37, Juz 3 (ٱلْرُكوع 37, جزء 3)

٢ - ٱلْبَقَرَة

2 - Al-Baqara

مَثَلُ الَّذِيْنَ يُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَھُمْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّۃٍ اَنْۢبَتَتْ سَـبْعَ سَـنَابِلَ فِيْ كُلِّ سُنْۢبُلَۃٍ مِّائَۃُ حَبَّۃٍ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ يُضٰعِفُ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيْمٌ۝۲۶۱
Mathalu allatheena yunfiqoona amwalahum fee sabeeli Allahi kamathali habbatin anbatat sabAAa sanabila fee kulli sunbulatin miatu habbatin waAllahu yudaAAifu liman yashao waAllahu wasiAAun AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

The semblance of those who expend their wealth in the way of God is that of a grain of corn from which grow seven ears, each ear containing a hundred grains. Truly God increases for whomsoever He will, for God is infinite and all-wise.

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اَلَّذِيْنَ يُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَھُمْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللہِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتْبِعُوْنَ مَاۗ اَنْفَقُوْا مَنًّا وَّلَاۗ اَذًى۝۰ۙ لَّھُمْ اَجْرُھُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّہِمْ۝۰ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْہِمْ وَلَا ھُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ۝۲۶۲
Allatheena yunfiqoona amwalahum fee sabeeli Allahi thumma la yutbiAAoona ma anfaqoo mannan wala athan lahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim wala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum yahzanoona

English

Ahmed Ali

Those who spend in the way of God, and having spent do not boast or give pain (by word or deed), will get their reward from their Lord, and will neither have fear nor regret.

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قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوْفٌ وَّمَغْفِرَۃٌ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ صَدَقَۃٍ يَّتْبَعُہَاۗ اَذًى۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيْمٌ۝۲۶۳
Qawlun maAAroofun wamaghfiratun khayrun min sadaqatin yatbaAAuha athan waAllahu ghaniyyun haleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

Saying a word that is kind, and forgiving is better than charity that hurts. (Do not forget that) God is affluent and kind.

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يٰۗاَيُّہَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُبْطِلُوْا صَدَقٰتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْاَذٰى۝۰ۙ كَالَّذِيْ يُنْفِقُ مَا لَہٗ رِئَاۗءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللہِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ۝۰ۭ فَمَثَلُہٗ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَيْہِ تُرَابٌ فَاَصَابَہٗ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَہٗ صَلْدًا۝۰ۭ لَا يَـقْدِرُوْنَ عَلٰي شَيْءٍ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوْا۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ لَا يَہْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ۝۲۶۴
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tubtiloo sadaqatikum bialmanni waalatha kaallathee yunfiqu malahu riaa alnnasi wala yuminu biAllahi waalyawmi alakhiri famathaluhu kamathali safwanin AAalayhi turabun faasabahu wabilun fatarakahu saldan la yaqdiroona AAala shayin mimma kasaboo waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alkafireena

English

Ahmed Ali

O believers, do not nullify your charity by giving to oblige and flaunting (your favours) like a man who spends of his wealth only to show off, but does not believe in God and the Last Day. His semblance is that of a rock covered with earth which is washed away by rain exposing the hard rock bare. So they gain nothing from their earnings. God does not guide a people who do not believe.

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وَمَثَلُ الَّذِيْنَ يُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَھُمُ ابْتِغَاۗءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللہِ وَ تَثْبِيْتًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِہِمْ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّۃٍؚبِرَبْوَۃٍ اَصَابَہَا وَابِلٌ فَاٰتَتْ اُكُلَہَا ضِعْفَيْنِ۝۰ۚ فَاِنْ لَّمْ يُصِبْہَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيْرٌ۝۲۶۵
Wamathalu allatheena yunfiqoona amwalahumu ibtighaa mardati Allahi watathbeetan min anfusihim kamathali jannatin birabwatin asabaha wabilun faatat okulaha diAAfayni fain lam yusibha wabilun fatallun waAllahu bima taAAmaloona baseerun

English

Ahmed Ali

But the semblance of those who expend their wealth to please God with firm and resolute hearts, is like a garden on a height on which the rain falls and it yields its fruits twice as much; and even if the rain does not fall the dew will suffice. For God sees all that you do.

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اَيَوَدُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ لَہٗ جَنَّۃٌ مِّنْ نَّخِيْلٍ وَّاَعْنَابٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِہَا الْاَنْہٰرُ۝۰ۙ لَہٗ فِيْہَا مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ۝۰ۙ وَاَصَابَہُ الْكِبَرُ وَلَہٗ ذُرِّيَّۃٌ ضُعَفَاۗءُ ۝۰۠ۖ فَاَصَابَہَاۗ اِعْصَارٌ فِيْہِ نَارٌ فَاحْتَرَقَتْ۝۰ۭ كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللہُ لَكُمُ الْاٰيٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ۝۲۶۶ۧ
Ayawaddu ahadukum an takoona lahu jannatun min nakheelin waaAAnabin tajree min tahtiha alanharu lahu feeha min kulli alththamarati waasabahu alkibaru walahu thurriyyatun duAAafao faasabaha iAAsarun feehi narun faihtaraqat kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu alayati laAAallakum tatafakkaroona

English

Ahmed Ali

Does any of you wish to have an orchard full of date-palm trees and vines, and streams of running water and fruits of all kinds, and then old age should overtake him while his children are small, and a scorching whirlwind should smite and burn it down? Thus God makes His signs clear to you that you may reflect.

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