۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you yasalūnaka about ʿani [the] intoxicants l-khamri and [the] games of chance wal-maysiri Say qul In both of them fīhimā (is) a sin ith'mun great kabīrun and (some) benefits wamanāfiʿu for [the] people lilnnāsi But sin of both of them wa-ith'muhumā (is) greater akbaru than min (the) benefit of (the) two nafʿihimā And they ask you wayasalūnaka what mādhā they (should) spend yunfiqūna Say quli The surplus l-ʿafwa Thus kadhālika makes clear yubayyinu Allah l-lahu to you lakumu [the] Verses l-āyāti so that you may laʿallakum ponder tatafakkarūna
They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit." And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess [beyond needs]." Thus Allāh makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought
فِى Concerning fī the world l-dun'yā and the Hereafter wal-ākhirati They ask you wayasalūnaka about ʿani the orphans l-yatāmā Say qul Setting right (their affairs) iṣ'lāḥun for them lahum (is) best khayrun And if wa-in you associate with them tukhāliṭūhum then they (are) your brothers fa-ikh'wānukum And Allah wal-lahu knows yaʿlamu the corrupter l-muf'sida from mina the amender l-muṣ'liḥi And if walaw (had) willed shāa Allah l-lahu surely He (could have) put you in difficulties la-aʿnatakum Indeed inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Mighty ʿazīzun All-Wise ḥakīmun
To this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allāh knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allāh had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."