۞ 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 wine1 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