وَإِذْ And when wa-idh said qāla Ibrahim ib'rāhīmu My Lord rabbi show me arinī how kayfa You give life tuḥ'yī (to) the dead l-mawtā He said qāla Have not awalam you believed tu'min He said qāla Yes balā [and] but walākin to satisfy liyaṭma-inna my heart qalbī He said qāla Then take fakhudh four arbaʿatan of mina the birds l-ṭayri and incline them faṣur'hunna towards you ilayka then thumma put ij'ʿal on ʿalā each kulli hill jabalin of them min'hunna a portion juz'an then thumma call them ud'ʿuhunna they will come to you yatīnaka (in) haste saʿyan And know wa-iʿ'lam that anna Allah l-laha (is) All-Mighty ʿazīzun All-Wise ḥakīmun
And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allāh] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allāh] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself.1 Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."
مَّثَلُ Example mathalu (of) those who alladhīna spend yunfiqūna their wealth amwālahum in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi (is) like kamathali a grain ḥabbatin which grows anbatat seven sabʿa ears sanābila in fī each kulli ear sunbulatin hundred mi-atu grain(s) ḥabbatin And Allah wal-lahu gives manifold yuḍāʿifu to whom liman He wills yashāu And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Encompassing wāsiʿun All-Knowing ʿalīmun
The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allāh multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who alladhīna spend yunfiqūna their wealth amwālahum in fī (the) way sabīli (of) Allah l-lahi then thumma not lā they follow yut'biʿūna what mā they spend anfaqū (with) reminders of generosity mannan and not walā hurt adhan for them lahum their reward ajruhum (is) with ʿinda their Lord rabbihim and (there will be) no walā fear khawfun on them ʿalayhim and not walā they hum will grieve yaḥzanūna
Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allāh and then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders [of it] or [other] injury will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
۞ قَوْلٌۭ A word qawlun kind maʿrūfun and (seeking) forgiveness wamaghfiratun (are) better khayrun than min a charity ṣadaqatin followed [it] yatbaʿuhā (by) hurt adhan And Allah wal-lahu (is) All-Sufficient ghaniyyun All-Forbearing ḥalīmun
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū (Do) not lā render in vain tub'ṭilū your charities ṣadaqātikum with reminders (of it) bil-mani or [the] hurt wal-adhā like the one who ka-alladhī spends yunfiqu his wealth mālahu (to) be seen riāa (by) the people l-nāsi and (does) not walā believe yu'minu in Allah bil-lahi and the Day wal-yawmi [the] Last l-ākhiri Then his example famathaluhu (is) like kamathali (that of a) smooth rock ṣafwānin upon it ʿalayhi (is) dust turābun then fell on it fa-aṣābahu heavy rain wābilun then left it fatarakahu bare ṣaldan Not lā they have control yaqdirūna on ʿalā anything shayin of what mimmā they (have) earned kasabū And Allah wal-lahu (does) not lā guide yahdī the people l-qawma [the] disbelieving l-kāfirīna
O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.