Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 264
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُبْطِلُوا۟ صَدَقَـٰتِكُم بِٱلْمَنِّ وَٱلْأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِى يُنفِقُ مَالَهُۥ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَيْهِ تُرَابٌ فَأَصَابَهُۥ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهُۥ صَلْدًا ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
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.
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تُبْطِلُوا۟tub'ṭilūrender in vain
- صَدَقَـٰتِكُمṣadaqātikumyour charities
- بِٱلْمَنِّbil-maniwith reminders (of it)
- وَٱلْأَذَىٰwal-adhāor [the] hurt
- كَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike the one who
- يُنفِقُyunfiquspends
- مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
- رِئَآءَriāa(to) be seen
- ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(by) the people
- وَلَاwalāand (does) not
- يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieve
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
- وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖl-ākhiri[the] Last
- فَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuThen his example
- كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
- صَفْوَانٍṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon it
- تُرَابٌۭturābun(is) dust
- فَأَصَابَهُۥfa-aṣābahuthen fell on it
- وَابِلٌۭwābilunheavy rain
- فَتَرَكَهُۥfatarakahuthen left it
- صَلْدًۭا ۖṣaldanbare
- لَّاlāNot
- يَقْدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have control
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- شَىْءٍۢshayinanything
- مِّمَّاmimmāof what
- كَسَبُوا۟ ۗkasabūthey (have) earned
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- لَاlā(does) not
- يَهْدِىyahdīguide
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelieving
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