Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
O People who Believe! Do not invalidate your charity by
expressing favour and causing injury - like one who spends his
wealth for people to see, and does not believe in Allah and
the Last Day; his example is similar to that of a rock covered
with dust and hard rain fell on it, leaving it as a bare rock;
they shall get no control over (or benefit from) anything they
have earned; and Allah does not guide the disbelievers.
Yusuf Ali:
O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your
generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen
of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day. They are in parable
like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil: on it falls heavy
rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone. They will be able to do nothing
with aught they have earned. And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.
Pickthal:
O ye who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by reproach
and injury, like him who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men and
believeth not in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the likeness of
a rock whereon is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it, leaving it smooth
and bare. They have no control of aught of that which they have gained.
Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
(PrayerWare)
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