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Al-Baqarah 265

Ayah 265 of 286 · Medinan

وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثۡبِيتٗا مِّنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةِۭ بِرَبۡوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٞ فَـَٔاتَتۡ أُكُلَهَا ضِعۡفَيۡنِ فَإِن لَّمۡ يُصِبۡهَا وَابِلٞ فَطَلّٞۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ٢٦٥

And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allāh and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَثَلُAnd (the) examplewamathalu
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  3. يُنفِقُونَspendyunfiqūna
  4. أَمۡوَٰلَهُمُtheir wealthamwālahumu
  5. ٱبۡتِغَآءَseekingib'tighāa
  6. مَرۡضَاتِ(the) pleasuremarḍāti
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. وَتَثۡبِيتٗاand certaintywatathbītan
  9. مِّنۡfrommin
  10. أَنفُسِهِمۡtheir (inner) soulsanfusihim
  11. كَمَثَلِ(is) likekamathali
  12. جَنَّةِۭa gardenjannatin
  13. بِرَبۡوَةٍon a heightbirabwatin
  14. أَصَابَهَاfell on itaṣābahā
  15. وَابِلٞheavy rainwābilun
  16. فَـَٔاتَتۡso it yieldedfaātat
  17. أُكُلَهَاits harvestukulahā
  18. ضِعۡفَيۡنِdoubleḍiʿ'fayni
  19. فَإِنThen iffa-in
  20. لَّمۡ(does) notlam
  21. يُصِبۡهَاfall (on) ityuṣib'hā
  22. وَابِلٞheavy rainwābilun
  23. فَطَلّٞۗthen a drizzlefaṭallun
  24. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  25. بِمَاof whatbimā
  26. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  27. بَصِيرٌ(is) All-Seerbaṣīrun

Tafsir

The example of believers who spend their wealth seeking Allah’s pleasure, with firm conviction in their hearts of Allah’s promise, is like that of a garden on high fertile ground on which heavy rain falls and causes it to produce double its crop. In addition, if it does not receive heavy rain then the light rain that falls on it is sufficient because the land is fertile. In the same way, the little that is spent by the sincere ones is accepted by Allah and its reward is multiplied. Allah sees what you do: He knows who is sincere and who is not, and will reward each one accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran