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Al-Baqarah 272

Ayah 272 of 286 · Medinan

۞ لَّيۡسَ عَلَيۡكَ هُدَىٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ ٢٧٢

Not upon you, [O Muḥammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. And whatever you spend of good1 - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., wealth, property, resources, time, effort, etc.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ لَّيۡسَNotlaysa
  2. عَلَيۡكَon youʿalayka
  3. هُدَىٰهُمۡ(is) their guidancehudāhum
  4. وَلَٰكِنَّ[and] butwalākinna
  5. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  6. يَهۡدِيguidesyahdī
  7. مَنwhomman
  8. يَشَآءُۗHe willsyashāu
  9. وَمَاAnd whateverwamā
  10. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  11. مِنۡofmin
  12. خَيۡرٖgoodkhayrin
  13. فَلِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚthen it is for yourselffali-anfusikum
  14. وَمَاand notwamā
  15. تُنفِقُونَyou spendtunfiqūna
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. ٱبۡتِغَآءَseekingib'tighāa
  18. وَجۡهِ(the) facewajhi
  19. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  20. وَمَاAnd whateverwamā
  21. تُنفِقُواْyou spendtunfiqū
  22. مِنۡofmin
  23. خَيۡرٖgoodkhayrin
  24. يُوَفَّwill be repaid in fullyuwaffa
  25. إِلَيۡكُمۡto youilaykum
  26. وَأَنتُمۡand youwa-antum
  27. لَا(will) notlā
  28. تُظۡلَمُونَbe wrongedtuẓ'lamūna

Tafsir

O Prophet, you are not responsible for making them believe in the truth and submitting to it: your duty is to guide them to the truth and explain it to them. It is only Allah Who can bring them to the truth; and He guides whomever He wishes. The benefit of any good you spend comes back to you; Allah is in no need of it. So, let your spending be only for Allah’s sake: true believers spend only for Allah’s pleasure. You will receive the full reward for any good you spend, no matter how little, because Allah does not wrong anyone.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran