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Quran 47:38

Surah Muhammad, verse 38 of 38 · Juz 26

هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ ۖ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ ۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓا۟ أَمْثَـٰلَكُم

Translations of Quran 47:38
EnglishTalal Itani

Here you are, being called to spend in the cause of Allah. Among you are those who withhold; but whoever withholds is withholding against his own soul. Allah is the Rich, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! ye are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who hoard. And as for him who hoardeth, he hoardeth only from his soul. And Allah is the Rich, and ye are the poor. And if ye turn away He will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

İşte siz şunlarsınız: Allah yolunda infak etmeğe (ıktıza eden masrafı vermeğe) da'vet olunuyorsunuz da yine içinizden kimisi kıskanıyor, halbuki kim kıskanırsa kendine kıskanmış olur, Allah ganî, fukara sizsiniz (ihtiyac sizin) ve eğer tersine giderseniz başka bir kavmı tutar yerinize getirir sonra onlar sizin gibi olmazlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Voyez un peu : vous êtes appelés à dépenser vos richesses pour la cause de Dieu, et il est des hommes parmi vous qui se montrent avares ; mais l’avare n’est avare qu’à son détriment, car Dieu est riche, et vous êtes pauvres, et, si vous tergiversez, il suscitera un autre peuple à votre place » un peuplé qui ne vous ressemblera point.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Ziet, gij zijt diegenen, welke uitgenoodigd zijn, een deel van uw vermogen voor de ondersteuning van Gods waar geloof te besteden, en er zijn sommigen uwer die gierig zijn. Maar wie vrekkig is zal dit nopens zijne eigene ziel wezen; want God is rijk, maar gij zijt behoeftig, en indien gij u afwendt, zal hij een ander volk in uwe plaats stellen, dat niet gelijk aan u zal wezen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Vedete un poco: Voi siete chiamati a spendere le vostre ricchezze per la causa di Dio, e vi sono fra voi di quei che si mostrano avari: ma l’uomo non è avaro che a suo proprio danno, poichè Dio è ricco, e voi siete poveri, e se tergiverserete farà sorgere un altro popolo al vostro posto, un popolo che non vi somiglierà punto.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.