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Quran 9:60

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 60 of 129 · Juz 10

إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتُ لِلْفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْعَـٰمِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَٱلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَٱلْغَـٰرِمِينَ وَفِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 9:60
EnglishTalal Itani

Charities are for the poor, and the destitute, and those who administer them, and for reconciling hearts, and for freeing slaves, and for those in debt, and in the path of Allah, and for the traveler in need—an obligation from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sadakalar ancak şunlar içindir: fukara, mesâkîn, onun üzerine me'mur olanlar, müellefetülkulûb, rakabeler hakkında borçlular, Allah yolundakiler, yolda kalmışlar, Allah tarafından kat'î olarak böyle farz buyuruldu, ve Allah alîmdir, hakîmdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

En effet, les aumônes sont destinées aux indigents et aux pauvres, à ceux qui les recueillent, à ceux dont les cœurs ont été gagnés pour l’islam, au rachat des esclaves, aux insolvables, pour la cause de Dieu et pour les voyageurs. Ceci est obligatoire de par Dieu. Il est savant et sage.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Aalmoezen moeten alleen uitgereikt worden aan de armen, de hulpbehoevenden en aan hen, welke gebruikt worden om die te verzamelen en te verdeelen, en aan hen wier harten voor den Islam gewonnen zijn; voor het vrijkoopen van slaven, en aan hen die schuld hebben en niet betalen kunnen; voor de bevordering van Gods geloof en aan den reiziger.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Di fatti le elemosine sono destinate agl’indigenti, ed a’ poveri, a coloro che le ricercano, a coloro i di cui cuori sono stati acquistati (dall’islamismo, al riscatto dei schiavi, a chi non ha mezzi di pagare, alla causa di Dio, e per i viaggiatori. Iddio obbliga a ciò; egli è sapiente e savio.

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