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وَإِذَا And when مَسَّ touches ٱلنَّاسَ people ضُرٌّۭ hardship دَعَوْا۟ they call رَبَّهُم their Lord مُّنِيبِينَ turning إِلَيْهِ to Him ثُمَّ Then إِذَآ when أَذَاقَهُم He causes them to taste مِّنْهُ from Him رَحْمَةً Mercy إِذَا behold فَرِيقٌۭ A party مِّنْهُم of them بِرَبِّهِمْ with their Lord يُشْرِكُونَ associate partners ٣٣

And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord,

— Come To Light

لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ So as to deny بِمَآ [in] what ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ۚ We have granted them فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ Then enjoy فَسَوْفَ but soon تَعْلَمُونَ you will know ٣٤

So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.

— Come To Light

أَمْ Or أَنزَلْنَا have We sent عَلَيْهِمْ to them سُلْطَـٰنًۭا an authority فَهُوَ and it يَتَكَلَّمُ speaks بِمَا of what كَانُوا۟ they were بِهِۦ with Him يُشْرِكُونَ associating ٣٥

Or have We sent down to them an authority [i.e., a proof or scripture], and it speaks of what they have been associating with Him?

— Come To Light

وَإِذَآ And when أَذَقْنَا We cause people to taste ٱلنَّاسَ We cause people to taste رَحْمَةًۭ mercy فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoice بِهَا ۖ therein وَإِن But if تُصِبْهُمْ afflicts them سَيِّئَةٌۢ an evil بِمَا for what قَدَّمَتْ have sent forth أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands إِذَا behold هُمْ They يَقْنَطُونَ despair ٣٦

And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair.

— Come To Light

أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يَبْسُطُ extends ٱلرِّزْقَ the provision لِمَن for whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ and straitens (it) إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ who believe ٣٧

Do they not see that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

— Come To Light

فَـَٔاتِ So give ذَا the relative ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relative حَقَّهُۥ his right وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ and the poor وَٱبْنَ and the wayfarer ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ and the wayfarer ذَٰلِكَ That خَيْرٌۭ (is) best لِّلَّذِينَ for those who يُرِيدُونَ desire وَجْهَ (the) Countenance ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ they ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (are) the successful ones ٣٨

So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh, and it is they who will be the successful.

— Come To Light

وَمَآ And what ءَاتَيْتُم you give مِّن for رِّبًۭا usury لِّيَرْبُوَا۟ to increase فِىٓ in أَمْوَٰلِ (the) wealth ٱلنَّاسِ (of) people فَلَا not يَرْبُوا۟ (will) increase عِندَ with ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَمَآ But what ءَاتَيْتُم you give مِّن of زَكَوٰةٍۢ zakah تُرِيدُونَ desiring وَجْهَ (the) Countenance ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُضْعِفُونَ (will) get manifold ٣٩

And whatever you give for interest [i.e., advantage] to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allāh. But what you give in zakāh, desiring the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh - those are the multipliers.

— Come To Light

ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُمْ created you ثُمَّ then رَزَقَكُمْ He provided (for) you ثُمَّ then يُمِيتُكُمْ He will cause you to die ثُمَّ then يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ He will give you life هَلْ Is (there) مِن any شُرَكَآئِكُم (of) your partners مَّن who يَفْعَلُ does مِن of ذَٰلِكُم that مِّن any شَىْءٍۢ ۚ thing سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glory be to Him وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ and exalted is He عَمَّا above what يُشْرِكُونَ they associate ٤٠

Allāh is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

— Come To Light

ظَهَرَ Has appeared ٱلْفَسَادُ the corruption فِى in ٱلْبَرِّ the land وَٱلْبَحْرِ and the sea بِمَا for what كَسَبَتْ have earned أَيْدِى (the) hands ٱلنَّاسِ (of) people لِيُذِيقَهُم so that He may let them taste بَعْضَ a part ٱلَّذِى (of) that which عَمِلُوا۟ they have done لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ return ٤١

Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He [i.e., Allāh] may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].

— Come To Light

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