Surah 4. An-Nisaa, Ayah 37
| الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُهِينًا |
| Asad | : | [nor] those who are niggardly, and bid others to be niggardly, and conceal whatever God has bestowed upon them out of His bounty; and so We have readied shameful suffering for all who thus deny the truth. |
| Malik | : | who are themselves stingy and enjoin others to be stingy, who hide the bounties which Allah has bestowed on them. For such unbelievers We have prepared a disgraceful punishment. |
| Pickthall | : | Who hoard their wealth and enjoin avarice on others, and hide that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty. For disbelievers We prepare a shameful doom; |
| Yusuf Ali | : | (Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them; for We have prepared for those who resist faith a punishment that steeps them in contempt. 555 556 |
| Transliteration | : | Allatheena yabkhaloona wayamuroona alnnasa bialbukhli wayaktumoona ma atahumu Allahu min fadlihi waaAAtadna lilkafireena AAathaban muheenan |
Note - 555Arrogance is one reason why our deeds of love and
kindness do not thrive. Another is niggardliness or
selfishness. Allah does not love either the one or the
other, for they both proceed from want of love of Allah,
or faith in Allah. Niggardly is the worldly wise man who
not only refuses to spend himself in service, but by
example and precept prevents others from doing so, as
otherwise he would be made odious by comparison, before
his fellow-creatures. So he either makes a virtue of his
caution, or hides the gifts which have been given
him-wealth, position, talent, etc.
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Note - 556Note how the punishment fits the crime. The niggard holds
other people in contempt, and in doing so, becomes
himself contemptible.
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Arrogance is one reason why our deeds of love and kindness do not thrive. Another is niggardliness or selfishness. Allah does not love either the one or the other, for they both proceed from want of love of Allah, or faith in Allah. Niggardly is the worldly wise man who not only refuses to spend himself in service, but by example and precept prevents others from doing so, as otherwise he would be made odious by comparison, before his fellow-creatures. So he either makes a virtue of his caution, or hides the gifts which have been given him-wealth, position, talent, etc. |
