Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 264 (2:264)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُبْطِلُوا۟ صَدَقَٰتِكُم بِٱلْمَنِّ وَٱلْأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِى يُنفِقُ …

Quran 2:264 is ayah 264 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 44 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:264
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟لَاتُبْطِلُوا۟صَدَقَٰتِكُمبِٱلْمَنِّوَٱلْأَذَىٰكَٱلَّذِىيُنفِقُمَالَهُۥرِئَآءَٱلنَّاسِوَلَايُؤْمِنُبِٱللَّهِوَٱلْيَوْمِٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖفَمَثَلُهُۥكَمَثَلِصَفْوَانٍعَلَيْهِتُرَابٌفَأَصَابَهُۥوَابِلٌفَتَرَكَهُۥصَلْدًا ۖلَّايَقْدِرُونَعَلَىٰشَىْءٍمِّمَّاكَسَبُوا۟ ۗوَٱللَّهُلَايَهْدِىٱلْقَوْمَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ٢٦٤
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tub'ṭilū ṣadaqātikum bil-mani wal-adhā ka-alladhī yunfiqu mālahu riāa l-nāsi walā yu'minu bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri famathaluhu kamathali ṣafwānin ʿalayhi turābun fa-aṣābahu wābilun fatarakahu ṣaldan lā yaqdirūna ʿalā shayin mimmā kasabū wal-lahu lā yahdī l-qawma l-kāfirīna

O you who have believed, do not invalidate your charities with reminders [of it] or injury as does one who spends his wealth [only] to be seen by the people and does not believe in Allāh and the Last Day. His example is like that of a [large] smooth stone upon which is dust and is hit by a downpour that leaves it bare. They are unable [to keep] anything of what they have earned. And Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.(264)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
  4. لَاlā(Do) not
  5. تُبْطِلُوا۟tub'ṭilūrender in vain
  6. صَدَقَٰتِكُمṣadaqātikumyour charities
  7. بِٱلْمَنِّbil-maniwith reminders (of it)
  8. وَٱلْأَذَىٰwal-adhāor [the] hurt
  9. كَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike the one who
  10. يُنفِقُyunfiquspends
  11. مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
  12. رِئَآءَriāa(to) be seen
  13. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(by) the people
  14. وَلَاwalāand (does) not
  15. يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieve
  16. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  17. وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
  18. ٱلَْٔاخِرِ ۖl-ākhiri[the] Last
  19. فَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuThen his example
  20. كَمَثَلِkamathali(is) like
  21. صَفْوَانٍṣafwānin(that of a) smooth rock
  22. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon it
  23. تُرَابٌturābun(is) dust
  24. فَأَصَابَهُۥfa-aṣābahuthen fell on it
  25. وَابِلٌwābilunheavy rain
  26. فَتَرَكَهُۥfatarakahuthen left it
  27. صَلْدًا ۖṣaldanbare
  28. لَّاlāNot
  29. يَقْدِرُونَyaqdirūnathey have control
  30. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  31. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  32. مِّمَّاmimmāof what
  33. كَسَبُوا۟ ۗkasabūthey (have) earned
  34. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  35. لَاlā(does) not
  36. يَهْدِىyahdīguide
  37. ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
  38. ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna[the] disbelieving

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