سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 265
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةٍۭ بِرَبْوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٌ فَـَٔاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا ضِعْفَيْنِ فَإِن لَّمْ يُصِبْهَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿265﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking Allâh’s Pleasure while they in their ownselves are sure and certain that Allâh will reward them (for their spending in His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allâh is All-Seer (knows well) of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَثَلُ
wamathalu
And (the) example
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
يُنفِقُونَ
yunfiqūna
spend
أَمْوَٰلَهُمُ
amwālahumu
their wealth
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
ib'tighāa
seeking
مَرْضَاتِ
marḍāti
(the) pleasure
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَتَثْبِيتًۭا
watathbītan
and certainty
مِّنْ
min
from
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
their (inner) souls
كَمَثَلِ
kamathali
(is) like
جَنَّةٍۭ
jannatin
a garden
بِرَبْوَةٍ
birabwatin
on a height
أَصَابَهَا
aṣābahā
fell on it
وَابِلٌۭ
wābilun
heavy rain
فَـَٔاتَتْ
faātat
so it yielded
أُكُلَهَا
ukulahā
its harvest
ضِعْفَيْنِ
ḍiʿ'fayni
double
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
لَّمْ
lam
(does) not
يُصِبْهَا
yuṣib'hā
fall (on) it
وَابِلٌۭ
wābilun
heavy rain
فَطَلٌّۭ ۗ
faṭallun
then a drizzle
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
بَصِيرٌ
baṣīrun
(is) All-Seer
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
265. 1. This is the example of those believers who spend for the sake of Allah’s pleasure: what they spend is like a garden situated on a pleasant and high hilltop, so that if a heavy rain falls, it yields double its fruit, and if only a light drizzle or dew falls, that too is sufficient for it. In this way, whether their expenditures are little or much, they will be the cause of multiplied reward and recompense with Allah. جَنْۃُ refers to land in which there are so many trees that they cover the ground, or a garden that is surrounded by a fence and, because of the fence, is hidden from view. This is derived from جن, the name of that creature which is not seen. The unborn child in the womb is called جنین because it too is not seen. Madness is called جنون because in it, the intellect is veiled. Paradise is called جنت because it is hidden from sight. رَبْوَۃَ refers to elevated land. وَابِلُ means heavy rain.
