Surah Ar-Rum 30:39 — translation and meaning

الروم · Verse 39 / 60 · Page 408

ۖ وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَ فِي أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَلَا يَرْبُو عِندَ اللَّهِ وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن زَكَاةٍ تُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُضْعِفُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَمَا
wama
And what
آتَيْتُم
ataytum
you give
مِّن
min
for
رِّبًا
riban
usury
لِّيَرْبُوَ
liyarbuwa
to increase
فِي
fi
in
أَمْوَالِ
amwali
(the) wealth
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) people
فَلَا
fala
not
يَرْبُو
yarbu
(will) increase
عِندَ
inda
with
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَمَا
wama
But what
آتَيْتُم
ataytum
you give
مِّن
min
of
زَكَاةٍ
zakatin
zakah
تُرِيدُونَ
turiduna
desiring
وَجْهَ
wajha
(the) Countenance
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
فَأُولَئِكَ
fa-ulaika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
الْمُضْعِفُونَ
al-mud'ifuna
(will) get manifold

Transliteration

Wa maaa aataitum mir ribal li yarbuwa feee amwaalin naasi falaa yarboo 'indal laahi wa maaa aataitum min zaakaatin tureedoona wajhal laahi fa ulaaa'ika humul mud'ifoon

Translation

And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah - those are the multipliers.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Whatever wealth you give to anyone with the expectation that they will.return it to you with an increase, that wealth does not grow with Allah. And whatever wealth you give to fulfil someone's need, desiring only the pleasure of Allah, and not praise or reward from the people, the reward of that deed shall be multiplied for you by Allah.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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