Quran 89:18

Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 18

Verse 18 of 30 in Surah Al-Fajr (الفجر), chapter 89 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

EnglishSaheeh International: And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ஏழைக்கு உணவளிக்குமாறு தூண்டுவதில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද නුඹලා දුගියාට ආහාර සැපයීමට දිරි නො ගන්වන්නෙහු ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور مسکینوں کے کھلانے کی ایک دوسرے کو ترغیب نہیں دیتے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: また貧者を養うために，互いに励まさない。
ChineseMa Jian: 你们不以济贫相勉励，

Tafsir of 89:18

Wealth and Poverty are both a Test and Honor or Disgrace for the Servant Allah refutes man in his belief that if Allah gives Him abundant provisions to test him with it, it is out of His honor for him. But this is not the case, rather it is a trial and a test, as Allah says, أَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُمْ بِهِ مِن مَّالٍ وَبَنِينَ - نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى الْخَيْرَتِ بَل لاَّ يَشْعُرُونَ (Do they think that in wealth and children with which We enlarge them. We hasten unto them with good things. Nay, but they perceive not.) (23:55-56) Likewise, from another angle, if Allah tests him and tries him by curtailing his sustenance, he believes that is because Allah is humiliating him. As Allah says, كَلاَّ (But no!) meaning, the matter is not as he claims, neither in this nor in that. For indeed Allah gives wealth to those whom He loves as well as those whom He does not love. Likewise, He withholds sustenance from those whom He loves and those whom He does not love. The point is that Allah should be obeyed in either circumstance. If one is wealthy, he should thank Allah for that, and if he is poor, he should exercise patience.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)