Quran 9:53

Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 53

Verse 53 of 129 in Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة), chapter 9 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُلْ أَنفِقُوا۟ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ ۖ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly; never will it be accepted from you. Indeed, you have been a defiantly disobedient people."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(நபியே!) நீர் கூறும்; "நீங்கள் விருப்புடனோ, அல்லது வெறுப்புடனோ (தர்மத்திற்குச்) செலவு செய்தாலும் அது உங்களிடமிருந்து ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளப்படமாட்டாது - ஏனெனில் நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் பாவம் செய்யும் கூட்டத்தாராகவே இருக்கின்றீர்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
කැමැත්තෙන් හෝ අකමැත්තෙන් හෝ නුඹලා වියදම් කරනු. නුඹලාගෙන් එය පිළිගනු නො ලබන්නේ ම ය. නියත වශයෙන් ම නුඹලා පාපතර පිරිසක් ලෙසින් සිටියෙහුය යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجئے کہ تم خوشی یاناخوشی کسی طرح بھی خرچ کرو قبول تو ہرگز نہ کیا جائے گا ، یقیناً تم فاسق لوگ ہو۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
言ってやるがいい。「仮令あなたがたが,快よく施し,貢献をしても,不承不承であろうと も,決して受け入れられないであろう。本当にあなたがたは,アッラーの掟に背く者たちである。」
ChineseMa Jian
你说:你们自愿地或勉强地捐献吧,你们的捐献绝不被接受,因为你们是放肆的民众。

Tafsir of 9:53

قُلْ (Say), O Muhammad to them, هَلْ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَآ (Do you wait for us), anything, إِلاَ إِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ (except one of the two best things), martyrdom or victory over you, according to the meaning given by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, and others. وَنَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ (while we await for you), that this will touch you, أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِ أَوْ بِأَيْدِينَا (either that Allah will afflict you with a punishment from Himself or at our hands), either capture or killing, فَتَرَبَّصُواْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ (So wait, we too are waiting with you.) Allah said next, قُلْ أَنفِقُواْ طَوْعاً أَوْ كَرْهاً (Say: Spend willingly or unwillingly), for whatever you spend either way, لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْماً فَسِقِينَ (it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are rebellious.) Allah mentions the reason behind not accepting their charity from them, إِلاَ أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ (except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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