The Quran

سورة الفُرقان

Surah Al-Furqân 25:67

The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 67 of 77

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنْفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And (the true servants of God are those) who, when spending, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, (but their spendings follow) a middle course, ever moderate;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes);

Ahmed Ali

Who are neither prodigal nor miserly in their spending but follow a middle path;

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Ali Unal

And who, when they spend (both for their own and others’ needs), are neither wasteful nor niggardly, and (are aware that) there is a happy mean between those (two extremes);

Daryabadi

And those who when they expend, are neither extravagant nor sparing, and it is a medium in-between.

Faridul Haque

And those who, when spending, neither exceed the limits nor act miserly, and stay in moderation between the two.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they who, when they spend are neither extravagant nor parsimonious, and the just mean is ever between these.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly but adopt a moderate position in the middle;

Muhammad Asad

and who, whenever they spend on others, are neither wasteful nor niggardly but [remember that] there is always a just mean between those [two extremes];

Muhammad Musin Khan

And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes).

Muhammad Pickthall

And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two;

Muhammad Sarwar

who in their spending are neither extravagant nor stingy but maintain moderation,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they who when they spend, are neither extravagant nor parsimonious, and (keep) between these the just mean.

Rashad Khalifa

When they give, they are neither extravagant nor stingy; they give in moderation.

Shabbir Ahmed

And those who, when they spend their wealth, are neither wasteful, nor stingy. And (they know that) there is always a middle ground between the two extremes.