The Quran

سورة آل عِمرَان

Surah Al-i-‘Imrân 3:92

Family of Amran · Verse 92 of 200

لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Never shall you attain the highest state of virtue unless you spend (in the cause of Allâh) out of that which you love; and whatever you spend, Allâh, indeed, knows it well.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give (freely) of that which ye love; and whatever ye give, of a truth Allah knoweth it well.

Ahmed Ali

You will never come to piety unless you spend of things you love; and whatever you spend is known to God.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

You will never be able to attain godliness and virtue until you spend of what you love (in God’s cause or to provide sustenance for the needy). Whatever you spend, God has full knowledge of it.

Daryabadi

O Ye shall not attain unto virtue until ye expend of that which ye love; and whatsoever ye expend, verily Allah Is thereof Knower.

Faridul Haque

You can never attain virtue until you spend in Allah´s cause the things you love; and Allah is Aware of whatever you spend.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

You cannot attain to righteousness unless you spend out of what you love. And what you spend, Allah surely knows it.

Maulvi Sher Ali

You cannot attain to righteousness unless you spend out of that which you love; and whatever you spend, ALLAH surely knows it well.

Muhammad Asad

[But as for you, O believers,] never shall you attain to true piety unless you spend on others out of what you cherish yourselves; and whatever you spend - verily, God has full knowledge thereof.

Muhammad Musin Khan

By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, etc., it means here Allah's Reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you spend (in Allah's Cause) of that which you love; and whatever of good you spend, Allah knows it well.

Muhammad Pickthall

Ye will not attain unto piety until ye spend of that which ye love. And whatsoever ye spend, Allah is Aware thereof.

Muhammad Sarwar

You can never have extended virtue and righteousness unless you spend part of what you dearly love for the cause of God. God knows very well whatever you spend for His cause.

Muhammed ali Shakir

By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently) out of what you love; and whatever thing you spend, Allah surely knows it.

Rashad Khalifa

You cannot attain righteousness until you give to charity from the possessions you love. Whatever you give to charity, GOD is fully aware thereof.

Shabbir Ahmed

You will never attain exponential growth of the ‘self’ unless you open up for others the possessions you cherish. And whatever you spend, God is well Aware of it.