Al-Qur'an Surah At-Tawbah Verse 53

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “Spend, willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you. You have been a sinning people.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Whether you˺ donate willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you, for you have been a rebellious people.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Say, “Whether you spend willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you, for you have been a wicked people.”

A. J. Arberry

Say: 'Expend willingly, or unwillingly, it shall not be accepted from you; you are surely a people ungodly.'

Abdul Haleem

Say, ‘Whether you give willingly or unwillingly, what you give will not be accepted, for you are disobedient people.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Say thou: expend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted of you; verily ye are ever a people ungodly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say; "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly; not from you will it be accepted; for ye are indeed a people rebellious and wicked."

Abul Ala Maududi

Tell them: "Whether you spend your money willingly or unwillingly, it shall not find acceptance (with Allah) for you are an evil-doing folk."

Ahmed Ali

Tell them: "You may spend (in the way of God), whether willingly or with reluctance, it will not be accepted from you, for you are reprobates."

Ahmed Raza Khan

Say, “Spend willingly or with a heavy heart, it will never be accepted from you; indeed you are a disobedient people.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Say, ‘Spend willingly or unwillingly, it shall never be accepted from you; for you are indeed a transgressing lot.’

Ali Ünal

(Respond to their unwilling donation and) say: "Whether you give willingly or unwillingly, (pretending that you give in God’s cause), it will never be acceptable (to God) from you. Surely, you are a transgressing people."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Say, `Whether you spend willingly or unwillingly, this (- your charity) shall never be accepted from you, for you are indeed a people ever disobedient.´

English Literal

Say: "Spend voluntarily or forcefully/involuntarily , (it) will never/not be accepted from you, that you are/were a nation (of) debauchers ."

Faridul Haque

Say, "Spend willingly or with a heavy heart, it will never be accepted from you; indeed you are a disobedient people."

Hamid S. Aziz

Say, "Spend (for the Cause), willingly or unwillingly, it shall not be accepted from you; for verily, you are a people who are rebellious and wicked."

Hilali & Khan

Say: "Spend (in Allah's Cause) willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Say: Do you await for us but one of two most excellent things? And we await for you that Allah will afflict you with chastisement from Himself or by our hands. So wait; we too are waiting with you.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Say: Spend willingly or unwillingly, it shall not be accepted from you; surely you are a transgressing people.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Say: Pay (your contribution), willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Lo! ye were ever froward folk.

Muhammad Sarwar

Say, "Whether you spend your wealth for the cause of God, willingly or reluctantly, it will never be accepted from you; you are an evil doing people."

Qaribullah & Darwish

Say: 'Whether you spend voluntarily or reluctantly it shall not be accepted from you; for you are a wicked nation'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Say: "Spend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are rebellious."

Wahiduddin Khan

Say, "Whether you give willingly or unwillingly, your offerings shall not be accepted by God, for you are indeed a disobedient people."

Talal Itani

Say, “Whether you spend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. You are evil people.”

Tafsir jalalayn

Say; `Expend, in obedience to God, willingly or unwillingly, it, what you expend, shall not be accepted from you; you are surely a wicked folk' (the imperative statement here [also] functions as a predicate).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قُلْ أَنفِقُواْ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا
..

Say;Spend willingly or unwillingly,

for whatever you spend either way,
.
لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ



it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever a people who are rebellious.

Allah says