Surah Yaseen Ayat 47 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 47
And when it is said to them, “Spend from that which Allah has provided for you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Should we feed one whom, if Allah had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error.”
And when they are told, “Spend ye of (the bounties) with which Allah has provided you,” the Unbelievers say to those who believe: “Shall we then feed those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed, (Himself)?- Ye are in nothing but manifest error.”
And when it is said to them: “Spend (in the Way of Allah) out of the sustenance that Allah has provided you,” the unbelievers say to the believers: “Shall we feed him whom, Allah would have fed, had He so wished?” Say: “You are in evident error.”
And when it is said to them: “Spend of that with which Allah has provided you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Shall we feed those whom, if Allah willed, He (Himself) would have fed? You are only in a plain error.”
And when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would feed? Ye are in naught else than error manifest.
And when it is said to them, “Expend of what Allah has provided you, ” the ones who have disbelieved have said to the ones who have believed, “Shall we feed the ones whom, if Allah decides, He will feed? Decidedly you are in nothing except evident error.”
and when they are told, ‘Give to others out of what God has provided for you,’ the disbelievers say to the believers, ‘Why should we feed those that God could feed if He wanted? You must be deeply misguided.’
اور ان سے جب کہا جاتا ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کے دیئے ہوئے میں سے کچھ خرچ کرو، تو یہ کفار ایمان والوں کو جواب دیتے ہیں کہ ہم انہیں کیوں کھلائیں؟ جنہیں اگر اللہ تعالیٰ چاہتا تو خود کھلا پلا دیتا، تم تو ہو ہی کھلی گمراہی میں
Quran 36 Verse 47 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yaseen ayat 47, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(36:47) And when it is said to them: “Spend (in the Way of Allah) out of the sustenance that Allah has provided you,” the unbelievers say to the believers: “Shall we feed him whom, Allah would have fed, had He so wished?” Say: “You are in evident error.”[43]
43. This means to show that disbelief has not only blinded their intellect but has destroyed their moral sense, too. They neither have the right thought about Allah nor do they adopt the right attitude towards the people. They react adversely to every admonition, follow a perverse philosophy in respite of every deviation and immorality and have a ready-made pretense for escape from every good.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Yaseen verse 47 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yaseen ayat 45 which provides the complete commentary from verse 45 through 47.
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