Sincerity in Charity and Seeking Allah's Pleasure

Al-Layl — Verses 17–21 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى ١٧

And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V. 2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا
And will be far removed from it
الْأَتْقَى
the pious and righteous
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous) will be far removed from it (Hell)

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ
He who spends his wealth
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
for increase in self-purification

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ ١٩

And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ
And have in his mind no favour from anyone
مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
for which a reward is expected in return

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠

Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High;

إِلَّا
Except only
ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ
the desire to seek the Countenance of
رَبِّهِ
his Lord,
الْأَعْلَىٰ
the Most High;

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١

He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise).

وَلَسَوْفَ
surely will
يَرْضَىٰ
be pleased
when he will enter Paradise