The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders — Verse 21
70:21 · al-Ma`arij
The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders 70:21
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وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَیۡرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١
wa-idhā massahu l-khayru manūʿa
but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way
but when good (fortune) touches them, they are stingy
And when good toucheth him he is begrudging
If good comes to him he holds back his hand
But when good touches him, he is stingy and selfish!
begrudging when good things come —
and grudging when good comes his wa
And niggardly when good visits him
But is niggardly when good falls to his lot
when good visits him, grudging
and miserly (and stingy) when goodness touches him,
and when God makes the man wealthy [instead of showing his gratefulness by becoming generous], he becomes stingy
And arrogant when good reaches him
and when touched by good he is ungenerous;
when good touches him, niggardly
And refraining, when good reaches him
But when the good touches him, he is stingy.
but when good befalleth him, he becometh niggardly
And niggardly when good befalls hi
but when good comes upon him, he is grudgin
But when good falleth to his lot, tenacious
And when Al-Khair (good) touched him, (he is one) who hesitates (himself) and also stops others (from spending it in a desirable way) —
And when the good afflicted him, begrudging.
[He/she is] stingy when fortune reaches him/her.
but when blessed with good fortune, he becomes stingy
and tight-fisted when good fortune visits him
And niggardly when good befalls him -
and when good (even) touches him (he) is niggardly
And when prosperity touches him, he is begrudging
But becomes miserly when he receives good fortune (or affluence)
And when good touches him he is stingy
And when good touches him he is stingy
And when good touches him he is stingy.
And if the goodness touched him, (he is) often preventing/prohibiting
and whenever good fortune comes to him, he selfishly withholds it [from others]
And when charity touches him, (he is) a constant preventer of it
And, when good befalleth him, grudging
but when they are fortunate, they become niggardl
and very niggard when visited by good (fortune)
Niggardly when he is touched by richness;
And acts niggardly when he encounters good fortune
Niggardly when he is touched by richness;
But if he has the luck and heaven prospers him, then he is niggardly, unwilling to give or spend in divine service and he says to his money "my god art thou"
and when good fortune befalls them, they are selfish;
and withholding when touched with good—
And when good afflicts him, he withholds,
but, blessed with good fortune, he grows niggardly
If blessed by wealth, stingy.
but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way,
but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way,
And if the goodness touched him, he is a withholder.
And niggardly when good reaches him
And niggardly when good befalls hi
But when good falls to his lot, he is niggardly
and when good befalls him, begrudging
And miserly when good reaches him—
And tight-fisted when good reaches him.
Touched by good, he is ungenerous
And when good touches him, withholding [of it]
And when the good touches him, refuses to give;
And niggardly when good reaches him;
And niggardly when good reaches him;