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The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                           092:020

 وَمَا لِاَحَدٍ عِنۡدَهٗ مِنۡ نِّعۡمَةٍ تُجۡزٰٓىۙ‏

Wa-maa-lay-aa-ha-din-in-da-hoo-min-ne-ma-tin-tooj-zaa

And no one has with him a favor to be returned

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• مَاۤ — Maa — No (= Absolutely not; no; never)
• لِ — Lay — For (= For the attention, benefit, purpose or reason of. With the object of; belonging to; in the matter of) )
• اَحَدٍ — Aa-ha-din — One (= Individual; single)
• عِنۡدَ — In-da — With (= From; in the counting, estimation, eyes or sight of; near)
• هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to earlier shown, stated or specified person who gave wealth to cleanse himself)
• مِنۡ — Min — Among (= From the class, category, count, kind, persons or out of)
• نِّعۡمَةٍ — Nae-ma-tin — A favor (= n., Blessings; bounties; comforts; delights; favors; good things; goodness; graces; indulgences; joys; prosperity; worldly favors and goods; special favors)
• تُجۡزٰٓى‏ –Tooj-zaa –To be returned (= Expected, needed and required to be repaid, returned or rewarded)

** A Note reproducing some explanatory quotations from some translations:

• “None has with him any boon for a reward.” Maulana Muhammad Ali
• “Have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return.” A Yusuf Ali.
• ‘Who does good works for the sake of the Most High only, not in recompense for a favour’ – N J Dawood.
•  “Owes no favour to anyone, which is to be repaid.” Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
•  “Not because he is under an obligation to anyone which has to be repaid.” Allamah Nooruddin
•  “None hath with him any favour for reward.”  Marmaduke Pickthall
•  “Not in recompense of any favour done to him by anyone.” Dr Ahmad Zidan.

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The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                              092:021

اِلَّا ابۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ الۡاَعۡلٰى‌ۚ‏

Il-lub-te-ghaa-aa-wuj-hay-rub-bay-hil-au-laa

He seeks little (in giving his wealth) except for a favor of his God, the Most High

• اِلَّا — Il-la…(ub) — Except (= Apart from; besides; excluding; save; unless)
• ابۡتِغَآءَ — (b) te-ghaa-aa — Seeking (= Going after; pursuing; wanting)
• وَجۡهِ — Wuj-hay — Favor (= Attention; approval; countenance; face; focus; pleasure purpose; will)
• رَبُّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures;
  Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
• هِ — H…(il) — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to earlier shown, stated or specified person who gave wealth cleansing himself)
• لۡاَعۡلٰى‌ — Au-laa — The Most High (= Greatest; Highest; The Most Exalted)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                            092:022

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضٰى

Wa-la-sao-fa-yur-dzaa

And certainly very soon he will be real happy*

• وَ — Wa –And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَ — La — Certainly (= Absolutely; definitely; positively; surely; truly; verily)
• سَوۡفَ — Sao-fa — Very soon (= In near future, term or a short while; quickly; swiftly)
• يَرۡضٰى — Yur-dzaa — Real happy (= v., m gender., 3rd person., Attain complete satisfaction. Become totally content. Really satisfied. Well pleased.)**

** Note: Various translators have drawn different conclusions by referring the ‘3rd person’ verb to one of the following scenarios.

• He ( الۡاَتۡقَى, the righteous) will be pleased by his God.
• He ( الۡاَتۡقَى, the righteous) will be well-pleased by entering the Paradise.
• The Almighty God will be well-pleased with him ( الۡاَتۡقَى, the righteous).