Surah 20. Ta-ha, Ayah 132
| وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا ۖ لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- u'mur 'ahl -ka bi- as.- s.alaah wa- is.t.abir calay -haa laa nas'al -ka rizq(an) nah.nu narzuq -ka wa- al- caaqibah li- at- taqwaa |
| Pickthall | : | And enjoin upon thy people worship, and be constant therein. We ask not of thee a provision: We provide for thee. And the sequel is for righteousness. |
| Asad | : | And bid thy people to pray, and persevere therein. [But remember:] We do not ask thee to provide sustenance [for Us]:117 it is We who provide sustenance for thee. And the future belongs to the God-conscious.118 |
| Malik | : | Enjoin Salah on your people and be diligent in its observance. We demand nothing of you; instead We provide you sustenance. Blessed shall be the end of the Righteous. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Enjoin prayer on thy people and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for Righteousness. 2657 |
Note - 117My interpolation of the words "for Us" is based on Razi’s
interpretation of the above sentence: "God makes it clear
that He has enjoined this [i.e., prayer] upon men for
their own benefit alone, inasmuch as He Himself is
sublimely exalted above any [need of] benefits." In other
words, prayer must not be conceived as a kind of tribute
to a "jealous God" - as the Old Testament, in its present
corrupted form, frequently describes Him - but solely as
a spiritual benefit for the person who prays.
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Note - 118Lit., "to God-consciousness".
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Note - 2657Sustenance, in the sense of the ordinary needs of life,
the man of Allah does not worry about. That is provided
by Allah for all, the just and the unjust. But the
special provision, the Real Sustenance, the spiritual
fruit, is for a righteous life in the service of Allah.
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My interpolation of the words "for Us" is based on Razi’s interpretation of the above sentence: "God makes it clear that He has enjoined this [i.e., prayer] upon men for their own benefit alone, inasmuch as He Himself is sublimely exalted above any [need of] benefits." In other words, prayer must not be conceived as a kind of tribute to a "jealous God" - as the Old Testament, in its present corrupted form, frequently describes Him - but solely as a spiritual benefit for the person who prays. |
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Sustenance, in the sense of the ordinary needs of life, the man of Allah does not worry about. That is provided by Allah for all, the just and the unjust. But the special provision, the Real Sustenance, the spiritual fruit, is for a righteous life in the service of Allah. |
