ماnot كُنتَyou were إِلّاexcept رَحمَةَmercy اللَهِof God أُرسِلَتwas sent
ما كُنتَ إِلّا رَحمَةَ اللَهِ أُرسِلَت
لِهُلكىto the stricken قُرَيشٍof Quraysh لاnot بَخيلاmiserly وَلاnor خَبّاdeceitful
لِهُلكى قُرَيشٍ لا بَخيلا وَلا خَبّا
You were nothing but God's mercy, sent
to the stricken of Quraysh, neither miserly nor deceitful.
فَلَوso if كانَwas ماwhat تُعطىyou give رِئاءًfor show تَنازَعَتwould contend
فَلَو كانَ ما تُعطى رِئاءً تَنازَعَت
بِهِover it خُلُجاتُstirrings البُخلِof miserliness نُجذِبُهُwe pull it جَذباwith a forceful pull
بِهِ خُلُجاتُ البُخلِ نُجذِبُهُ جَذبا
If what you give were for show, there would be contention
over it among the stirrings of miserliness; we would tug it forcefully.
وَلكِنَّماbut rather تَبغىyou seek بِهِthrough it اللَهُGod وَحدَهُHim alone
وَلكِنَّما تَبغى بِهِ اللَهُ وَحدَهُ
لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أَربَحتَyou have made profitable فيin السَعَةِabundance الكَسباthe gain
لَعَمري لَقَد أَربَحتَ في السَعَةِ الكَسبا
But through it you seek God alone.
By my life, in your abundance you have indeed made your gain profitable.
Sol 6.1