Al-Layl Verse 8

And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺,

But as for the one who is miserly and deems himself self-sufficient,

But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient,

There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied,

And as for him who stinteth and is heedless,

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,

As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah),

But he who does not give and is unconcerned,

And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree,

But as for him, who is stingy and self-complacent,

But as for him who is niggardly and regards himself as self-sufficient in independence of Him,

But as for him who is niggardly (and cripples his capacities) and is (disdainfully) indifferent (to God and the Hereafter),

And but who was stingy/miser and sufficed/availed .

And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree,

But as for him who is niggardly and thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient),

But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.

And rejects what is good --

And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

But for those who are niggardly, horde their wealth,

but for him that is a miser, and sufficed,

But he who is greedy and thinks himself self-sufficient,

But as for one who is miserly and unheeding,

But as for him who is stingy and complacent.

But as for him who is niggardly, with what is due to God, and deems himself self-sufficient, without need for His reward, [92;9] and denies the best [word],

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ


But he who is greedy,

meaning, with that which he has.

وَاسْتَغْنَى




and thinks himself self-sufficient,

Ikrimah reported that Ibn Abbas said,

"This means he is stingy with his wealth and considers himself to be in no need of his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic."

This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim.

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَى