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Muhammad Asad   
O YOU who have attained to faith! Spend [in Our way] out of what We have granted you as sustenance ere there come a Day when there will be no bargaining, and no friendship, and no intercession. And they who deny the truth -it is they who are evildoers
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
O believers! Donate from what We have provided for you before the arrival of a Day when there will be no bargaining, friendship, or intercession. Those who disbelieve are ˹truly˺ the wrongdoers.
Safi Kaskas   
Believers, contribute some of what We have provided you before a day comes when there is no bargaining, nor friends, nor intercession. Those who have denied the truth are unjust.

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Arabic   
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَـٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن یَأۡتِیَ یَوۡمࣱ لَّا بَیۡعࣱ فِیهِ وَلَا خُلَّةࣱ وَلَا شَفَـٰعَةࣱۗ وَٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۝٢٥٤
Transliteration (2021)   
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū anfiqū mimmā razaqnākum min qabli an yatiya yawmun lā bayʿun fīhi walā khullatun walā shafāʿatun wal-kāfirūna humu l-ẓālimūn
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
O you who believe[d]! Spend of what We (have) provided you, from before that comes a Day no bargaining in it and no friendship and no intercession. And the deniers - they (are) the wrongdoers.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
O YOU who have attained to faith! Spend [in Our way] out of what We have granted you as sustenance ere there come a Day when there will be no bargaining, and no friendship, and no intercession. And they who deny the truth -it is they who are evildoers
M. M. Pickthall   
O ye who believe! spend of that wherewith We have provided you ere a day come when there will be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers, they are the wrong-doers
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
O believers! Donate from what We have provided for you before the arrival of a Day when there will be no bargaining, friendship, or intercession. Those who disbelieve are ˹truly˺ the wrongdoers.
Safi Kaskas   
Believers, contribute some of what We have provided you before a day comes when there is no bargaining, nor friends, nor intercession. Those who have denied the truth are unjust.
Wahiduddin Khan   
Believers, spend out of what We have given you, before the Day comes when there will be neither trading, friendship nor intercession. Truly, it is those who deny the truth who are the wrongdoers
Shakir   
O you who believe! spend out of what We have given you before the day comes in which there is no bargaining, neither any friendship nor intercession, and the unbelievers-- they are the unjust
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
O those who believed! Spend of what We provided you, before a Day approaches when there is neither trading in it nor friendship nor intercession. And the ones who are ungrateful, they are the ones who are unjust.
T.B.Irving   
You who believe, spend some of what We have provided you with before a day comes along in which there will be no bartering, friendship, nor any intercession! Disbelievers are such evildoers.
Abdul Hye   
O you who believe! Spend of that which We have provided for you before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, no friendship, and no intercession. It is the disbelievers who are the wrongdoers.
The Study Quran   
O you who believe! Spend from that which We have provided you before a day comes wherein there shall be neither bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the disbelievers, they are the wrongdoers
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
O you who believe, spend from what We provided for you before a Day arrives when there is no trading, friendship, or intercession. The unbelievers are the unjust.
Talal Itani (2012)   
O you who believe! Spend from what We have given you, before a Day comes in which there is neither trading, nor friendship, nor intercession. The disbelievers are the wrongdoers
Dr. Kamal Omar   
O you people who have Believed spend out of what We have provided you before comes the Day wherein will be no bargaining and no friendship and no intercession. And those who disbelieve — they are the transgressors
M. Farook Malik   
O believers! Spend out of the sustenance which We have provided for you before the arrival of that Day when there will be no bargaining, friendship or intercession. It is the unbelievers who are wrongdoers
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
O you who have believed, expend of that which We have provided you even before there comes up a Day on which (there) will be no selling, nor (close) fellowship, nor intercession; and the disbelievers, they are the unjust
Muhammad Sarwar   
Believers, out of what We have given you, spend for the cause of God before the coming of the day when there will be no trading, no friendship, and no intercession. Those who deny the Truth are unjust
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
O you who believe! Spend from what We have given to you before a day comes when there will be no trading, no friendship and no intercession, and it is the disbelievers who are unjust
Shabbir Ahmed   
O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Spend of Our Provision on fellow human beings, and for the betterment of the society. Do that before the day comes when no bargaining, friendship or intercession shall be of any avail. Those who reject such sensible admonition, do grave injustice to themselves
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Oh you who believe! Spend (in Our way) out of the wealth We have bestowed upon you, before that day arrives. (Fear that day) when there shall be neither trade, nor friendships, and nor (even) a mediation (to save you). The unbelievers are really the evil doers
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
O you who believe! Spend from (the gifts) We have given to you, before the Day comes when no bargaining, no friendship, no praise (or intercession will be useful). And those who reject Faith— They are the wrongdoers
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
O you who believe, spend from what We have provided for you before a Day will come when there is no trade, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the disbelievers are the wicked
Abdel Haleem   
You who believe, give from what We have provided for you, before the Day comes when there is no bargaining, no friendship, and no intercession. It is the disbelievers who are wrong
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
O O Ye who believe: expend of that which We have provided you ere the Day cometh wherein there will be neither bargain nor friendship nor intercession. And the infidels - they are the wrong-doers
Ahmed Ali   
O believers, expend of what We have given you before the day arrives on which there will be no barter, and no friendship or intercession matter, and those who are disbelievers will be sinners
Aisha Bewley   
You who have iman! give away some of what We have provided for you before a Day arrives on which there is no trading, no close friendship and no intercession. It is the kafirun who are the wrongdoers.
Ali Ünal   
O you who believe! (So that you may enjoy solidarity and discipline, as a cohesive, peaceful community) spend (in God’s cause and for the needy) out of what We have provided for you (of wealth, power, and knowledge, etc.) before there comes a Day when there will be no trading nor friendship (which will bring any benefit), nor intercession (of the sort you resort to unjustly in the world). The unbelievers – it is they who are wrongdoers (those unable to discern the truth, who darken both their inner and outer world, and who wrong, first and most of all, themselves)
Ali Quli Qara'i   
O you who have faith! Spend out of what We have provided you before there comes a day on which there will be no bargaining, neither friendship, nor intercession. And the faithless—they are the wrongdoers
Hamid S. Aziz   
O you who believe! Expend in alms of what We have bestowed upon you, before the day comes in which is no barter, and no friendship, and no intercession. The faithless, they are the miscreants
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
You who believe, spend from what We have provided for you before a day comes in which there is no trading and no friendship and no mediation. And the disbelievers, they are the wrongdoers.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
O you who believe, give from what We have given you before the day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And those who reject it, they are the wrongdoers
Musharraf Hussain   
Believers, spend in charityfrom what We provided you before that day comes when there will be no buying and selling, no friendship and no intercession; the disbelievers are wicked people
Maududi   
O Believers, spend of the wealth We have bestowed upon you (in Our way) before the Day comes when there shall be no buying and no selling: when neither friendship nor intercession will be of any avail. Those, who adopt the way of disbelief are indeed the wrongdoers. ´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
O you who believe, spend from what We have provided for you before a Day comes when there is no trade, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the rejecters are the wicked.
Mohammad Shafi   
O you believers! Spendof what We have given you before the advent of the Day during which shall there be no trade, no friendship and no intercession. And suppressors of the Truth — those are the wrong-doers

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
O Believers! Spend in the way of Allah out of what We have given you before coming of the Day in which there is neither trafficking not friendship and nor intercession for infidels and the infidels are themselves the persons unjust.
Rashad Khalifa   
O you who believe, you shall give to charity from the provisions we have given to you, before a day comes where there is no trade, no nepotism, and no intercession. The disbelievers are the unjust.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Believers, spend of what We have given you before that Day arrives when there shall be neither trade, nor friendship, nor intercession. It is the unbelievers who are the harmdoers
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
O you who believe, spend out of what We have given you before the day comes in which there is no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the disbelievers -- they are the wrongdoers
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
You, you those who believed, spend from what We provided for you from before that a day comes, (there is) no selling/trading in it and nor faithful/close friendship , and nor mediation, and the disbelievers, they are the unjust/oppressive
Bijan Moeinian   
O you who believe, please God by spending in charity out of your income [which is given to you by the Lord at first place] before a day comes when no bargaining, kinship or intercession will be accepted. The disbelievers [who reject the Lord’s orders] are indeed the most unjust [to themselves.]
Faridul Haque   
O People who Believe! Spend in Allah's cause, from what We have provided you, before the advent of a day in which there is no trade, and for the disbelievers neither any friendship nor intercession; and the disbelievers themselves are the unjust
Sher Ali   
O ye who believe ! spend out of what WE have bestowed on you before the day comes wherein there shall be no buying and selling, nor friendship, nor intercession, and it is those who disbelieve that do wrong to themselves
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
O believers! Spend (in the cause of Allah) out of whatever We have provided for you, before the Day comes when there will be no trading; and (for disbelievers) neither any friendship (will be useful) nor (any) intercession; and it is the disbelievers who are the transgressors
Amatul Rahman Omar   
O you who believe! spend (for the cause of Allah) out of that which We have provided you with, before there comes the Day wherein there shall be no buying and selling, nor friendship, nor intercession. Those who refuse to obey this (commandment) are the real wrongdoers (to themselves)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the Zalimoon (wrong-doers, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
O believers, expend of that wherewith We have provided you, before there comes a day wherein shall be neither traffick, nor friendship, nor intercession; and the unbelievers -- they are the evildoers
George Sale   
O true believers, give alms of that which we have bestowed on you, before the day cometh wherein there shall be no merchandizing, nor friendship, nor intercession. The infidels are unjust doers
Edward Henry Palmer   
O ye who believe! expend in alms of what we have bestowed upon you, before the day comes in which is no barter, and no friendship, and no intercession; and the misbelievers, they are the unjust
John Medows Rodwell   
O Believers! give alms of that with which we have supplied you, before the day cometh when there shall be no trafficking, nor friendship, nor intercession. And the infidels are the wrong-doers
N J Dawood (2014)   
Believers, bestow in alms a part of what We have given you before that day arrives when no commerce or friendship or intercession shall avail. It is the unbelievers who are the wrongdoers

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
O you who believe! Spend from that which We have provided you with, before a day comes wherein there is no trade and there is no friendship and there is no intercession and the disbelievers, it is they who wrong their own souls.
Munir Mezyed   
O’ you who live by Faith! spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a day when there will be no transaction, no friendship, and no intercession. Those who persistently refuse to Yield to the Truth are the ones who have voluntarily and consciously abandoned the Full Knowledge of the Truth in favour of their own whims.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Oh you believers, spend from what We have provided for you before a day will come when there will be no deals nor friendship nor advocacy and the deniers (of truth) will be the wrongdoers.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
O you who have attained faith, spend from what We have provided for you before there comes a day in which there is neither trading nor close friendship nor intercession for the deniers are the unjust.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
O Believers, invest [in charity] from what We have given you before a day comes in which there will be no bargaining, no fellowship, and no intercession. Unbelievers are lost sinners.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
You who believe, spend some of what We have provided you with before a day comes along in which there will be no bartering, friendship, nor any intercession! Disbelievers are such evildoers.
Samy Mahdy   
O you who believed! Spend from what we had livelihood you, before a Day comes in which there is neither selling on it, nor intimate friendship, nor intercession. And the infidels are the oppressors.
Thomas Cleary   
Faithful believers, spend of what We have provided for you, before there comes a day on which there is no barter and no friendship and no mediation. And it is the ungrateful who abuse and oppress.
Ahmed Hulusi   
O believers, spend (give unrequitedly out of your faith) from what We have provided to you, before there comes a day in which there is no exchange, no friendship and no intercession... The deniers of the reality – they are the wrongdoers (they wrong themselves).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
O' you who have Faith! spend (in alms) of that which We have provided for you, before there comes a day wherein shall be no bargaining, neither friendship, nor intercession; and the infidels - they are the unjust
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
O you whose hearts truly believe, spend benevolently and with benefaction in Allah’s cause before the Day arrives when no buying nor selling shall be effected. Nor shall friendship alleviate him, whoever he may be, nor shall anyone be permitted to intercede on behalf of another, and Allah’s deniers shall be the wrongful
Mir Aneesuddin   
O you who believe ! spend from that which We have provided you, before the coming of the day when there will be no trading therein nor friendship nor recommendation. And the infidels, they are the unjust.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers
OLD Literal Word for Word   
O you who believe[d]! Spend of what We (have) provided you, from before that comes a Day no bargaining in it and no friendship and no intercession. And the deniers - they (are) the wrongdoers
OLD Transliteration   
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo anfiqoo mimma razaqnakum min qabli an ya/tiya yawmun la bayAAun feehi wala khullatun wala shafaAAatun waalkafiroona humu alththalimoona