The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
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يَسْأَلُونَكَ
عَنِ
الْخَمْرِ
وَالْمَيْسِرِ
قُلْ
فِيهِمَا
إِثْمٌ
كَبِيرٌ
وَمَنَافِعُ
لِلنَّاسِ
وَإِثْمُهُمَا
أَكْبَرُ
مِن
نَّفْعِهِمَا
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ
مَاذَا
يُنفِقُونَ
قُلِ
الْعَفْوَ
كَذَلِكَ
يُبَيِّنُ
اللَّهُ
لَكُمُ
الْآيَاتِ
لَعَلَّكُمْ
تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
yasʾalūnaka ʿani l-khamri wa-l-maysiri qul fīhimā ʾithmun kabīrun wa-manāfiʿu li-n-nāsi wa-ʾithmuhumā ʾakbaru min nafʿihimā wa-yasʾalūnaka mādhā yunfiqūna quli l-ʿafwa ka-dhālika yubayyinu llāhu lakumu l-ʾāyāti laʿallakum tatafakkarūna
They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider-
— Abdullah Yusufali
They ask you concerning wine and gambling. Say, ‘There is a great sin in both of them, and some profits for the people, but their sinfulness outweighs their profit.’ And they ask you as to what they should spend. Say, ‘All that is surplus.’ Thus does Allah clarify His signs for you so that you may reflect
