The spoil taken from the people of the towns and assigned by God to his apostle, belongeth to God, and to the apostle, and to his kindred, and to the orphan, and to the poor, and to the wayfarer, that none of it may circulate among such of you only as are rich:  What the apostle hath given you, take:  What he hath refused you, refuse:  And fear ye God, for God is severe in punishing.

To the poor refugees (Mohadjerin) also doth a part belong, who have been driven from their homes and their substance, and who seek favour from God and his goodwill, and aid God and his apostle.  These are the men of genuine virtue.

They of Medina who had been in possession of their abodes and embraced the faith before them, cherish those who take refuge with them; and they find not in their breasts any desire for what hath fallen to their share:  they prefer them before themselves, though poverty be their own lot.  And with such as are preserved from their own covetousness shall it be well.

And they who have come after them into the faith say, “O our Lord! forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in the faith, and put not into our hearts ill-will against those who believe.  O our Lord! thou verily art Kind, Merciful.”

Hast thou not observed the disaffected saying to their unbelieving brethren3 among the people of the Book, “If ye be driven forth, we will go forth with you; and in what concerneth you, never will we obey any one; and if ye be attacked we will certainly come to your help.”  But God is witness that they are liars.

No! if they were driven forth, they would not share their banishment; if they were attacked they would not help them, or if they help them they will surely turn their backs:  then would they remain unhelped.

Assuredly the fear of you is more intense in their hearts than the fear of God!  This because they are a people devoid of discernment.

They (the Jews) will not fight against you in a body except in fenced towns or from behind walls.  Mighty is their valour among themselves! thou thinkest them united-but their hearts are divided.  This for that they are a people who understand not.

They act like those who lately preceded them,4 who also tasted the result of their doings; and a grievous chastisement awaiteth them-

Like Satan when he saith to a man, “Be an infidel:”  and when he hath become an infidel, he saith, “I share not thy guilt:5 verily, I fear God the Lord of the Worlds.”

Of both, therefore, shall the end be that they dwell for ever in the fire:  This is the recompense of the evil doers.

O ye who believe! fear God.  And let every soul look well to what it sendeth on before for the morrow.  And fear ye God:  Verily, God is cognisant of what ye do.

And be ye not like those who forget God, and whom He hath therefore caused to forget their proper selves.  Such men are the evil doers.