P:  And of them is he who defameth thee in the matter of the alms.  If they are given thereof they are content, and if they are not given thereof, behold! they are enraged.

S:  And of them there are those who blame you with respect to the alms; so if they are given from it they are pleased, and if they are not given from it, lo! they are full of rage.

009.059 Y:  If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said, “Sufficient unto us is Allah!  Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His bounty:  to Allah do we turn our hopes!” (that would have been the right course).

P:  (How much more seemly) had they been content with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said:  Allah sufficeth us.  Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger.  Unto Allah we are suppliants.

S:  And if they were content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said:  Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will soon give us (more) out of His grace and His Messenger too; surely to Allah do we make our petition.

009.060 Y:  Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer:  (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.

P:  The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah.  Allah is Knower, Wise.

S:  Alms are only for the poor and the needy, and the officials (appointed) over them, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth) and the (ransoming of) captives and those in debts and in the way of Allah and the wayfarer; an ordinance from Allah; and Allah is knowing, Wise.

009.061 Y:  Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, “He is (all) ear.”  Say, “He listens to what is best for you:  he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe.”  But those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty.

P:  And of them are those who vex the Prophet and say:  He is only a hearer.  Say:  A hearer of good for you, who believeth in Allah and is true to the believers, and a mercy for such of you as believe.  Those who vex the messenger of Allah, for them there is a painful doom.

S:  And there are some of them who molest the Prophet and say:  He is one who believes every thing that he hears; say:  A hearer of good for you (who) believes in Allah and believes the faithful and a mercy for those of you who believe; and (as for) those who molest the Messenger of Allah, they shall have a painful punishment.

009.062 Y:  To you they swear by Allah.  In order to please you:  But it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His Messenger, if they are Believers.