Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 261

  1. مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنْبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنْبُلَةٍ مِائَةُ حَبَّةٍ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    Translation by words

    مَّثَلُ
    Example
    ٱلَّذِينَ
    (of) those who
    يُنفِقُونَ
    spend
    أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
    their wealth
    فِى
    in
    سَبِيلِ
    (the) way
    ٱللَّهِ
    (of) Allah,
    كَمَثَلِ
    (is) like
    حَبَّةٍ
    a grain
    أَنۢبَتَتْ
    which grows
    سَبْعَ
    seven
    سَنَابِلَ
    ears,
    فِى
    in
    كُلِّ
    each
    سُنۢبُلَةٍ
    ear
    مِّا۟ئَةُ
    hundred
    حَبَّةٍ
    grain(s).
    وَٱللَّهُ
    And Allah
    يُضَٰعِفُ
    gives manifold
    لِمَن
    to whom
    يَشَآءُ
    He wills.
    وَٱللَّهُ
    And Allah
    وَٰسِعٌ
    (is) All-Encompassing,
    عَلِيمٌ
    All-Knowing.

    The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed (of grain) which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies (His reward) for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

    2:261

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow)