Sura-62 [Al-Jumu'ah Medina 110]
The Quranic Text & Ali’s version:
فَإِذَا
قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ
فَانتَشِرُوا
فِي الْأَرْضِ
وَابْتَغُوا
مِن فَضْلِ
اللَّهِ ...
62:10. And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah:
وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿١٠﴾
and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
C5464. Prosperity is not to be measured by wealth or worldly gains. There is a higher prosperity,-the health of the mind and the spirit.
وَإِذَا
رَأَوْا تِجَارَةً
أَوْ لَهْوًا
انفَضُّوا
إِلَيْهَا
وَتَرَكُوكَ
قَائِمًا ...
62:11. But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it, and leave thee standing.
... قُلْ مَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ التِّجَارَةِ ...
Say:
"The (blessing) from the Presence of Allah is better than any amusement or bargain!
... وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ ﴿١١﴾
And Allah is the Best to provide (for all needs)."
C5465. Do not be distracted by the craze for amusement or gain. If you lead a righteous and sober life, Allah will provide for you in all senses, better than any provision you can possibly think of.
Asad’s Version:
62:9 O YOU who have attained to faith! When the call to prayer is sounded on the day of congregation, 10 hasten to the remembrance of God, and leave all worldly commerce: this is for your own good, if you but knew it.
(62:10) And when the prayer is ended, disperse freely on earth 1 1 and seek to obtain [something] of God's bounty; but remember God often, so that you might attain to a happy state!
62:11 Yet [it does happen that] when people 12 become aware of [an occasion for] worldly gain 13 or a passing delight, they rush headlong towards it, and leave thee standing [and preaching]. 14 Say: "That which is with God is far better than all passing delight and all gain! And God is the best of providers!"
[[Asad’s notes - 10 I.e., on Friday, when the congregational prayer at noon is obligatory. Nevertheless, as the sequence shows, Friday is not a day of compulsory rest in Islamic Law.
1 1 I.e., "you may devote yourselves to worldly pursuits".
12 Lit, "they".
13 Lit, "trade" or "a bargain
14 Sc, "O Prophet" - thus alluding to an historical incident, when most of the congregation, on hearing that a long-expected trade caravan had come from Syria, rushed out of the mosque in the midst of the Prophet's Friday-sermon. In a wider, timeless sense, the above verse contains an allusion to an all-to-human weakness against which even true believers are not always immune: namely, the tendency to overlook religious obligations for the sake of a transitory, worldly advantage.]]