They shall laugh but little and shed many tears. So shall they be recompensed for their earnings. (82)

If Allah brings you back to a party of them and they ask permission to march with you, say: 'You shall never march with me, nor shall you fight with me against any enemy. You were pleased to remain on the first occasion, therefore, you shall now stay with those who remain behind. ' (83)

You shall never pray over any one of them when he is dead, nor stand over his tomb. For they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died whilst they were sinners. (84)

Let neither their riches nor their children please you. With it Allah wants to punish them in this life, so that their souls depart while they disbelieve. (85)

Whenever a chapter is sent down, saying: 'Believe in Allah and struggle with His Messenger, ' the rich among them asked you to excuse them, saying: 'Leave us with those who are to stay behind. ' (86)

They were content to be with those who stayed behind, a seal was set upon their hearts, so they do not understand. (87)

But the Messenger and those who believed with him struggled with their wealth and their selves For them awaits goodness and those are the winners. (88)

Allah has prepared for them gardens underneath which rivers flow, in which they shall live for ever. That is the greatest winning. (89)

Some Arabs of the desert who had an excuse came asking permission to stay behind; whilst those who belied Allah and His Messenger remained behind. A painful punishment shall fall on those of them that disbelieved. (90)

There is no fault for the weak, the sick, and those lacking the means to spend (to stay behind), if they are true to Allah and His Messenger. There is no way against the righteous; Allah is Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (91)