فَبِظُلْم مِّنَ الَّذِینَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ طَیِّبَـت أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَ بِصَدِّهِمْ عَن سَبِیلِ اللهِ کَثِیر (160) وَأَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبَو وَقَدْ نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَأَکْلِهِمْ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَـطِلِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْکَـفِرِینَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِیم (161) لَّـکِنِ الرَّسِخُونَ فِى الْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ یُؤْمِنَونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَیْکَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِکَ وَالْمُقِیمِینَ الصَّلَوةَ وَالْمُؤْتُونَ الزَّکَوةَ والْمُؤْمِنُونَ باللهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الاَْخِرِ أُوْلَـئِکَ سَنُؤْتِیهِمْ أَجْراً عَظِیم (162) 160- DUE TO THE OPPRESSION OF THOSE JEWS, WE MADE UNLAWFUL FOR THEM CERTAIN GOOD THINGS THAT WERE LAWFUL FOR THEM; AND ALSO DUE TO THEIR HINDERING MANY PEOPLE FROM ALLAH'S WAY.
161- AND FOR TAKING USURY, THOUGH THEY WERE FORBIDDEN; AND THEIR DEVOURING THE PROPERTIES OF PEOPLE FALSELY. AND WE HAVE PREPARED FOR THE UNBELIEVERS OF THEM A PAINFUL PUNISHMENT.
162- BUT THOSE OF THEM WHO ARE WELL ROOTED IN KNOWLEDGE, AND THE BELIEVERS; BELIEVE IN WHAT HAS BEEN SENT DOWN TO YOU AND IN WHAT WAS SENT DOWN BEFORE YOU; AND WHO PERFORM PRAYER, AND PAY THE ALMS-TAX (TITHE) AND BELIEVERS IN ALLAH AND THE LAST DAY. TO THEM SHALL WE SOON GIVE A GREAT REWARD.