Overall meaning : Indeed, man has a natural tendency to be impatient and greedy. When misfortune befalls him he is fretful and grows impatient; however, when good fortune comes his way, he grows niggardly and withholds his wealth from the needy. Not so, however, those who are devoted to prayer, for they show patience in adversity and give thanks to Allah in prosperity: those who persevere in their prayers, those who give a due share of their possessions to those who ask for help and the destitute who do not ask for anything, those who truly believe in the Day of Judgement and Recompense, those who fear the punishment of their Lord—for they know that none should feel secure from Allah’s punishment—those who guard their chastity by not engaging in forbidden intimate relations, except with their wives or the female slaves they rightfully possess, in which case they are free from blame—but whoever seeks to go beyond this will be violating the limits set by Allah and will be committing an unlawful act. They are also those who faithfully keep what they are entrusted with and honour their promises, those who bear true witness when required of them without altering or concealing anything and those who are strict in the observance of their prayers. Those who have such qualities will be in gardens in which Allah will highly honour them.