Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
196 Complete the hajj and the ‘umrah for Allah’s sake,
and if you are prevented,
then [make] such [sacrificial] offering as is feasible.
And do not shave your heads
until the offering reaches its [assigned] place.
But should any of you be sick,
or have a hurt in his head,1
let the atonement be by fasting,
or charity, or sacrifice.
And when you have security
— for those who enjoy [release from the restrictions]
by virtue of the ‘umrah until the hajj —
let the offering be such as is feasible.
As for someone who cannot afford [the offering],
let him fast three days during the hajj
and seven when you return;
that is [a period of] ten complete [days].
That is for someone whose family does not
dwell by the Holy Mosque.
And be wary of Allah,
and know that Allah is severe in retribution.
197 The hajj [season] is in months well-known;
so whoever decides on hajj [pilgrimage] therein,
[should know that] there is to be no sexual contact,
vicious talk, or disputing during the hajj.
And whatever good you do, Allah knows it.
And take provision,
for indeed the best provision is Godwariness.
So be wary of Me, O you who possess intellects!
1 Such as a wound on the scalp.
