Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

272 It is not up to you to guide them;
rather it is Allah who guides whomever He wishes.
And whatever wealth you spend,
it is for your own benefit,
as you do not spend but to seek Allah’s pleasure,
and whatever wealth you spend
will be repaid to you in full,
and you will not be wronged.
273 [The charities are] for the poor who are straitened
in the way of Allah,¹
not capable of moving about in the land [for trade].
The unaware suppose them to be well-off
because of their reserve.
You recognize them by their mark;
they do not ask the people importunately.
And whatever wealth you may spend,
Allah indeed knows it.
274 Those who give their wealth
by night and day,
secretly and openly,
they shall have their reward near their Lord,
and they will have no fear,
nor will they grieve.
275 Those who exact usury will not stand
but like one
deranged by the Devil’s touch.
That is because they say,
‘Trade is just like usury.’