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Surah 107 · 7 ayat
Al-Maa'un
Almsgiving
الماعون
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ
MeaningHast thou observed him who belieth religion?
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فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
MeaningThat is he who repelleth the orphan,
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وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
MeaningAnd urgeth not the feeding of the needy.
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فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
MeaningAh, woe unto worshippers
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
MeaningWho are heedless of their prayer;
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ
MeaningWho would be seen (at worship)
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وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ
MeaningYet refuse small kindnesses!
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Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.
Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.
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