Surah 107 · 7 verses · 25 words
Surah Al-Ma‘un word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Al-Ma‘un, “Small Kindnesses”, warns against praying only for show while ignoring orphans, the poor and the simple help that people need from each other.
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سُورَةُ الْمَاعُون
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ ١
1. Have you seen the one who denies the Judgement?
فَذَٰلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُّ الْيَتِيمَ ٢
2. That is the one who pushes away the orphan,
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ٣
3. and does not encourage feeding the poor.
فَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُصَلِّينَ ٤
4. So woe to those who pray,
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ٥
5. who are heedless of their prayer,
الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ ٦
6. who only want to be seen,
وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ ٧
7. and refuse even small kindnesses.
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