The surah

The 7 verses of Al-Ma'un

Surah: 107
Verses: 7
Revealed in: Makkah
Meaning: Small kindnesses

1
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

ara-ayta alladhī yukadhibu bil-dīni

Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?
Word by word
- أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seen
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
- يُكَذِّبُyukadhibudenies
- بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe Judgment
2
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

fadhālika alladhī yaduʿʿu l-yatīma

For that is the one who drives away the orphan
Word by word
- فَذَٰلِكَfadhālikaThen that
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the one who
- يَدُعُّyaduʿʿurepulses
- ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
3
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

walā yaḥuḍḍu ʿalā ṭaʿāmi l-mis'kīni

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
Word by word
- وَلَاwalāAnd (does) not
- يَحُضُّyaḥuḍḍufeel the urge
- عَلَىٰʿalāto
- طَعَامِṭaʿāmifeed
- ٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīnithe poor
4
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ

fawaylun lil'muṣallīna

So woe to those who pray
Word by word
- فَوَيْلٌۭfawaylunSo woe
- لِّلْمُصَلِّينَlil'muṣallīnato those who pray
5
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ

alladhīna hum ʿan ṣalātihim sāhūna

[But] who are heedless of their prayer -
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
- هُمْhum[they]
- عَنʿanabout
- صَلَاتِهِمْṣalātihimtheir prayers
- سَاهُونَsāhūna(are) neglectful
6
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ

alladhīna hum yurāūna

Those who make show [of their deeds]
Word by word
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
- هُمْhum[they]
- يُرَآءُونَyurāūnamake show
7
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

wayamnaʿūna l-māʿūna

And withhold [simple] assistance.
Word by word
- وَيَمْنَعُونَwayamnaʿūnaAnd they deny
- ٱلْمَاعُونَl-māʿūna[the] small kindnesses