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# (107) Small Kindnesses (Al-Maun)

Compared Translations of the Quran - Sura 107
al-Ma'un - Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have you Seen, The Daily Necessaries
Total Verses: 7

‏107:1 سورة الماعون بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ٛــــ ارايت الذي يكذب بالدين

Transliteration	Araayta allathee yukaththibu bialddeeni
Literal	Did you see/understand who lies/denies/falsifies with the religion?

Yusuf Ali	Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?
Pickthal	Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?
Arberry	Hast thou seen him who cries lies to the Doom?
Shakir	Have you considered him who calls the judgment a lie?
Sarwar	Have you seen the one who calls the religion a lie?.
Khalifa	Do you know who really rejects the faith?
Hilali/Khan	Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?
H/K/Saheeh	Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?
Malik	Have you seen the one who denies the Day of Judgment?[1]
QXP	Have you seen him who proclaims allegiance to the Divine System, but denies it in action? ((53:33), (75:32-33), (95:7). 'Takzeeb' = Denying in practice).
Maulana Ali	Hast thou seen him who belies religion?
Free Minds	Do you know who rejects the system?
Qaribullah	Have you seen he who belied the Recompense?

George Sale	What thinkest thou of him who denieth the future judgement as a falsehood?
JM Rodwell	WHAT thinkest thou of him who treateth our RELIGION as a lie?

Asad	HAST THOU ever considered [the kind of man] who gives the lie to all moral law?

‏107:2 فذلك الذي يدع اليتيم

Transliteration	Fathalika allathee yaduAAAAu alyateema
Literal	So that (is) who turns down/repels the orphan .

Yusuf Ali	Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness),
Pickthal	That is he who repelleth the orphan,
Arberry	That is he who repulses the orphan
Shakir	That is the one who treats the orphan with harshness,
Sarwar	It is he who turns down the orphans
Khalifa	That is the one who mistreats the orphans.
Hilali/Khan	That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),
H/K/Saheeh	For that is the one who drives away the orphan
Malik	He it is who drives away the orphan with harshness[2]
QXP	Behold, that is he who repels the orphan, the widow, the helpless, the one in a lonely state. (89:10), (69:34).
Maulana Ali	That is the one who is rough to the orphan,
Free Minds	It is the one who mistreats the orphans.
Qaribullah	It is he who turns away the orphan

George Sale	It is he who pusheth away the orphan;
JM Rodwell	He it is who trusteth away the orphan,

Asad	Behold, it is this [kind of man] that thrusts the orphan away,

‏107:3 ولايحض على طعام المسكين

Transliteration	Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Literal	And does not urge/insight/influence on feeding the poorest of poor/poor oppressed.

Yusuf Ali	And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.
Pickthal	And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.
Arberry	and urges not the feeding of the needy.
Shakir	And does not urge (others) to feed the poor.
Sarwar	and never encourages the feeding of the destitute.
Khalifa	And does not advocate the feeding of the poor.
Hilali/Khan	And urges not the feeding of AlMiskeen (the poor),
H/K/Saheeh	And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
Malik	and does not encourage the feeding of the poor.[3]
QXP	And urges not the feeding of the needy. And participates not in helping those who have lost their jobs, whose businesses have stalled, and whose hard earned income is insufficient to meet their basic needs.
Maulana Ali	And urges not the feeding of the needy.
Free Minds	And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
Qaribullah	and does not urge others to feed the needy.

George Sale	and stirreth not up others to feed the poor.
JM Rodwell	And stirreth not others up to feed the poor.

Asad	and feels no urge 2 to feed the needy.

‏107:4 فويل للمصلين

Transliteration	Fawaylun lilmusalleena
Literal	So calamity/scandal/woe to the prayers (praying people).

Yusuf Ali	So woe to the worshippers
Pickthal	Ah, woe unto worshippers
Arberry	So woe to those that pray
Shakir	So woe to the praying ones,
Sarwar	Woe to the worshippers
Khalifa	And woe to those who observe the contact prayers (Salat) -
Hilali/Khan	So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),
H/K/Saheeh	So woe to those who pray
Malik	So woe to those who offer Salah (prayers),[4]
QXP	Ah, woe unto the praying ones!
Maulana Ali	So woe to the praying ones,
Free Minds	So woe to those who reach out.
Qaribullah	Woe to those who pray,

George Sale	Woe be unto those who pray,
JM Rodwell	Woe to those who pray,

Asad	Woe, then, unto those praying ones

‏107:5 الذين هم عن صلاتهم ساهون

Transliteration	Allatheena hum AAan salatihim sahoona
Literal	Those whom they are about their prayers negligent/inattentive .

Yusuf Ali	Who are neglectful of their prayers,
Pickthal	Who are heedless of their prayer;
Arberry	and are heedless of their prayers,
Shakir	Who are unmindful of their prayers,
Sarwar	who become confused during their prayers,
Khalifa	who are totally heedless of their prayers.
Hilali/Khan	Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,
H/K/Saheeh	[But] who are heedless of their prayer
Malik	but are neglectful of their Salah (offer Prayers but disregard the very purpose of establishing Salah - to have the fear of Allah and be mindful to the needs of other people);[5]
QXP	They know not what their prayer is meant to be!
Maulana Ali	Who are unmindful of their prayer!
Free Minds	But who are totally heedless of their contact-method.
Qaribullah	who are heedless of their prayers (delaying them from their prescribed times),

George Sale	and who are negligent at their prayer;
JM Rodwell	But in their prayer are careless;

Asad	whose hearts from their prayer are remote

‏107:6 الذين هم يراؤون

Transliteration	Allatheena hum yuraoona
Literal	Those whom they are pretending/showing off (what they are not).

Yusuf Ali	Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),
Pickthal	Who would be seen (at worship)
Arberry	to those who make display
Shakir	Who do (good) to be seen,
Sarwar	who show off (his good deeds)
Khalifa	They only show off.
Hilali/Khan	Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men),
H/K/Saheeh	Those who make show [of their deeds]
Malik	those who make a show of piety[6]
QXP	They only want to be seen and praised. (9:54). (They go through motions of prayer and keep announcing it).
Maulana Ali	Who do (good) to be seen,
Free Minds	They only want to be seen.
Qaribullah	who show off,

George Sale	who play the hypocrites,
JM Rodwell	Who make a shew of devotion,

Asad	those who want only to be seen and praised,

‏107:7 ويمنعون الماعون

Transliteration	WayamnaAAoona almaAAoona
Literal	And they prevent/stop the charity .

Yusuf Ali	But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.
Pickthal	Yet refuse small kindnesses!
Arberry	and refuse charity.
Shakir	And withhold the necessaries of life.
Sarwar	and refuse to help the needy.
Khalifa	And they forbid charity.
Hilali/Khan	And refuse Al-Maoon (small kindnesses e.g. salt, sugar, water, etc.).
H/K/Saheeh	And withhold [simple] assistance.
Malik	and refuse to share the necessities of life.[7]
QXP	And, with all this, they put dams before the Spring of Sustenance. ('Ma'n' = Running water. 'Mu'in' = Source of sustenance with plenty of fresh water springs. (23:50)).
Maulana Ali	And refrain from acts of kindness!
Free Minds	And they deter from helping others.
Qaribullah	and prevent the utensils of assistance.

George Sale	and deny necessaries to the needy.
JM Rodwell	But refuse help to the needy.

Asad	and, withal, deny all assistance [to their fellow-men]!

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