107. Surah Al-Maa'oon (The Small Kindnesses)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

1

YUSUFALI : Seest thou one who denies the Judgment (to come)?

PICKTHAL : Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?

SHAKIR : Have you considered him who calls the judgment a lie?

M& HILALI : Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?

2

YUSUFALI : Then such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with harshness),

PICKTHAL : That is he who repelleth the orphan,

SHAKIR : That is the one who treats the orphan with harshness,

M& HILALI : That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),

3

YUSUFALI : And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.

PICKTHAL : And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.

SHAKIR : And does not urge (others) to feed the poor.

M& HILALI : And urges not the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor),

4

YUSUFALI : So woe to the worshippers

PICKTHAL : Ah, woe unto worshippers

SHAKIR : So woe to the praying ones,

M& HILALI : So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),

5

YUSUFALI : Who are neglectful of their prayers,

PICKTHAL : Who are heedless of their prayer;

SHAKIR : Who are unmindful of their prayers,

M& HILALI : Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,

6

YUSUFALI : Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),

PICKTHAL : Who would be seen (at worship)

SHAKIR : Who do (good) to be seen,

M& HILALI : Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men),

7

YUSUFALI : But refuse (to supply) (even) neighbourly needs.

PICKTHAL : Yet refuse small kindnesses!

SHAKIR : And withhold the necessaries of life.

M& HILALI : And refuse Al-Ma'un (small kindnesses e.g. salt, sugar, water, etc.).