ألمَاعُون
Al-Ma’un
The Small Kindness
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
(١) أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ
Ara ‘aytal lazee yukazzibu biddeen
(1) Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?
(٢) فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِي يَدُعُّ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
Fazaalikal lazee yadu’ul-yateem
(2) For that is the one who drives away the orphan
(٣) وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
Wa la yahuddu ‘alaa ta’aamil miskeen
(3) And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.
(٤) فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُصَلِّينَ
Fa wailul-lil musalleen
(4) So woe to those who pray
(٥) ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَن صَلَاتِهِمۡ سَاهُونَ
Allazeena hum ‘an salaatihim saahoon
(5) [But] who are heedless of their prayer –
(٦) ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ يُرَآءُونَ
Allazeena hum yuraaa’oon
(6) Those who make show [of their deeds]
(٧) وَيَمۡنَعُونَ ٱلۡمَاعُونَ
Wa yamna’oonal maa’oon
(7) And withhold [simple] assistance.