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106. Sūrat Quraysh · Quraysh

Meccan · 4 verses
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِبِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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لِاِيْلٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ ۝١ۙلِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيۡشٍ ١

˹At least˺ for ˹the favour of˺ making Quraysh habitually secure—

For the taming of Qureysh.

SO THAT the Quraysh might remain secure,

Because Quraish was made to incline.

To awake drive amongst the Quraysh

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اٖلٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَا࢜ءِ وَالصَّيْفِ ۝٢ۚإِۦلَٰفِهِمۡ رِحۡلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيۡفِ ٢

secure in their trading caravan ˹to Yemen˺ in the winter and ˹Syria˺ in the summer—

For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.

secure in their winter and summer journeys,

He made them incline in their journeys of winter and summer both.

They were acclimatized to the summer and winter (commercial) trips

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فَلْيَعْبُدُوْا رَبَّ هٰذَا الْبَيْتِ ۝٣ۙفَلۡيَعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡبَيۡتِ ٣

let them worship the Lord of this ˹Sacred˺ House,

So let them worship the Lord of this House,

Let them, therefore, worship the Sustainer of this Temple;

They should therefore worship the Lord of this House.

So they should worship the Lord of this (Sacred) House (Ka‘ba, to give Him thanks)

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الَّذِيْٓ اَطْعَمَهُمْ مِّنْ جُوْعٍ࣢ۙ وَّاٰمَنَهُمْ مِّنْ خَوْفٍ ۝٤ࣖٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٖ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنۡ خَوۡفِۭ ٤

Who has fed them against hunger and made them secure against fear.

Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear.

who has given them food against hunger, and made them safe from danger.

Who gave them food in hunger, and bestowed them security from a big fear.

Who has fed them in hunger (i.e., provided them sustenance in starving conditions) and secured them from fear (of foes i.e., blessed them with secure and peaceful life)