107. Sūrat Al-Ma'un · The Small Kindnesses

Have you seen the one who denies the ˹final˺ Judgment?

Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?

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

Well, you see him who belies the Requital.

Have you seen him who denies the Din (Religion)

That is the one who repulses the orphan,

That is he who repelleth the orphan,

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

Then he is the one who drives away the Orphan.

So he is the one who pushes away the orphan (i.e., rejects the needs of the orphans and deprives them of their right)

and does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.

and feels no urge to feed the needy.

And does not urge the feeding of the poor.

And does not promote the cause of feeding the poor (i.e., does not strive to end the economic exploitation of the poor and the needy)

So woe to those ˹hypocrites˺ who pray

Ah, woe unto worshippers

Woe, then, unto those praying ones

Then woe to those prayer performers.

So woe to those worshippers

yet are unmindful of their prayers;

Who are heedless of their prayer;

whose hearts from their prayer are remote

Who are heedless of their prayers.

Who are unaware of (the spirit of) their Prayers (i.e., they are mindful only of the rights of Allah, but are heedless of the rights of fellow human beings)

those who ˹only˺ show off,

Who would be seen (at worship)

those who want only to be seen and praised,

Those who make a Show of it.

Who show off (their worship, for they only render a formal service to the Creator and are inconsiderate to the oppressed humanity)

and refuse to give ˹even the simplest˺ aid.

Yet refuse small kindnesses!

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

And refuse to give articles of use.

And who refuse to lend a worthless small object of use even on demand