Chapter1
This surah critiques the individual who rejects divine recompense and neglects the poor, while claiming piety through ritualistic prayer and fasting yet remaining indifferent to the needy.
Translation:
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King James Version (1611)
The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.
Translators commissioned by King James I of England, 1604–1611
Have you seen the one who denies the RecompenseBetter a Millstone R… 2For that is the one who drives away the orphanBetter a Millstone R… 3And does not encourage the feeding of the poorThe Reversal of King…Better a Millstone R… 4So woe to those who prayInner vs Outer PurityEmpty Prayer, Empty… 5[But] who are heedless of their prayer 6Those who make show [of their deeds] 7And withhold [simple] assistance
This chapter appears in 4 cross-tradition parallels
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1أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ 2فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِي يَدُعُّ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ 3وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ 4فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُصَلِّينَ 5ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَن صَلَاتِهِمۡ سَاهُونَ 6ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ يُرَآءُونَ 7وَيَمۡنَعُونَ ٱلۡمَاعُونَ
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