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107. Al-Maa'un · Almsgiving

Dismissal of judgment is exposed through harshness toward the orphan and failure to encourage feeding the poor. The criticism extends to ostentatious, heedless prayer and refusal of ordinary assistance, connecting worship directly with responsibility toward others.

Updated 20 October 2026Editorial review edition

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Meccan (traditional classification) · 7 verses

Editorial themes: Orphans · Care for the poor · Sincere worship · Everyday kindness

English: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), public-domain translation. Arabic: Tanzil Project, Uthmani 1.1, used verbatim under its text licence. Text provenance & limitations →

A note on Arabic, English and verse numbering

Tanzil’s Arabic source includes the opening basmala with the first verse of surahs other than 9. Pickthall’s numbered translation includes it at 1:1; at other surah openings it is not repeated within the numbered English verse. This display preserves both source conventions. The Arabic is not a collection of all variant readings.

107:1 Compare translations ↗

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?

107:2 Compare translations ↗

فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

That is he who repelleth the orphan,

107:3 Compare translations ↗

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.

107:4 Compare translations ↗

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ

Ah, woe unto worshippers