107:001 to 008

he Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                     107:001 to 008

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with a 6-digit number; the first three digits tell of Soorah (Chapter) and the last three digits tell of verse. Numbering includes بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏    as verse #1 in every Soorah except Soorah #9. The phonetic transliteration in English is based upon words commonly pronounced as bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, rut. An Arabic letter with the vowel Fatah is best shown with a‘u’ as in cut, hut, rut, but letter ‘a’ is often placed before ‘u’ to make it doubly sure that it is read as in cause, pause, clause and not with a sound of ‘oo’ as in hoot, root, shoot or put. All Arabic words are translated in American English and are followed by alternates which other translators have used.

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Chapter # 107                                       Soora-tool-Maoon                                   سُوۡرَةُ المَاعون

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

اَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّيۡنِؕ‏ ○ فَذٰلِكَ الَّذِىۡ يَدُعُّ الۡيَتِيۡمَۙ‏ ○ وَ لَا يَحُضُّ عَلٰى طَعَامِ الۡمِسۡكِيۡنِؕ‏ ○ فَوَيۡلٌ لِّلۡمُصَلِّيۡنَۙ‏ ○ الَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ عَنۡ صَلَاتِهِمۡ سَاهُوۡنَۙ‏ ○ الَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ يُرَآءُوۡنَۙ‏ ○ وَيَمۡنَعُوۡنَ الۡمَاعُوۡنَ

 

  1. Bay  iss-may  il-laa-hay  ir-rah-maa-nay  ir-ra-heem
  2. Aa ra-aiy-ta  ul-la-ze  yo-kauz-zay-bo  bay  id-deen
  3. Fa zaa-lay-ka  ul-la-ze  ya-doe-o  ol-ya-teem
  4. Wa laa  ya-hoodz-dzo  aa-laa  ta-aa-may  il-mis-keen
  5. Fa wai-loon  lay  il-mo-saul-leen
  6. Aul-la-ze-na hoom  aun  sa-laa-tay  him  saa-hoo-n
  7. Aul-la-ze-na hoom  yo-raa-oo-na
  8. Wa yaum-na-oo-na  ul-maa-oo-na

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  1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.
  2. Have you seen him who belies the Faith?
  3. Then that is he who shuns the orphan
  4. And does not urge upon food for the needy
  5. So sad for the worshipers
  6. Who are unmindful about their prayers
  7. Who act just to be seen
  8. And withhold even tiny kindnesses

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          107:001                                        ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bay  iss-may  il-laa-hay  ir-rah-maa-nay  ir-ra-hee-m

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin.

(Beginning, commencing, starting)

  • بِ  — Bay … (iss) — With (= The best translation of the word  بِ  is ‘with’ but some contexts may warrant its translation as ‘in’)
  • سۡمِ  — Iss-may … (il)  The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
  • اللهِ — Laa-hay … (ir) — Allah (= n., The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
  • الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n … (ir)  — The Most Beneficent (= adj., Compassionate. Gracious. None more than Him benefits. As n: The One Who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum without any condition, limitation or restriction. The Greatest and         Highest Benefactor Who wills goodness and mercy to all His creation See Note 001:001)
  • الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-hee-m — The Most Merciful (= adj., Superlative form indicates the Greatest Merciful. Merciful Forever. As n: The word floodlights that none more than Him shows kindness and mercy, again and again, continually, incessantly, like perpetually coming waves from oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          107:002                               أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

Aa  ra-aiy-ta  ul-la-ze  yo-kauz-zay-bo  bay  id-dee-n

Have you seen him who belies the Faith?

  • أ — Aa — Have (= Word asking a question like are, can, could, do, did, had; have, shell, should, will, would, what, etc.)
  • رَءَيۡتَ — Ra-aye-ta … (ul) — You seen (= v., past., s., 2nd person. Considered; knew; noticed; observed; thought of; witnessed)
  • الَّذِىۡ — La-zee  — Who (= s., m, 3rd person. Refers to an article, thing or person)
  • يُكَذِّبُ  — Yo-kauz-zay-bo — Belies (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. Belies. Denies. Disbelieves.    Falsifies. Lies. Misstates. Rejects)
  • بِ  — Bay … (id)  — With (= The best translation of the word  بِ  is with. See  بِ  above)
  • ٱلدِّينِ  — Deen  –The Faith (= n., Belief system. Best way to live. Divine Rules. Faith.  Lifestyle. Matters of faith. Religion. Way of life. Ref is to the Islamic Monotheism; the right and true religion)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                           107:003                                  فَذَٲلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

Fa  zaa-lay-ka  ul-la-ze  ya-doe-oo  l-ya-teem

Then that is he who shuns the orphan

  • فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; resultantly; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
  • ذٰلِكَ — Zaa-lay-ka … (ul) — That (= Here; refers to an aforesaid fact, person or statement; this; it is because; right here; such is; that is how it is)
  • الَّذِىۡ — Aul-la-ze — He who (= s., m, 3rd person . Refers to an article, thing or person)
  • يَدُعُّ  — Ya-doe-o … (ol) — Shuns (= v., pres., s., 3rd person. Belittles. Condemns. Decries. Derides. Despises. Discards. Disdains. Disparages. Drives away. Hates. Humiliates. Kicks off. Leaves. Mistreats. Rejects. Repels. Repulses. Shirks. Shuns. Spurns. Scorns. Literal meanings of  يَدُعُّ  (bids farewell) as a part of the Prohibition in this verse gets mixed with contempt and malice instead of kindness for orphans)
  • ٱلۡيَتِيمَ — Ya-teem — The orphan (= n., A child who has lost one or both parents and needs an adult’s help and protection to fully blossom out in life. Destitute. Helpless. Weak)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                         107:004                             وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

Wa  laa  ya-hoodz-dzo  aa-laa  ta-aa-may  il-mis-keen

And he does not urge on food for the needy

  • وَ  — Wa —  And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; moreover; though; when; while; whereupon; yet)
  • لَّا — Laa — Not (= Naught; neither; never; none; nor; not at all; absolute denial and total negation See 002:003)
  • يَحُضُّ  — Ya-hoodz-dzo — He urges (= v., pres., s., 3rd  person. Encourages. Exhorts. Nudges. Urges)
  • عَلٰى — Aa-laa — On (= Above; against; before; for; on; on top of; over; to; upon)
  • طَعَامِ — Ta-aa-may … (il)  — Food (= n., Eating or feeding any food or eatable for subsistence)
  • ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ — Mis-keen — The needy (= n., s., Destitute. Homeless. Indigent. Hungry who has no food to eat. Needy. Poor)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          107:005                                              فَوَيۡلٌ۬ لِّلۡمُصَلِّين

Fa  wai-loon  lay  il-mo-saul-leen

So sad for the worshipers

  • فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; resultantly; then; thereafter; therefore)
  • وَيۡلٌ۬ — Wai-loon — Sad (= n: How sad or unfortunate; what a misfortune it is. See Note
    107:005 below)
  • لِ — Lay … (il) — For (= For the benefit, object, person, purpose or reason of;  intended for; meant for; concerning; regarding; ; regarding; relative to; to; towards; unto.              See 002:003a)
  • لۡمُصَلِّين — Mo-saul-leen — Worshipers (= n., Who pray, perform worships and are regular in their Prayers. Pious. Righteous. See Note 002:004a)

** Note 107:005  This word as a part of the Prohibition in this verse can be a noun (= punishment, sad, sadness or woe), adj.(= disastrous, grievous, unfortunate or unlucky) or verb (anguishing, despairing, disgusting, hurting, paining or suffering) or a combination of all of them)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                    107:006                              ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَن صَلَاتِہِمۡ سَاهُونَ

Aul-la-ze-na  hoom  aun  sa-laa-tay  him  saa-hoon

Who are unmindful about their prayers

  • ٱلَّذِينَ — Aul-la-ze-na — Who (= pl., m., 3rd person. Refer to articles, things or persons)
  • ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid worshipers)
  • عَنۡ — Aun — About (= Concerning; regarding; relative to)
  • صَّلٰوةِ — Sa-laa-tay — Prayer (= n., This worship consists of five daily payers mandated    upon Moslems and precedented by the Holy Prophet, s.a.w., who also practiced another two optionally. See Note 002:004b)
  • هِمۡ — Him — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid worshipers)
  • سَاهُونَ — Saa-hoon — Unmindful (= n., pl., Careless; distracted; heedless; neglectful;  oblivious; inattentive; unfocused. A/t/a, who ‘delay their prayers from their stated fixed times,’ ‘outwardly and visibly offer prayers but are inwardly and really hypocrites’ and ‘who ignore the spirit, aim and object of praying’)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          107:007                                        ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ يُرَآءُونَ

Aul-la-ze-na  hoom  yo-raa-oo-na

 

Who act just to be seen

  • ٱلَّذِينَ –Aul-la-ze-na — Who (= pl., m, 3rd person. Refers to articles, things or persons)
  • ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom  — They (= pro., pl., m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid worshipers)
  • يُرَآءُونَ  — Yo-raa-oon  — Act to be seen (= v., pres., pass., pl., 3rd person. Attempt, endeavor, try or want to just show-off. Create illusions of worshiping. Show of piety. The show-offs. The word refers to the hypocrites who do good deeds just to be seen by others)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          107:008                                           وَيَمۡنَعُونَ ٱلۡمَاعُونَ

Wa  yaum-na-oo-na  ul-maa-oo-na

And withhold even tiny kindnesses

  • وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
  • يَمۡنَعُونَ — Yaum-na-oo-na … (ul) — Withhold (= v., pres., pl., 3rd person. Re others: Block. Check. Forbid. Hamper. Hinder. Hurdle. Impede. Limit. Obstruct. Prevent. Prohibit. Restrain. Restrict. Stop. Thwart. Re themselves: Abstain. Avoid. Deny. Desist. Hold back. Refuse. Refrain. Withhold)
  • ٱلۡمَاعُونَ  — Aul-maa-oo-na — Tiny kindness (= n., Charity; least beneficence; legal alms; small favor or simple request for help that cost the giver little or zero. A/t/a, ‘supply neighborly needs,’ ‘acts of kindness’ and ‘small businesses like salt, sugar, water’)

 

** Note 107:008. This chapter prohibits several social wrongs including a hypocritic doing of good deeds that remain devoid of real results. Socio-economic practices in some capitalist countries have minimized the traditional plight of orphans and destitutes and many proponents of Free Enterprise decry the welfare assistance for the less fortunate which is also prohibited by verse 036:048.

 

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