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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿1﴾
Ahmed Ali
HAVE YOU SEEN him who denies the Day of Judgement?
Ahmed Raza Khan
Just look at him, who belies the religion!
Arberry
Hast thou seen him who cries lies to the Doom?
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿2﴾
Ahmed Ali
It is he who pushes the orphan away,
Ahmed Raza Khan
So it is he, who pushes away the orphan,
Arberry
That is he who repulses the orphan
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿3﴾
Ahmed Ali
And does not induce others to feed the needy.
Ahmed Raza Khan
And does not urge to feed the needy.
Arberry
and urges not the feeding of the needy.
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿4﴾
Ahmed Ali
Woe to those who pray
Ahmed Raza Khan
So ruin is to those offerers of prayer –
Arberry
So woe to those that pray
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿5﴾
Ahmed Ali
But who are oblivious of their moral duties,
Ahmed Raza Khan
Those who are neglectful of their prayer.
Arberry
and are heedless of their prayers,
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿6﴾
Ahmed Raza Khan
Those who make a display (of their deeds).
Arberry
to those who make display
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿7﴾
Ahmed Ali
And withhold things of common use (from others).
Ahmed Raza Khan
And do not let others ask for small utilities.
Arberry
and refuse charity.