Introductionتعارف
Meccan or Medinese, or half and half; it consists of 6 or 7 verses.
Ayah 1آیت 1
Have you seen him who denies the Judgement?, the Requital and the Reckoning, that is to say, ‘Do you know who he is?’ If you do not know him then:
Ayah 2آیت 2
That is he (read an implied huwa after the fā’ [of fa-dhālika]) who repels the orphan, that is to say, [who] violently drives him away from what is his due,
Ayah 3آیت 3
and does not urge, either himself or others [to], the feeding of the needy: this was revealed regarding al-‘Āsī b. Wā’il or al-Walīd b. al-Mughīra.
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Ayah 4آیت 4
So woe to them who pray,
Ayah 5آیت 5
those who are heedless of their prayers, neglectful, delaying them from their appointed times,
Ayah 6آیت 6
those who make a pretence, with prayers and otherwise,
Ayah 7آیت 7
and deny aid, as [insignificant as] a needle, a hatchet, a cooking pot or a bowl.