سُورَةُ المَاعُونِ
Surah Al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Ma'un is the 107th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “Small Kindnesses”. It has 7 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 107 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الماعون |
| English meaning | Small Kindnesses |
| Number of ayahs | 7 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 17 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 602 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
About Surah Al-Ma'un
Al-Ma‘un, "Small Kindnesses", describes the one who denies the Judgment: he drives away the orphan and does not encourage feeding the poor. It then warns those who are heedless of their prayers, who pray to be seen, and who withhold even small acts of help (al-ma‘un) from others.
Surah Al-Ma'un is one of the last 10 surahs of the Quran, which many Muslims memorise first and recite in daily prayers.
Read Surah Al-Ma'un in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾
Ara-aital lazee yu kazzibu bid deen
Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾
Fa zaalikal lazi yadu'ul-yateem
That is he who repelleth the orphan,
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾
Wa la ya huddu 'alaa ta'amil miskeen
And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾
Fa wai lul-lil mu salleen
Ah, woe unto worshippers
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾
Al lazeena hum 'an salaatihim sahoon
Who are heedless of their prayer;
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾
Al lazeena hum yuraa-oon
Who would be seen (at worship)
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾
Wa yamna'oonal ma'oon
Yet refuse small kindnesses!
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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