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Al-Fajr 17

Ayah 17 of 30 · Meccan

كـَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ ١٧

No!1 But you do not honor the orphan

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 It is not like you imagine. Rather, Allāh tries people through prosperity and hardship and rewards both gratitude and patience with honor in the Hereafter.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. كـَلَّاۖNaykallā
  2. بَلButbal
  3. لَّاnotlā
  4. تُكۡرِمُونَyou honortuk'rimūna
  5. ٱلۡيَتِيمَthe orphanl-yatīma

Tafsir

Never! It is not as this human thinks, that favouring is proof of Allah being pleased with His servant, and that misfortune is proof of the servant’s insignificance in the eyes of his Lord. Rather, the reality is that you do not show generosity towards the orphan from the sustenance Allah has provided you with.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran