إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
BEHOLD, We have bestowed upon thee good in abundance: (1)
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
hence, pray unto thy Sustainer [alone], and sacrifice [unto Him alone]. (2)
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ
Verily, he that hates thee has indeed been cut off [from all that is good] (3)
- Verily, he that hates thee has indeed been cut off [from all that is good]!2
- 2 Lit., "it is he that is cut off (abtar)". The addition, between brackets, of the phrase "from all that is good" is based on an explanation forthcoming from the Qamus.
- For he who hateth thee,6288 he will be cut off (from Future Hope).
- 6288 Hatred and spite are not constructive contributions to the work of this world, but its opposites. Abu Jahl and his Pagan confederates vented their personal spite and venom against the Prophet by taunting him with the loss of his two infant sons by Khadijah, but where were these venomous detractors a few years afterwards, when the divine Light shone more brilliantly than ever? It was these that were cut off from all future hope, in this world and the next.
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For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).
— Abdullah Yusuf Ali -
Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.
— Marmaduke Pickthall -
Surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity,
— M. Habib Shakir -
For he who makes you angry (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)), - he will be cut off (from every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter).
— Taqiuddin Hilali and M. Mohsin Khan -
Verily it is thy traducer who shall be tail-less.
— Abdul-Majid Daryabadi -
Surely, he who hates you, he is the most severed.
— Hasan Qaribullah and Ahmed Darwish -
Surely thy enemy shall be the one cut off.
— Ayub Khan -
Surely, it is thy enemy who shall be without issue.
— Sher Ali -
Verily, he that hates thee has indeed been cut off [from all that is good]
— Muhammad Asad -
Surely he that hates thee, he is the one cut off.
— Arthur Arberry -
Verily your enemy{{3}} alone has been cut off from the roots.{{4}}
— Abu'l Ala Maududi