Surah 108 · 3 Ayahs

Al-Kawthar

Surah Al-Kawthar (“Abundance”) is a Meccan surah of 3 ayahs.

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

  1. إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ١

    Lo! We have given thee Abundance;

  2. فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ٢

    So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.

  3. إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ٣

    Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.