Quran 89:18 — Al-Fajr, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
you do not urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
walā taḥāḍḍūna ʿalā ṭaʿāmi l-mis'kīni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and you urge not the feeding of the needy,
- Muhammad Asad
- and you do not urge one another to feed the needy,
- Sahih International
- And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And not | — |
| 2 | تَحَـٰٓضُّونَtaḥāḍḍūna | you feel the urge | حضض |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | to | — |
| 4 | طَعَامِṭaʿāmi | feed | طعم |
| 5 | ٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīni | the poor | سكن |