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Al-Kawtharالكوثر

Abundance · 3 verses · Meccan

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Three verses and ten words, the fewest words of any surah in this canon. It opens on something given to the addressee, then instructs prayer and sacrifice, and closes on the one who hates him.

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108:1

إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa a'taynaaka l-kawthar

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾaʿṭaynāka l-kawṯara

We have given you plenty.

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Lo! We have given thee Abundance

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we have given thee El Kauthar

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

TRULY we have given thee an ABUNDANCE

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily we have given thee al Cawthar

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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108:2

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ

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Easy-read (simplified)fasalli lirabbika wanhar

DIN 31635faṣalli lirabbika wanḥar

So pray to your Lord and sacrifice.

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So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So pray to thy Lord and slaughter (victims)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Pray therefore to the Lord, and slay the victims

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore pray unto thy Lord, and slay the victims

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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108:3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ

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Easy-read (simplified)inna shaani'aka huwa l-'abtar

DIN 31635ʾinna šāniʾaka huwa l-ʾabtaru

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He who hates you is the loser.

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

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, he who hates thee shall be childless

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily whose hateth thee shall be childless

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

verily he who hateth thee shall be childless

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com