Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الْكَوْثَرِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٣

Surah Al-Kawthar: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Al-Kawthar 1

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اِنَّٓا اَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَۜ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1İnnâ aʿṭaynâke-lkevŝer.

Verse 1

O Prophet! We have given you al-Kawthar (the Quran), which contains the reason for the creation of the human being and the knowledge of the life that should be lived in keeping with that reason.

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Al-Kawthar 2

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فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْۜ ۝٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

2Feṣalli lirabbike venḥar.

Verse 2

So strive with all your strength to live by the system of life that your Lord teaches and to which He invites, and to keep it alive; withstand the attacks! Do not hold back from sacrificing your means for this cause, and so draw near to your Lord and earn His good pleasure.

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Al-Kawthar 3

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اِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْاَبْتَرُ ۝٣

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

3İnne şânieke hüve-lʾebter.

Verse 3

O Prophet! Those who hate you and show you hostility because of the system of life to which you invite people, and their followers, will in the end be silenced, and they will meet the punishment they deserve in this world and the Hereafter.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Al-'Adiyat, and after it At-Takathur . All surahs in order of revelation