108:1
إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ﴿١﴾
BEHOLD, We have bestowed upon thee good in abundance:1
തീർച്ചയായും, നാം നിനക്ക് സമൃദ്ധമായ നന്മകൾ പ്രധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു:
108:2
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ﴿٢﴾
hence, pray unto thy Sustainer [alone], and sacrifice [unto Him alone].
അതിനാൽ, നിന്റെ നാഥന് വേണ്ടി (മാത്രം) പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുകയും, (അവന് വേണ്ടി മാത്രം) ബലിയർപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക.
108:3
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ﴿٣﴾
Verily, he that hates thee has indeed been cut off [from all that is good]!2
തീർച്ചയായും, നിന്നോട് വിദ്വേഷം വെച്ചുപുലർത്തുന്നവൻ ആരോ അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് (എല്ലാ നന്മകളിൽ നിന്നും) വേരറ്റവൻ!
Footnotes by Muhammad Asad
- 1. The term kawthar is an intensive form of the noun kathrah (Zamakhshari), which, in its turn, denotes "copiousness", "multitude" or "abundance"; it also occurs as an adjective with the same connotation (Qamus, Lisan al-Arab, etc.). In the above context, which is the sole instance of its use in the Qur'an, al-kawthar obviously relates to the abundant bestowal on the Prophet of all that is good in an abstract, spiritual sense, like revelation, knowledge, wisdom, the doing of good works, and dignity in this world and in the hereafter (Razi); with reference to the believers in general, it evidently signifies the ability to acquire knowledge, to do good works, to be kind towards all living beings, and thus to attain to inner peace and dignity.
- 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.