Makki · 3 Verses
Al-Kawthar
الْكَوْثَر
"Abundance"
The shortest surah. Revealed to console the Prophet ﷺ after enemies mocked him. Allah promises Al-Kawthar — a river in Paradise — and declares that the Prophet's legacy endures while his enemies are forgotten.
1
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
Innā a'ṭaynāka l-kawthar
Indeed, We have granted you abundance
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed We
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
a'ṭaynāka
have given you
Root: ع ط و
الْكَوْثَرَ
l-kawthar
the abundance/Al-Kawthar
Root: ك ث ر
2
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
Fa-ṣalli li-rabbika wa-nḥar
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice
فَصَلِّ
fa-ṣalli
so pray
Root: ص ل و
لِرَبِّكَ
li-rabbika
to your Lord
Root: ر ب ب
وَانْحَرْ
wa-nḥar
and sacrifice
Root: ن ح ر
3
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ
Inna shāni'aka huwa l-abtar
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
شَانِئَكَ
shāni'aka
your enemy/the one who hates you
Root: ش ن أ
هُوَ
huwa
he is
الْأَبْتَرُ
al-abtar
the one cut off/without legacy
Root: ب ت ر