ماwhat حالcondition منone who يأويtakes shelter إلىto منزلٍa house
ما حال من يأوي إلى منزلٍ
أرفقُmore hospitable منهُthan it المسجدthe mosque الجامعُcongregational
أرفقُ منهُ المسجد الجامعُ
What is the plight of one who shelters in a house
when the congregational mosque is more hospitable than it?
لاnot يرتويquenches his thirst العطشانthe thirsty person فيهin it ولاnor
لا يرتوي العطشان فيه ولا
يلحقobtains ماwhat يقتاتهhe subsists on it الجائعthe hungry person
يلحق ما يقتاته الجائع
The thirsty do not quench their thirst there, nor
do the hungry obtain anything to live on.
وسوقهand his market كاسدةٌstagnant بينكمamong you
وسوقه كاسدةٌ بينكم
لاno مشترٍbuyer فيهاin it ولاnor بائعُseller
لا مشترٍ فيها ولا بائعُ
And his market is stagnant among you:
there is neither buyer nor seller in it.
Sol 6.1