ٱلنَّجْم : ٣٤

  • وَأَعۡطَىٰ And gave
  • قَلِيلٗا a little
  • وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ and withheld
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
and gave a little, of the stated sum of money, and was then grudging?, refrained from [giving] the remainder (akdaa derives from al-kudya, earth that is hard as rock and which prevents the well-digger from digging through when he hits it).