The 4 Quls in English: word by word, transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Transliteration qul yāayyuhā l-kāfirūna

English Say, "O disbelievers,

1. قُلْqulSay
2. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
3. ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnadisbelievers

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Transliteration lā aʿbudu mā taʿbudūna

English I do not worship what you worship.

1. لَآlāNot
2. أَعْبُدُaʿbuduI worship
3. مَاmāwhat
4. تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūnayou worship

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Transliteration walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

English Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

1. وَلَآwalāAnd not
2. أَنتُمْantumyou
3. عَـٰبِدُونَʿābidūna(are) worshippers
4. مَآmā(of) what
5. أَعْبُدُaʿbuduI worship

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Transliteration walā anā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum

English Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.

1. وَلَآwalāAnd not
2. أَنَا۠anāI am
3. عَابِدٌۭʿābiduna worshipper
4. مَّاmā(of) what
5. عَبَدتُّمْʿabadttumyou worship

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Transliteration walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

English Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

1. وَلَآwalāAnd not
2. أَنتُمْantumyou
3. عَـٰبِدُونَʿābidūna(are) worshippers
4. مَآmā(of) what
5. أَعْبُدُaʿbuduI worship

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

Transliteration lakum dīnukum waliya dīni

English For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."

1. لَكُمْlakumFor you
2. دِينُكُمْdīnukum(is) your religion
3. وَلِىَwaliyaand for me
4. دِينِdīni(is) my religion

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

Transliteration qul huwa l-lahu aḥadun

English Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,

1. قُلْqulSay
2. هُوَhuwaHe
3. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
4. أَحَدٌaḥadunthe One

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

Transliteration al-lahu l-ṣamadu

English Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.

1. ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
2. ٱلصَّمَدُl-ṣamaduthe Eternal, the Absolute

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

Transliteration lam yalid walam yūlad

English He neither begets nor is born,

1. لَمْlamNot
2. يَلِدْyalidHe begets
3. وَلَمْwalamand not
4. يُولَدْyūladHe is begotten

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

Transliteration walam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun

English Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

1. وَلَمْwalamAnd not
2. يَكُنyakunis
3. لَّهُۥlahufor Him
4. كُفُوًاkufuwanequivalent
5. أَحَدٌۢaḥadunany [one]

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

Transliteration qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaqi

English Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

1. قُلْqulSay
2. أَعُوذُaʿūdhuI seek refuge
3. بِرَبِّbirabbiin (the) Lord
4. ٱلْفَلَقِl-falaqi(of) the dawn

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Transliteration min sharri mā khalaqa

English From the evil of that which He created

1. مِنminFrom
2. شَرِّsharri(the) evil
3. مَاmā(of) what
4. خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

Transliteration wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba

English And from the evil of darkness when it settles

1. وَمِنwaminAnd from
2. شَرِّsharri(the) evil
3. غَاسِقٍghāsiqin(of) darkness
4. إِذَاidhāwhen
5. وَقَبَwaqabait spreads

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

Transliteration wamin sharri l-nafāthāti fī l-ʿuqadi

English And from the evil of the blowers in knots

1. وَمِنwaminAnd from
2. شَرِّsharri(the) evil
3. ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِl-nafāthāti(of) the blowers
4. فِىfīin
5. ٱلْعُقَدِl-ʿuqadithe knots

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Transliteration wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada

English And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

1. وَمِنwaminAnd from
2. شَرِّsharri(the) evil
3. حَاسِدٍḥāsidin(of) an envier
4. إِذَاidhāwhen
5. حَسَدَḥasadahe envies

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Transliteration qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-nāsi

English Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

1. قُلْqulSay
2. أَعُوذُaʿūdhuI seek refuge
3. بِرَبِّbirabbiin (the) Lord
4. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) mankind

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Transliteration maliki l-nāsi

English The Sovereign of mankind,

1. مَلِكِmaliki(The) King
2. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) mankind

إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Transliteration ilāhi l-nāsi

English The God of mankind,

1. إِلَـٰهِilāhi(The) God
2. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) mankind

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ

Transliteration min sharri l-waswāsi l-khanāsi

English From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

1. مِنminFrom
2. شَرِّsharri(the) evil
3. ٱلْوَسْوَاسِl-waswāsi(of) the whisperer
4. ٱلْخَنَّاسِl-khanāsithe one who withdraws

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ

Transliteration alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri l-nāsi

English Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
2. يُوَسْوِسُyuwaswisuwhispers
3. فِىfīin
4. صُدُورِṣudūri(the) breasts
5. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) mankind

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

Transliteration mina l-jinati wal-nāsi

English From among the jinn and mankind".

1. مِنَminaFrom
2. ٱلْجِنَّةِl-jinatithe jinn
3. وَٱلنَّاسِwal-nāsiand men