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Juz 29 of 30 · begins with تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ · 431 verses
It covers Surah Al-Mulk verses 1–30, Surah Al-Qalam verses 1–52, Surah Al-Haqqah verses 1–52, Surah Al-Ma'arij verses 1–44, Surah Nuh verses 1–28, Surah Al-Jinn verses 1–28, Surah Al-Muzzammil verses 1–20, Surah Al-Muddaththir verses 1–56, Surah Al-Qiyamah verses 1–40, Surah Al-Insan verses 1–31 and Surah Al-Mursalat verses 1–50. Read it verse by verse: the Arabic, a recitation you can repeat, the transliteration and English translation, then the meaning of every word.
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Surah Al-Mulk الملك verses 1–30
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Transliteration tabāraka alladhī biyadihi l-mul'ku wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun
English Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -
- تَبَـٰرَكَtabārakaBlessed is
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīHe
- بِيَدِهِbiyadihiin Whose Hand
- ٱلْمُلْكُl-mul'ku(is) the Dominion
- وَهُوَwahuwaand He
- عَلَىٰʿalā(is) over
- كُلِّkullievery
- شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
- قَدِيرٌqadīrunAll-Powerful
Verse 2
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ
Transliteration alladhī khalaqa l-mawta wal-ḥayata liyabluwakum ayyukum aḥsanu ʿamalan wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ghafūru
English [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
- خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
- ٱلْمَوْتَl-mawtadeath
- وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَwal-ḥayataand life
- لِيَبْلُوَكُمْliyabluwakumthat He may test you
- أَيُّكُمْayyukumwhich of you
- أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) best
- عَمَلًۭا ۚʿamalan(in) deed
- وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
- ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu(is) the All-Mighty
- ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūruthe Oft-Forgiving
Verse 3
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مِن تَفَـٰوُتٍ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ
Transliteration alladhī khalaqa sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan mā tarā fī khalqi l-raḥmāni min tafāwutin fa-ir'jiʿi l-baṣara hal tarā min fuṭūrin
English [And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
- خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
- سَبْعَsabʿaseven
- سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢsamāwātinheavens
- طِبَاقًۭا ۖṭibāqanone above another
- مَّاmāNot
- تَرَىٰtarāyou see
- فِىfīin
- خَلْقِkhalqi(the) creation
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāni(of) the Most Gracious
- مِنminany
- تَفَـٰوُتٍۢ ۖtafāwutinfault
- فَٱرْجِعِfa-ir'jiʿiSo return
- ٱلْبَصَرَl-baṣarathe vision
- هَلْhalcan
- تَرَىٰtarāyou see
- مِنminany
- فُطُورٍۢfuṭūrinflaw
Verse 4
ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ
Transliteration thumma ir'jiʿi l-baṣara karratayni yanqalib ilayka l-baṣaru khāsi-an wahuwa ḥasīrun
English Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- ٱرْجِعِir'jiʿireturn
- ٱلْبَصَرَl-baṣarathe vision
- كَرَّتَيْنِkarrataynitwice (again)
- يَنقَلِبْyanqalibWill return
- إِلَيْكَilaykato you
- ٱلْبَصَرُl-baṣaruthe vision
- خَاسِئًۭاkhāsi-anhumbled
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile it
- حَسِيرٌۭḥasīrun(is) fatigued
Verse 5
وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Transliteration walaqad zayyannā l-samāa l-dun'yā bimaṣābīḥa wajaʿalnāhā rujūman lilshayāṭīni wa-aʿtadnā lahum ʿadhāba l-saʿīri
English And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars] and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
- وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
- زَيَّنَّاzayyannāWe have beautified
- ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe heaven
- ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yānearest
- بِمَصَـٰبِيحَbimaṣābīḥawith lamps
- وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَاwajaʿalnāhāand We have made them
- رُجُومًۭاrujūman(as) missiles
- لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖlilshayāṭīnifor the devils
- وَأَعْتَدْنَاwa-aʿtadnāand We have prepared
- لَهُمْlahumfor them
- عَذَابَʿadhābapunishment
- ٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīri(of) the Blaze
Verse 6
وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Transliteration walilladhīna kafarū birabbihim ʿadhābu jahannama wabi'sa l-maṣīru
English And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.
- وَلِلَّذِينَwalilladhīnaAnd for those who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- بِرَبِّهِمْbirabbihimin their Lord
- عَذَابُʿadhābu(is the) punishment
- جَهَنَّمَ ۖjahannama(of) Hell
- وَبِئْسَwabi'saand wretched is
- ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīruthe destination
Verse 7
إِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ فِيهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ
Transliteration idhā ul'qū fīhā samiʿū lahā shahīqan wahiya tafūru
English When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.
- إِذَآidhāWhen
- أُلْقُوا۟ul'qūthey are thrown
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey will hear
- لَهَاlahāfrom it
- شَهِيقًۭاshahīqanan inhaling
- وَهِىَwahiyawhile it
- تَفُورُtafūruboils up
Verse 8
تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ
Transliteration takādu tamayyazu mina l-ghayẓi kullamā ul'qiya fīhā fawjun sa-alahum khazanatuhā alam yatikum nadhīrun
English It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
- تَكَادُtakāduIt almost
- تَمَيَّزُtamayyazubursts
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖl-ghayẓirage
- كُلَّمَآkullamāEvery time
- أُلْقِىَul'qiyais thrown
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- فَوْجٌۭfawjuna group
- سَأَلَهُمْsa-alahum(will) ask them
- خَزَنَتُهَآkhazanatuhāits keepers
- أَلَمْalamDid not
- يَأْتِكُمْyatikumcome to you
- نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
Verse 9
قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ
Transliteration qālū balā qad jāanā nadhīrun fakadhabnā waqul'nā mā nazzala l-lahu min shayin in antum illā fī ḍalālin kabīrin
English They will say, "Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allāh has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey will say
- بَلَىٰbalāYes
- قَدْqadindeed
- جَآءَنَاjāanācame to us
- نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
- فَكَذَّبْنَاfakadhabnābut we denied
- وَقُلْنَاwaqul'nāand we said
- مَاmāNot
- نَزَّلَnazzalahas sent down
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- مِنminany
- شَىْءٍshayinthing
- إِنْinNot
- أَنتُمْantumyou (are)
- إِلَّاillābut
- فِىfīin
- ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālinerror
- كَبِيرٍۢkabīringreat
Verse 10
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Transliteration waqālū law kunnā nasmaʿu aw naʿqilu mā kunnā fī aṣḥābi l-saʿīri
English And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."
- وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they will say
- لَوْlawIf
- كُنَّاkunnāwe had
- نَسْمَعُnasmaʿulistened
- أَوْawor
- نَعْقِلُnaʿqilureasoned
- مَاmānot
- كُنَّاkunnāwe (would) have been
- فِىٓfīamong
- أَصْحَـٰبِaṣḥābi(the) companions
- ٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīri(of) the Blaze
Verse 11
فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًا لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Transliteration fa-iʿ'tarafū bidhanbihim fasuḥ'qan li-aṣḥābi l-saʿīri
English And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.
- فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟fa-iʿ'tarafūThen they (will) confess
- بِذَنۢبِهِمْbidhanbihimtheir sins
- فَسُحْقًۭاfasuḥ'qanso away with
- لِّأَصْحَـٰبِli-aṣḥābi(the) companions
- ٱلسَّعِيرِl-saʿīri(of) the Blaze
Verse 12
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ
Transliteration inna alladhīna yakhshawna rabbahum bil-ghaybi lahum maghfiratun wa-ajrun kabīrun
English Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- يَخْشَوْنَyakhshawnafear
- رَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lord
- بِٱلْغَيْبِbil-ghaybiunseen
- لَهُمlahumfor them
- مَّغْفِرَةٌۭmaghfiratun(is) forgiveness
- وَأَجْرٌۭwa-ajrunand a reward
- كَبِيرٌۭkabīrungreat
Verse 13
وَأَسِرُّوا۟ قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ ٱجْهَرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ
Transliteration wa-asirrū qawlakum awi ij'harū bihi innahu ʿalīmun bidhāti l-ṣudūri
English And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
- وَأَسِرُّوا۟wa-asirrūAnd conceal
- قَوْلَكُمْqawlakumyour speech
- أَوِawior
- ٱجْهَرُوا۟ij'harūproclaim
- بِهِۦٓ ۖbihiit
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
- عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is the) All-Knower
- بِذَاتِbidhātiof what (is in)
- ٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe breasts
Verse 14
أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
Transliteration alā yaʿlamu man khalaqa wahuwa l-laṭīfu l-khabīru
English Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Aware?
- أَلَاalāDoes not
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknow
- مَنْman(the One) Who
- خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
- وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
- ٱللَّطِيفُl-laṭīfu(is) the Subtle
- ٱلْخَبِيرُl-khabīruthe All-Aware
Verse 15
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًا فَٱمْشُوا۟ فِى مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِهِۦ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ
Transliteration huwa alladhī jaʿala lakumu l-arḍa dhalūlan fa-im'shū fī manākibihā wakulū min riz'qihi wa-ilayhi l-nushūru
English It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection.
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
- جَعَلَjaʿalamade
- لَكُمُlakumufor you
- ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
- ذَلُولًۭاdhalūlansubservient
- فَٱمْشُوا۟fa-im'shūso walk
- فِىfīin
- مَنَاكِبِهَاmanākibihā(the) paths thereof
- وَكُلُوا۟wakulūand eat
- مِنminof
- رِّزْقِهِۦ ۖriz'qihiHis provision
- وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
- ٱلنُّشُورُl-nushūru(is) the Resurrection
Verse 16
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ
Transliteration a-amintum man fī l-samāi an yakhsifa bikumu l-arḍa fa-idhā hiya tamūru
English Do you feel secure that He who is above would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
- ءَأَمِنتُمa-amintumDo you feel secure
- مَّنman(from Him) Who
- فِىfī(is) in
- ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven
- أَنannot
- يَخْسِفَyakhsifaHe will cause to swallow
- بِكُمُbikumuyou
- ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāwhen
- هِىَhiyait
- تَمُورُtamūrusways
Verse 17
أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ
Transliteration am amintum man fī l-samāi an yur'sila ʿalaykum ḥāṣiban fasataʿlamūna kayfa nadhīri
English Or do you feel secure that He who is above would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.
- أَمْamOr
- أَمِنتُمamintumdo you feel secure
- مَّنman(from Him) Who
- فِىfī(is) in
- ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe heaven
- أَنanthat
- يُرْسِلَyur'silaHe will send
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumagainst you
- حَاصِبًۭا ۖḥāṣibana storm of stones
- فَسَتَعْلَمُونَfasataʿlamūnaThen you would know
- كَيْفَkayfahow
- نَذِيرِnadhīri(was) My warning
Verse 18
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ
Transliteration walaqad kadhaba alladhīna min qablihim fakayfa kāna nakīri
English And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
- وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
- كَذَّبَkadhabadenied
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
- مِنminfrom
- قَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore them
- فَكَيْفَfakayfaand how
- كَانَkānawas
- نَكِيرِnakīriMy rejection
Verse 19
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ
Transliteration awalam yaraw ilā l-ṭayri fawqahum ṣāffātin wayaqbiḍ'na mā yum'sikuhunna illā l-raḥmānu innahu bikulli shayin baṣīrun
English Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.
- أَوَلَمْawalamDo not
- يَرَوْا۟yarawthey see
- إِلَىilā[to]
- ٱلطَّيْرِl-ṭayrithe birds
- فَوْقَهُمْfawqahumabove them
- صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢṣāffātinspreading (their wings)
- وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚwayaqbiḍ'naand folding
- مَاmāNot
- يُمْسِكُهُنَّyum'sikuhunnaholds them
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚl-raḥmānuthe Most Gracious
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
- بِكُلِّbikulli(is) of every
- شَىْءٍۭshayinthing
- بَصِيرٌbaṣīrunAll-Seer
Verse 20
أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِى غُرُورٍ
Transliteration amman hādhā alladhī huwa jundun lakum yanṣurukum min dūni l-raḥmāni ini l-kāfirūna illā fī ghurūrin
English Or who is it that could be an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion.
- أَمَّنْammanWho is
- هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one
- هُوَhuwahe
- جُندٌۭjundun(is) an army
- لَّكُمْlakumfor you
- يَنصُرُكُمyanṣurukumto help you
- مِّنminfrom
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- إِنِiniNot
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna(are) the disbelievers
- إِلَّاillābut
- فِىfīin
- غُرُورٍghurūrindelusion
Verse 21
أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ
Transliteration amman hādhā alladhī yarzuqukum in amsaka riz'qahu bal lajjū fī ʿutuwwin wanufūrin
English Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.
- أَمَّنْammanWho is
- هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one
- يَرْزُقُكُمْyarzuqukumto provide you
- إِنْinif
- أَمْسَكَamsakaHe withheld
- رِزْقَهُۥ ۚriz'qahuHis provision
- بَلbalNay
- لَّجُّوا۟lajjūthey persist
- فِىfīin
- عُتُوٍّۢʿutuwwinpride
- وَنُفُورٍwanufūrinand aversion
Verse 22
أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Transliteration afaman yamshī mukibban ʿalā wajhihi ahdā amman yamshī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mus'taqīmin
English Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path?
- أَفَمَنafamanThen is he who
- يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
- مُكِبًّاmukibbanfallen
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- وَجْهِهِۦٓwajhihihis face
- أَهْدَىٰٓahdābetter guided
- أَمَّنammanor (he) who
- يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
- سَوِيًّاsawiyyanupright
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- صِرَٰطٍۢṣirāṭin(the) Path
- مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢmus'taqīminStraight
Verse 23
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
Transliteration qul huwa alladhī ansha-akum wajaʿala lakumu l-samʿa wal-abṣāra wal-afidata qalīlan mā tashkurūna
English Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful."
- قُلْqulSay
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One Who
- أَنشَأَكُمْansha-akumproduced you
- وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
- لَكُمُlakumufor you
- ٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿathe hearing
- وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَwal-abṣāraand the vision
- وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖwal-afidataand the feelings
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlanLittle
- مَّاmā(is) what
- تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnayou give thanks
Verse 24
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
Transliteration qul huwa alladhī dhara-akum fī l-arḍi wa-ilayhi tuḥ'sharūna
English Say, "It is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered."
- قُلْqulSay
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
- ذَرَأَكُمْdhara-akummultiplied you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
- تُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūnayou will be gathered
Verse 25
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Transliteration wayaqūlūna matā hādhā l-waʿdu in kuntum ṣādiqīna
English And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaAnd they say
- مَتَىٰmatāWhen
- هَـٰذَاhādhā(is) this
- ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdupromise
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
- صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
Verse 26
قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Transliteration qul innamā l-ʿil'mu ʿinda l-lahi wa-innamā anā nadhīrun mubīnun
English Say, "The knowledge is only with Allāh, and I am only a clear warner."
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- ٱلْعِلْمُl-ʿil'muthe knowledge
- عِندَʿinda(is) with
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- وَإِنَّمَآwa-innamāand only
- أَنَا۠anāI am
- نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
- مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunclear
Verse 27
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيٓـَٔتْ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِيلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ
Transliteration falammā ra-awhu zul'fatan sīat wujūhu alladhīna kafarū waqīla hādhā alladhī kuntum bihi taddaʿūna
English But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."
- فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
- رَأَوْهُra-awhuthey (will) see it
- زُلْفَةًۭzul'fatanapproaching
- سِيٓـَٔتْsīat(will be) distressed
- وُجُوهُwujūhu(the) faces
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- وَقِيلَwaqīlaand it will be said
- هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
- ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) that which
- كُنتُمkuntumyou used to
- بِهِۦbihifor it
- تَدَّعُونَtaddaʿūnacall
Verse 28
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Transliteration qul ara-aytum in ahlakaniya l-lahu waman maʿiya aw raḥimanā faman yujīru l-kāfirīna min ʿadhābin alīmin
English Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered: whether Allāh should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"
- قُلْqulSay
- أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumHave you seen
- إِنْinif
- أَهْلَكَنِىَahlakaniyadestroys me
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- وَمَنwamanand whoever
- مَّعِىَmaʿiya(is) with me
- أَوْawor
- رَحِمَنَاraḥimanāhas mercy upon us
- فَمَنfamanthen who
- يُجِيرُyujīru(can) protect
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
- مِنْminfrom
- عَذَابٍʿadhābina punishment
- أَلِيمٍۢalīminpainful
Verse 29
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ
Transliteration qul huwa l-raḥmānu āmannā bihi waʿalayhi tawakkalnā fasataʿlamūna man huwa fī ḍalālin mubīnin
English Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied. And you will [come to] know who it is that is in clear error."
- قُلْqulSay
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu(is) the Most Gracious
- ءَامَنَّاāmannāwe believe
- بِهِۦbihiin Him
- وَعَلَيْهِwaʿalayhiand upon Him
- تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖtawakkalnāwe put (our) trust
- فَسَتَعْلَمُونَfasataʿlamūnaSo you will know
- مَنْmanwho
- هُوَhuwa(is) it
- فِىfī(that is) in
- ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālinerror
- مُّبِينٍۢmubīninclear
Verse 30
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍ مَّعِينٍۭ
Transliteration qul ara-aytum in aṣbaḥa māukum ghawran faman yatīkum bimāin maʿīnin
English Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"
- قُلْqulSay
- أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumHave you seen
- إِنْinif
- أَصْبَحَaṣbaḥabecomes
- مَآؤُكُمْmāukumyour water
- غَوْرًۭاghawransunken
- فَمَنfamanthen who
- يَأْتِيكُمyatīkumcould bring you
- بِمَآءٍۢbimāinwater
- مَّعِينٍۭmaʿīninflowing
Surah Al-Qalam القلم verses 1–52
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Transliteration noon wal-qalami wamā yasṭurūna
English Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,
- نٓ ۚnoonNun
- وَٱلْقَلَمِwal-qalamiBy the pen
- وَمَاwamāand what
- يَسْطُرُونَyasṭurūnathey write
Verse 2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
Transliteration mā anta biniʿ'mati rabbika bimajnūnin
English You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
- مَآmāNot
- أَنتَantayou (are)
- بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'matiby (the) Grace
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- بِمَجْنُونٍۢbimajnūnina madman
Verse 3
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
Transliteration wa-inna laka la-ajran ghayra mamnūnin
English And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
- وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
- لَكَlakafor you
- لَأَجْرًاla-ajransurely (is) a reward
- غَيْرَghayrawithout
- مَمْنُونٍۢmamnūninend
Verse 4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Transliteration wa-innaka laʿalā khuluqin ʿaẓīmin
English And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
- وَإِنَّكَwa-innakaAnd indeed, you
- لَعَلَىٰlaʿalāsurely (are)
- خُلُقٍkhuluqin(of) a moral character
- عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmingreat
Verse 5
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
Transliteration fasatub'ṣiru wayub'ṣirūna
English So you will see and they will see.
- فَسَتُبْصِرُfasatub'ṣiruSo you will see
- وَيُبْصِرُونَwayub'ṣirūnaand they will see
Verse 6
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
Transliteration bi-ayyikumu l-maftūnu
English Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
- بِأَييِّكُمُbi-ayyikumuWhich of you
- ٱلْمَفْتُونُl-maftūnu(is) the afflicted one
Verse 7
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Transliteration inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa aʿlamu bil-muh'tadīna
English Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
- هُوَhuwaHe
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
- بِمَنbimanof (he) who
- ضَلَّḍallahas strayed
- عَنʿanfrom
- سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihiHis way
- وَهُوَwahuwaand He
- أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
- بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَbil-muh'tadīnaof the guided ones
Verse 8
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration falā tuṭiʿi l-mukadhibīna
English Then do not obey the deniers.
- فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
- تُطِعِtuṭiʿiobey
- ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَl-mukadhibīnathe deniers
Verse 9
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
Transliteration waddū law tud'hinu fayud'hinūna
English They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
- وَدُّوا۟waddūThey wish
- لَوْlawthat
- تُدْهِنُtud'hinuyou should compromise
- فَيُدْهِنُونَfayud'hinūnaso they would compromise
Verse 10
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
Transliteration walā tuṭiʿ kulla ḥallāfin mahīnin
English And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تُطِعْtuṭiʿobey
- كُلَّkullaevery
- حَلَّافٍۢḥallāfinhabitual swearer
- مَّهِينٍmahīninworthless
Verse 11
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
Transliteration hammāzin mashāin binamīmin
English [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
- هَمَّازٍۢhammāzinDefamer
- مَّشَّآءٍۭmashāingoing about
- بِنَمِيمٍۢbinamīminwith malicious gossip
Verse 12
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
Transliteration mannāʿin lil'khayri muʿ'tadin athīmin
English A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
- مَّنَّاعٍۢmannāʿinA preventer
- لِّلْخَيْرِlil'khayriof (the) good
- مُعْتَدٍmuʿ'tadintransgressor
- أَثِيمٍathīminsinful
Verse 13
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Transliteration ʿutullin baʿda dhālika zanīmin
English Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
- عُتُلٍّۭʿutullinCruel
- بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
- ذَٰلِكَdhālika(all) that
- زَنِيمٍzanīminutterly useless
Verse 14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
Transliteration an kāna dhā mālin wabanīna
English Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
- أَنanBecause
- كَانَkāna(he) is
- ذَاdhāa possessor
- مَالٍۢmālin(of) wealth
- وَبَنِينَwabanīnaand children
Verse 15
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Transliteration idhā tut'lā ʿalayhi āyātunā qāla asāṭīru l-awalīna
English When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- تُتْلَىٰtut'lāare recited
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
- ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāOur Verses
- قَالَqālahe says
- أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīruStories
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna(of) the former (people)
Verse 16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
Transliteration sanasimuhu ʿalā l-khur'ṭūmi
English We will brand him upon the snout.
- سَنَسِمُهُۥsanasimuhuWe will brand him
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلْخُرْطُومِl-khur'ṭūmithe snout
Verse 17
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Transliteration innā balawnāhum kamā balawnā aṣḥāba l-janati idh aqsamū layaṣrimunnahā muṣ'biḥīna
English Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْbalawnāhumhave tried them
- كَمَاkamāas
- بَلَوْنَآbalawnāWe tried
- أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba(the) companions
- ٱلْجَنَّةِl-janati(of) the garden
- إِذْidhwhen
- أَقْسَمُوا۟aqsamūthey swore
- لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَاlayaṣrimunnahāto pluck its fruit
- مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna(in the) morning
Verse 18
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Transliteration walā yastathnūna
English Without making exception.
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- يَسْتَثْنُونَyastathnūnamaking exception
Verse 19
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Transliteration faṭāfa ʿalayhā ṭāifun min rabbika wahum nāimūna
English So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
- فَطَافَfaṭāfaSo there came
- عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāupon it
- طَآئِفٌۭṭāifuna visitation
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- وَهُمْwahumwhile they
- نَآئِمُونَnāimūnawere asleep
Verse 20
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
Transliteration fa-aṣbaḥat kal-ṣarīmi
English And it became as though reaped.
- فَأَصْبَحَتْfa-aṣbaḥatSo it became
- كَٱلصَّرِيمِkal-ṣarīmias if reaped
Verse 21
فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
Transliteration fatanādaw muṣ'biḥīna
English And they called one another at morning,
- فَتَنَادَوْا۟fatanādawAnd they called one another
- مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna(at) morning
Verse 22
أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ
Transliteration ani igh'dū ʿalā ḥarthikum in kuntum ṣārimīna
English [Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
- أَنِaniThat
- ٱغْدُوا۟igh'dūGo early
- عَلَىٰʿalāto
- حَرْثِكُمْḥarthikumyour crop
- إِنinif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou would
- صَـٰرِمِينَṣārimīnapluck (the) fruit
Verse 23
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ
Transliteration fa-inṭalaqū wahum yatakhāfatūna
English So they set out, while lowering their voices,
- فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟fa-inṭalaqūSo they went
- وَهُمْwahumwhile they
- يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَyatakhāfatūnalowered (their) voices
Verse 24
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
Transliteration an lā yadkhulannahā l-yawma ʿalaykum mis'kīnun
English [Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
- أَنanThat
- لَّاlāNot
- يَدْخُلَنَّهَاyadkhulannahāwill enter it
- ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatoday
- عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
- مِّسْكِينٌۭmis'kīnunany poor person
Verse 25
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ
Transliteration waghadaw ʿalā ḥardin qādirīna
English And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
- وَغَدَوْا۟waghadawAnd they went early
- عَلَىٰʿalāwith
- حَرْدٍۢḥardindetermination
- قَـٰدِرِينَqādirīnaable
Verse 26
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
Transliteration falammā ra-awhā qālū innā laḍāllūna
English But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
- فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
- رَأَوْهَاra-awhāthey saw it
- قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey said
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- لَضَآلُّونَlaḍāllūna(are) surely lost
Verse 27
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Transliteration bal naḥnu maḥrūmūna
English Rather, we have been deprived."
- بَلْbalNay
- نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
- مَحْرُومُونَmaḥrūmūna(are) deprived
Verse 28
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
Transliteration qāla awsaṭuhum alam aqul lakum lawlā tusabbiḥūna
English The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"
- قَالَqālaSaid
- أَوْسَطُهُمْawsaṭuhum(the) most moderate of them
- أَلَمْalamDid not
- أَقُلaqulI tell
- لَّكُمْlakumyou
- لَوْلَاlawlā'Why not
- تُسَبِّحُونَtusabbiḥūnayou glorify (Allah)?'
Verse 29
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
Transliteration qālū sub'ḥāna rabbinā innā kunnā ẓālimīna
English They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- سُبْحَـٰنَsub'ḥānaGlory be
- رَبِّنَآrabbinā(to) our Lord
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- كُنَّاkunnā[we] were
- ظَـٰلِمِينَẓālimīnawrongdoers
Verse 30
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
Transliteration fa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatalāwamūna
English Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
- فَأَقْبَلَfa-aqbalaThen approached
- بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
- عَلَىٰʿalāto
- بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinothers
- يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَyatalāwamūnablaming each other
Verse 31
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ
Transliteration qālū yāwaylanā innā kunnā ṭāghīna
English They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
- يَـٰوَيْلَنَآyāwaylanāO woe to us
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- كُنَّاkunnā[we] were
- طَـٰغِينَṭāghīnatransgressors
Verse 32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
Transliteration ʿasā rabbunā an yub'dilanā khayran min'hā innā ilā rabbinā rāghibūna
English Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
- عَسَىٰʿasāPerhaps
- رَبُّنَآrabbunāour Lord
- أَنan[that]
- يُبْدِلَنَاyub'dilanāwill substitute for us
- خَيْرًۭاkhayrana better
- مِّنْهَآmin'hāthan it
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed, we
- إِلَىٰilāto
- رَبِّنَاrabbināour Lord
- رَٰغِبُونَrāghibūnaturn devoutly
Verse 33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Transliteration kadhālika l-ʿadhābu walaʿadhābu l-ākhirati akbaru law kānū yaʿlamūna
English Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaSuch
- ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖl-ʿadhābu(is) the punishment
- وَلَعَذَابُwalaʿadhābuAnd surely the punishment
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati(of) the Hereafter
- أَكْبَرُ ۚakbaru(is) greater
- لَوْlawif
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
Verse 34
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Transliteration inna lil'muttaqīna ʿinda rabbihim jannāti l-naʿīmi
English Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the righteous
- عِندَʿindawith
- رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
- جَنَّـٰتِjannāti(are) Gardens
- ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmi(of) Delight
Verse 35
أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Transliteration afanajʿalu l-mus'limīna kal-muj'rimīna
English Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
- أَفَنَجْعَلُafanajʿaluThen will We treat
- ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe Muslims
- كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَkal-muj'rimīnalike the criminals
Verse 36
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Transliteration mā lakum kayfa taḥkumūna
English What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
- مَاmāWhat
- لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
- كَيْفَkayfaHow
- تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūna(do) you judge
Verse 37
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Transliteration am lakum kitābun fīhi tadrusūna
English Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
- أَمْamOr
- لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
- كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābuna book
- فِيهِfīhiwherein
- تَدْرُسُونَtadrusūnayou learn
Verse 38
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
Transliteration inna lakum fīhi lamā takhayyarūna
English That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- فِيهِfīhiin it
- لَمَاlamāwhat
- تَخَيَّرُونَtakhayyarūnayou choose
Verse 39
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Transliteration am lakum aymānun ʿalaynā bālighatun ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati inna lakum lamā taḥkumūna
English Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
- أَمْamOr
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- أَيْمَـٰنٌaymānunoaths
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāfrom us
- بَـٰلِغَةٌbālighatunreaching
- إِلَىٰilāto
- يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
- إِنَّinnaindeed
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- لَمَاlamā(is) what
- تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūnayou judge
Verse 40
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Transliteration salhum ayyuhum bidhālika zaʿīmun
English Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
- سَلْهُمْsalhumAsk them
- أَيُّهُمayyuhumwhich of them
- بِذَٰلِكَbidhālikafor that
- زَعِيمٌzaʿīmun(is) responsible
Verse 41
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Transliteration am lahum shurakāu falyatū bishurakāihim in kānū ṣādiqīna
English Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
- أَمْamOr
- لَهُمْlahum(are) for them
- شُرَكَآءُshurakāupartners
- فَلْيَأْتُوا۟falyatūThen let them bring
- بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْbishurakāihimtheir partners
- إِنinif
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey are
- صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful
Verse 42
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Transliteration yawma yuk'shafu ʿan sāqin wayud'ʿawna ilā l-sujūdi falā yastaṭīʿūna
English The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
- يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
- يُكْشَفُyuk'shafuwill be uncovered
- عَنʿanfrom
- سَاقٍۢsāqinthe shin
- وَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'ʿawnaand they will be called
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdiprostrate
- فَلَاfalābut not
- يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey will be able
Verse 43
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ
Transliteration khāshiʿatan abṣāruhum tarhaquhum dhillatun waqad kānū yud'ʿawna ilā l-sujūdi wahum sālimūna
English Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
- خَـٰشِعَةًkhāshiʿatanHumbled
- أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْabṣāruhumtheir eyes
- تَرْهَقُهُمْtarhaquhumwill cover them
- ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖdhillatunhumiliation
- وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeed
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- يُدْعَوْنَyud'ʿawnacalled
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdiprostrate
- وَهُمْwahumwhile they
- سَـٰلِمُونَsālimūna(were) sound
Verse 44
فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Transliteration fadharnī waman yukadhibu bihādhā l-ḥadīthi sanastadrijuhum min ḥaythu lā yaʿlamūna
English So leave Me, [O Muḥammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies this statement [i.e., the Qur’ān]. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.
- فَذَرْنِىfadharnīSo leave Me
- وَمَنwamanand whoever
- يُكَذِّبُyukadhibudenies
- بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāthis
- ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖl-ḥadīthiStatement
- سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمsanastadrijuhumWe will progressively lead them
- مِّنْminfrom
- حَيْثُḥaythuwhere
- لَاlānot
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnathey know
Verse 45
وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
Transliteration wa-um'lī lahum inna kaydī matīnun
English And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
- وَأُمْلِىwa-um'līAnd I will give respite
- لَهُمْ ۚlahumto them
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- كَيْدِىkaydīMy plan
- مَتِينٌmatīnun(is) firm
Verse 46
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Transliteration am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muth'qalūna
English Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
- أَمْamOr
- تَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhumyou ask them
- أَجْرًۭاajrana payment
- فَهُمfahumso they
- مِّنminfrom
- مَّغْرَمٍۢmaghramin(the) debt
- مُّثْقَلُونَmuth'qalūna(are) burdened
Verse 47
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Transliteration am ʿindahumu l-ghaybu fahum yaktubūna
English Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
- أَمْamOr
- عِندَهُمُʿindahumu(is) with them
- ٱلْغَيْبُl-ghaybuthe unseen
- فَهُمْfahumso they
- يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūnawrite it
Verse 48
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
Transliteration fa-iṣ'bir liḥuk'mi rabbika walā takun kaṣāḥibi l-ḥūti idh nādā wahuwa makẓūmun
English Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muḥammad], and be not like the companion of the fish [i.e., Jonah] when he called out while he was distressed.
- فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
- لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mifor (the) decision
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَكُنtakunbe
- كَصَاحِبِkaṣāḥibilike (the) companion
- ٱلْحُوتِl-ḥūti(of) the fish
- إِذْidhwhen
- نَادَىٰnādāhe called out
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
- مَكْظُومٌۭmakẓūmun(was) distressed
Verse 49
لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
Transliteration lawlā an tadārakahu niʿ'matun min rabbihi lanubidha bil-ʿarāi wahuwa madhmūmun
English If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
- لَّوْلَآlawlāIf not
- أَنanthat
- تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahuovertook him
- نِعْمَةٌۭniʿ'matuna Favor
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
- لَنُبِذَlanubidhasurely he would have been thrown
- بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāionto (the) naked shore
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
- مَذْمُومٌۭmadhmūmun(was) blamed
Verse 50
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
Transliteration fa-ij'tabāhu rabbuhu fajaʿalahu mina l-ṣāliḥīna
English And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
- فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُfa-ij'tabāhuBut chose him
- رَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lord
- فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahuand made him
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous
Verse 51
وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Transliteration wa-in yakādu alladhīna kafarū layuz'liqūnaka bi-abṣārihim lammā samiʿū l-dhik'ra wayaqūlūna innahu lamajnūnun
English And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes [i.e., looks] when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
- وَإِنwa-inAnd indeed
- يَكَادُyakāduwould almost
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- لَيُزْلِقُونَكَlayuz'liqūnakasurely make you slip
- بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْbi-abṣārihimwith their look
- لَمَّاlammāwhen
- سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey hear
- ٱلذِّكْرَl-dhik'rathe Message
- وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they say
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- لَمَجْنُونٌۭlamajnūnun(is) surely mad
Verse 52
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Transliteration wamā huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīna
English But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- هُوَhuwait (is)
- إِلَّاillābut
- ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa Reminder
- لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnato the worlds
Surah Al-Haqqah الحاقة verses 1–52
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Transliteration al-ḥāqatu
English The Inevitable Reality -
- ٱلْحَآقَّةُal-ḥāqatuThe Inevitable Reality
Verse 2
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Transliteration mā l-ḥāqatu
English What is the Inevitable Reality?
- مَاmāWhat
- ٱلْحَآقَّةُl-ḥāqatu(is) the Inevitable Reality
Verse 3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Transliteration wamā adrāka mā l-ḥāqatu
English And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
- وَمَآwamāAnd what
- أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
- مَاmāwhat
- ٱلْحَآقَّةُl-ḥāqatu(is) the Inevitable Reality
Verse 4
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Transliteration kadhabat thamūdu waʿādun bil-qāriʿati
English Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
- كَذَّبَتْkadhabatDenied
- ثَمُودُthamūduThamud
- وَعَادٌۢwaʿādunand Aad
- بِٱلْقَارِعَةِbil-qāriʿatithe Striking Calamity
Verse 5
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
Transliteration fa-ammā thamūdu fa-uh'likū bil-ṭāghiyati
English So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
- فَأَمَّاfa-ammāSo as for
- ثَمُودُthamūduThamud
- فَأُهْلِكُوا۟fa-uh'likūthey were destroyed
- بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِbil-ṭāghiyatiby the overpowering (blast)
Verse 6
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
Transliteration wa-ammā ʿādun fa-uh'likū birīḥin ṣarṣarin ʿātiyatin
English And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
- عَادٌۭʿādunAad
- فَأُهْلِكُوا۟fa-uh'likūthey were destroyed
- بِرِيحٍۢbirīḥinby a wind
- صَرْصَرٍṣarṣarinscreaming
- عَاتِيَةٍۢʿātiyatinviolent
Verse 7
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Transliteration sakharahā ʿalayhim sabʿa layālin wathamāniyata ayyāmin ḥusūman fatarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʿā ka-annahum aʿjāzu nakhlin khāwiyatin
English Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
- سَخَّرَهَاsakharahāWhich He imposed
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon them
- سَبْعَsabʿa(for) seven
- لَيَالٍۢlayālinnights
- وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَwathamāniyataand eight
- أَيَّامٍayyāmindays
- حُسُومًۭاḥusūman(in) succession
- فَتَرَىfatarāso you would see
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe people
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- صَرْعَىٰṣarʿāfallen
- كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumas if they were
- أَعْجَازُaʿjāzutrunks
- نَخْلٍnakhlin(of) date-palms
- خَاوِيَةٍۢkhāwiyatinhollow
Verse 8
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
Transliteration fahal tarā lahum min bāqiyatin
English Then do you see of them any remains?
- فَهَلْfahalThen do
- تَرَىٰtarāyou see
- لَهُمlahumof them
- مِّنۢminany
- بَاقِيَةٍۢbāqiyatinremains
Verse 9
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
Transliteration wajāa fir'ʿawnu waman qablahu wal-mu'tafikātu bil-khāṭi-ati
English And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
- وَجَآءَwajāaAnd came
- فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnuFiraun
- وَمَنwamanand (those)
- قَبْلَهُۥqablahubefore him
- وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُwal-mu'tafikātuand the overturned cities
- بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِbil-khāṭi-atiwith sin
Verse 10
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Transliteration faʿaṣaw rasūla rabbihim fa-akhadhahum akhdhatan rābiyatan
English And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
- فَعَصَوْا۟faʿaṣawAnd they disobeyed
- رَسُولَrasūla(the) Messenger
- رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
- فَأَخَذَهُمْfa-akhadhahumso He seized them
- أَخْذَةًۭakhdhatan(with) a seizure
- رَّابِيَةًrābiyatanexceeding
Verse 11
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
Transliteration innā lammā ṭaghā l-māu ḥamalnākum fī l-jāriyati
English Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- لَمَّاlammāwhen
- طَغَاṭaghāoverflowed
- ٱلْمَآءُl-māuthe water
- حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْḥamalnākumWe carried you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْجَارِيَةِl-jāriyatithe sailing (ship)
Verse 12
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Transliteration linajʿalahā lakum tadhkiratan wataʿiyahā udhunun wāʿiyatun
English That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
- لِنَجْعَلَهَاlinajʿalahāThat We might make it
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- تَذْكِرَةًۭtadhkiratana reminder
- وَتَعِيَهَآwataʿiyahāand would be conscious of it
- أُذُنٌۭudhununan ear
- وَٰعِيَةٌۭwāʿiyatunconscious
Verse 13
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Transliteration fa-idhā nufikha fī l-ṣūri nafkhatun wāḥidatun
English Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
- نُفِخَnufikhais blown
- فِىfīin
- ٱلصُّورِl-ṣūrithe trumpet
- نَفْخَةٌۭnafkhatuna blast
- وَٰحِدَةٌۭwāḥidatunsingle
Verse 14
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
Transliteration waḥumilati l-arḍu wal-jibālu fadukkatā dakkatan wāḥidatan
English And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
- وَحُمِلَتِwaḥumilatiAnd are lifted
- ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
- وَٱلْجِبَالُwal-jibāluand the mountains
- فَدُكَّتَاfadukkatāand crushed
- دَكَّةًۭdakkatan(with) a crushing
- وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatansingle
Verse 15
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Transliteration fayawma-idhin waqaʿati l-wāqiʿatu
English Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
- فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢfayawma-idhinThen (on) that Day
- وَقَعَتِwaqaʿatiwill occur
- ٱلْوَاقِعَةُl-wāqiʿatuthe Occurrence
Verse 16
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
Transliteration wa-inshaqqati l-samāu fahiya yawma-idhin wāhiyatun
English And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
- وَٱنشَقَّتِwa-inshaqqatiAnd will split
- ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe heaven
- فَهِىَfahiyaso it
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhin(is on) that Day
- وَاهِيَةٌۭwāhiyatunfrail
Verse 17
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ
Transliteration wal-malaku ʿalā arjāihā wayaḥmilu ʿarsha rabbika fawqahum yawma-idhin thamāniyatun
English And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
- وَٱلْمَلَكُwal-malakuAnd the Angels
- عَلَىٰٓʿalā(will be) on
- أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚarjāihāits edges
- وَيَحْمِلُwayaḥmiluand will bear
- عَرْشَʿarsha(the) Throne
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- فَوْقَهُمْfawqahumabove them
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌۭthamāniyatuneight
Verse 18
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Transliteration yawma-idhin tuʿ'raḍūna lā takhfā minkum khāfiyatun
English That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Day
- تُعْرَضُونَtuʿ'raḍūnayou will be exhibited
- لَاlānot
- تَخْفَىٰtakhfāwill be hidden
- مِنكُمْminkumamong you
- خَافِيَةٌۭkhāfiyatunany secret
Verse 19
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Transliteration fa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu biyamīnihi fayaqūlu hāumu iq'raū kitābiyah
English So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
- فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
- مَنْman(him) who
- أُوتِىَūtiyais given
- كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
- بِيَمِينِهِۦbiyamīnihiin his right hand
- فَيَقُولُfayaqūluwill say
- هَآؤُمُhāumuHere
- ٱقْرَءُوا۟iq'raūread
- كِتَـٰبِيَهْkitābiyahmy record
Verse 20
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
Transliteration innī ẓanantu annī mulāqin ḥisābiyah
English Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
- ظَنَنتُẓanantuwas certain
- أَنِّىannīthat I
- مُلَـٰقٍmulāqin(will) meet
- حِسَابِيَهْḥisābiyahmy account
Verse 21
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Transliteration fahuwa fī ʿīshatin rāḍiyatin
English So he will be in a pleasant life -
- فَهُوَfahuwaSo he
- فِىfī(will be) in
- عِيشَةٍۢʿīshatina life
- رَّاضِيَةٍۢrāḍiyatinpleasant
Verse 22
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Transliteration fī jannatin ʿāliyatin
English In an elevated garden,
- فِىfīIn
- جَنَّةٍjannatina Garden
- عَالِيَةٍۢʿāliyatinelevated
Verse 23
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Transliteration quṭūfuhā dāniyatun
English Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
- قُطُوفُهَاquṭūfuhāIts clusters of fruits
- دَانِيَةٌۭdāniyatunhanging near
Verse 24
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
Transliteration kulū wa-ish'rabū hanīan bimā aslaftum fī l-ayāmi l-khāliyati
English [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
- كُلُوا۟kulūEat
- وَٱشْرَبُوا۟wa-ish'rabūand drink
- هَنِيٓـًٔۢاhanīan(in) satisfaction
- بِمَآbimāfor what
- أَسْلَفْتُمْaslaftumyou sent before you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَيَّامِl-ayāmithe days
- ٱلْخَالِيَةِl-khāliyatipast
Verse 25
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Transliteration wa-ammā man ūtiya kitābahu bishimālihi fayaqūlu yālaytanī lam ūta kitābiyah
English But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
- مَنْman(him) who
- أُوتِىَūtiyais given
- كِتَـٰبَهُۥkitābahuhis record
- بِشِمَالِهِۦbishimālihiin his left hand
- فَيَقُولُfayaqūluwill say
- يَـٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanīO! I wish
- لَمْlamnot
- أُوتَūtaI had been given
- كِتَـٰبِيَهْkitābiyahmy record
Verse 26
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
Transliteration walam adri mā ḥisābiyah
English And had not known what is my account.
- وَلَمْwalamAnd not
- أَدْرِadriI had known
- مَاmāwhat
- حِسَابِيَهْḥisābiyah(is) my account
Verse 27
يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Transliteration yālaytahā kānati l-qāḍiyata
English I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.
- يَـٰلَيْتَهَاyālaytahāO! I wish it
- كَانَتِkānatihad been
- ٱلْقَاضِيَةَl-qāḍiyatathe end
Verse 28
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ
Transliteration mā aghnā ʿannī māliyah
English My wealth has not availed me.
- مَآmāNot
- أَغْنَىٰaghnāhas availed
- عَنِّىʿannīme
- مَالِيَهْ ۜmāliyahmy wealth
Verse 29
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ
Transliteration halaka ʿannī sul'ṭāniyah
English Gone from me is my authority."
- هَلَكَhalakaIs gone
- عَنِّىʿannīfrom me
- سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْsul'ṭāniyahmy authority
Verse 30
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Transliteration khudhūhu faghullūhu
English [Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
- خُذُوهُkhudhūhuSeize him
- فَغُلُّوهُfaghullūhuand shackle him
Verse 31
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Transliteration thumma l-jaḥīma ṣallūhu
English Then into Hellfire drive him.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- ٱلْجَحِيمَl-jaḥīma(into) the Hellfire
- صَلُّوهُṣallūhuburn him
Verse 32
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Transliteration thumma fī sil'silatin dharʿuhā sabʿūna dhirāʿan fa-us'lukūhu
English Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- فِىfīinto
- سِلْسِلَةٍۢsil'silatina chain
- ذَرْعُهَاdharʿuhāits length
- سَبْعُونَsabʿūna(is) seventy
- ذِرَاعًۭاdhirāʿancubits
- فَٱسْلُكُوهُfa-us'lukūhuinsert him
Verse 33
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration innahu kāna lā yu'minu bil-lahi l-ʿaẓīmi
English Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- كَانَkānawas
- لَاlānot
- يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieving
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
- ٱلْعَظِيمِl-ʿaẓīmithe Most Great
Verse 34
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Transliteration walā yaḥuḍḍu ʿalā ṭaʿāmi l-mis'kīni
English Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
- وَلَاwalāAnd (did) not
- يَحُضُّyaḥuḍḍufeel the urge
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- طَعَامِṭaʿāmi(the) feeding
- ٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīni(of) the poor
Verse 35
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Transliteration falaysa lahu l-yawma hāhunā ḥamīmun
English So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
- فَلَيْسَfalaysaSo not
- لَهُlahufor him
- ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmatoday
- هَـٰهُنَاhāhunāhere
- حَمِيمٌۭḥamīmunany devoted friend
Verse 36
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Transliteration walā ṭaʿāmun illā min ghis'līnin
English Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- طَعَامٌṭaʿāmunany food
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مِنْminfrom
- غِسْلِينٍۢghis'līnin(the) discharge of wounds
Verse 37
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ
Transliteration lā yakuluhu illā l-khāṭiūna
English None will eat it except the sinners.
- لَّاlāNot
- يَأْكُلُهُۥٓyakuluhuwill eat it
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَl-khāṭiūnathe sinners
Verse 38
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Transliteration falā uq'simu bimā tub'ṣirūna
English So I swear by what you see
- فَلَآfalāBut nay
- أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
- بِمَاbimāby what
- تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou see
Verse 39
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Transliteration wamā lā tub'ṣirūna
English And what you do not see
- وَمَاwamāAnd what
- لَاlānot
- تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnayou see
Verse 40
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Transliteration innahu laqawlu rasūlin karīmin
English [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it (is)
- لَقَوْلُlaqawlusurely (the) Word
- رَسُولٍۢrasūlin(of) a Messenger
- كَرِيمٍۢkarīminnoble
Verse 41
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Transliteration wamā huwa biqawli shāʿirin qalīlan mā tu'minūna
English And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- هُوَhuwait
- بِقَوْلِbiqawli(is the) word
- شَاعِرٍۢ ۚshāʿirin(of) a poet
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlanlittle
- مَّاmā(is) what
- تُؤْمِنُونَtu'minūnayou believe
Verse 42
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Transliteration walā biqawli kāhinin qalīlan mā tadhakkarūna
English Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- بِقَوْلِbiqawli(it is the) word
- كَاهِنٍۢ ۚkāhinin(of) a soothsayer
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlanlittle
- مَّاmā(is) what
- تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnayou take heed
Verse 43
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Transliteration tanzīlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
English [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
- تَنزِيلٌۭtanzīlun(It is) a revelation
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّrabbi(the) Lord
- ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds
Verse 44
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
Transliteration walaw taqawwala ʿalaynā baʿḍa l-aqāwīli
English And if he [i.e., Muḥammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
- وَلَوْwalawAnd if
- تَقَوَّلَtaqawwalahe (had) fabricated
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāagainst Us
- بَعْضَbaʿḍasome
- ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِl-aqāwīlisayings
Verse 45
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Transliteration la-akhadhnā min'hu bil-yamīni
English We would have seized him by the right hand;
- لَأَخَذْنَاla-akhadhnāCertainly We (would) have seized
- مِنْهُmin'huhim
- بِٱلْيَمِينِbil-yamīniby the right hand
Verse 46
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Transliteration thumma laqaṭaʿnā min'hu l-watīna
English Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- لَقَطَعْنَاlaqaṭaʿnācertainly We (would) have cut off
- مِنْهُmin'hufrom him
- ٱلْوَتِينَl-watīnathe aorta
Verse 47
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ
Transliteration famā minkum min aḥadin ʿanhu ḥājizīna
English And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
- فَمَاfamāAnd not
- مِنكُمminkumfrom you
- مِّنْminany
- أَحَدٍaḥadinone
- عَنْهُʿanhu[from him]
- حَـٰجِزِينَḥājizīna(who could) prevent (it)
Verse 48
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Transliteration wa-innahu latadhkiratun lil'muttaqīna
English And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder for the righteous.
- وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed, it
- لَتَذْكِرَةٌۭlatadhkiratun(is) surely a reminder
- لِّلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the Allah-fearing
Verse 49
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration wa-innā lanaʿlamu anna minkum mukadhibīna
English And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
- وَإِنَّاwa-innāAnd indeed, We
- لَنَعْلَمُlanaʿlamusurely know
- أَنَّannathat
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مُّكَذِّبِينَmukadhibīna(are) deniers
Verse 50
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
Transliteration wa-innahu laḥasratun ʿalā l-kāfirīna
English And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
- وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed, it
- لَحَسْرَةٌlaḥasratun(is) surely a regret
- عَلَىʿalāupon
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
Verse 51
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Transliteration wa-innahu laḥaqqu l-yaqīni
English And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
- وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed, it (is)
- لَحَقُّlaḥaqqusurely (the) truth
- ٱلْيَقِينِl-yaqīni(of) certainty
Verse 52
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration fasabbiḥ bi-is'mi rabbika l-ʿaẓīmi
English So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
- فَسَبِّحْfasabbiḥSo glorify
- بِٱسْمِbi-is'mi(the) name
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- ٱلْعَظِيمِl-ʿaẓīmithe Most Great
Surah Al-Ma'arij المعارج verses 1–44
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Transliteration sa-ala sāilun biʿadhābin wāqiʿin
English A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
- سَأَلَsa-alaAsked
- سَآئِلٌۢsāiluna questioner
- بِعَذَابٍۢbiʿadhābinabout a punishment
- وَاقِعٍۢwāqiʿinbound to happen
Verse 2
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
Transliteration lil'kāfirīna laysa lahu dāfiʿun
English To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
- لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnaTo the disbelievers
- لَيْسَlaysanot
- لَهُۥlahuof it
- دَافِعٌۭdāfiʿunany preventer
Verse 3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
Transliteration mina l-lahi dhī l-maʿāriji
English [It is] from Allāh, owner of the ways of ascent.
- مِّنَminaFrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- ذِىdhīOwner
- ٱلْمَعَارِجِl-maʿāriji(of) the ways of ascent
Verse 4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Transliteration taʿruju l-malāikatu wal-rūḥu ilayhi fī yawmin kāna miq'dāruhu khamsīna alfa sanatin
English The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
- تَعْرُجُtaʿrujuAscend
- ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
- وَٱلرُّوحُwal-rūḥuand the Spirit
- إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
- فِىfīin
- يَوْمٍۢyawmina Day
- كَانَkāna[is]
- مِقْدَارُهُۥmiq'dāruhuits measure
- خَمْسِينَkhamsīna(is) fifty
- أَلْفَalfathousand
- سَنَةٍۢsanatinyear(s)
Verse 5
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Transliteration fa-iṣ'bir ṣabran jamīlan
English So be patient with gracious patience.
- فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
- صَبْرًۭاṣabrana patience
- جَمِيلًاjamīlangood
Verse 6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
Transliteration innahum yarawnahu baʿīdan
English Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
- إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
- يَرَوْنَهُۥyarawnahusee it
- بَعِيدًۭاbaʿīdan(as) far off
Verse 7
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
Transliteration wanarāhu qarīban
English But We see it [as] near.
- وَنَرَىٰهُwanarāhuBut We see it
- قَرِيبًۭاqarībannear
Verse 8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
Transliteration yawma takūnu l-samāu kal-muh'li
English On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
- يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
- تَكُونُtakūnuwill be
- ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
- كَٱلْمُهْلِkal-muh'lilike molten copper
Verse 9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
Transliteration watakūnu l-jibālu kal-ʿih'ni
English And the mountains will be like wool,
- وَتَكُونُwatakūnuAnd will be
- ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
- كَٱلْعِهْنِkal-ʿih'nilike wool
Verse 10
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
Transliteration walā yasalu ḥamīmun ḥamīman
English And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- يَسْـَٔلُyasaluwill ask
- حَمِيمٌḥamīmuna friend
- حَمِيمًۭاḥamīman(about) a friend
Verse 11
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
Transliteration yubaṣṣarūnahum yawaddu l-muj'rimu law yaftadī min ʿadhābi yawmi-idhin bibanīhi
English They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children.
- يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚyubaṣṣarūnahumThey will be made to see each other
- يَوَدُّyawadduWould wish
- ٱلْمُجْرِمُl-muj'rimuthe criminal
- لَوْlawif
- يَفْتَدِىyaftadīhe (could be) ransomed
- مِنْminfrom
- عَذَابِʿadhābi(the) punishment
- يَوْمِئِذٍۭyawmi-idhin(of) that Day
- بِبَنِيهِbibanīhiby his children
Verse 12
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
Transliteration waṣāḥibatihi wa-akhīhi
English And his wife and his brother
- وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦwaṣāḥibatihiAnd his spouse
- وَأَخِيهِwa-akhīhiand his brother
Verse 13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
Transliteration wafaṣīlatihi allatī tu'wīhi
English And his nearest kindred who shelter him.
- وَفَصِيلَتِهِwafaṣīlatihiAnd his nearest kindred
- ٱلَّتِىallatīwho
- تُـْٔوِيهِtu'wīhisheltered him
Verse 14
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
Transliteration waman fī l-arḍi jamīʿan thumma yunjīhi
English And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- فِىfī(is) on
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿanall
- ثُمَّthummathen
- يُنجِيهِyunjīhiit (could) save him
Verse 15
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Transliteration kallā innahā laẓā
English No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
- كَلَّآ ۖkallāBy no means
- إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it (is)
- لَظَىٰlaẓāsurely a Flame of Hell
Verse 16
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
Transliteration nazzāʿatan lilshawā
English A remover of exteriors.
- نَزَّاعَةًۭnazzāʿatanA remover
- لِّلشَّوَىٰlilshawāof the skin of the head
Verse 17
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration tadʿū man adbara watawallā
English It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
- تَدْعُوا۟tadʿūInviting
- مَنْman(him) who
- أَدْبَرَadbaraturned his back
- وَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand went away
Verse 18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Transliteration wajamaʿa fa-awʿā
English And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
- وَجَمَعَwajamaʿaAnd collected
- فَأَوْعَىٰٓfa-awʿāand hoarded
Verse 19
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Transliteration inna l-insāna khuliqa halūʿan
English Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
- ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe man
- خُلِقَkhuliqawas created
- هَلُوعًاhalūʿananxious
Verse 20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
Transliteration idhā massahu l-sharu jazūʿan
English When evil touches him, impatient,
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- مَسَّهُmassahutouches him
- ٱلشَّرُّl-sharuthe evil
- جَزُوعًۭاjazūʿandistressed
Verse 21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Transliteration wa-idhā massahu l-khayru manūʿan
English And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- مَسَّهُmassahutouches him
- ٱلْخَيْرُl-khayruthe good
- مَنُوعًاmanūʿanwithholding
Verse 22
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Transliteration illā l-muṣalīna
English Except the observers of prayer -
- إِلَّاillāExcept
- ٱلْمُصَلِّينَl-muṣalīnathose who pray
Verse 23
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
Transliteration alladhīna hum ʿalā ṣalātihim dāimūna
English Those who are constant in their prayer
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
- هُمْhum[they]
- عَلَىٰʿalāat
- صَلَاتِهِمْṣalātihimtheir prayer
- دَآئِمُونَdāimūna(are) constant
Verse 24
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna fī amwālihim ḥaqqun maʿlūmun
English And those within whose wealth is a known right
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- فِىٓfīin
- أَمْوَٰلِهِمْamwālihimtheir wealth
- حَقٌّۭḥaqqun(is) a right
- مَّعْلُومٌۭmaʿlūmunknown
Verse 25
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
Transliteration lilssāili wal-maḥrūmi
English For the petitioner and the deprived -
- لِّلسَّآئِلِlilssāiliFor the one who asks
- وَٱلْمَحْرُومِwal-maḥrūmiand the deprived
Verse 26
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna yuṣaddiqūna biyawmi l-dīni
English And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- يُصَدِّقُونَyuṣaddiqūnaaccept (the) truth
- بِيَوْمِbiyawmi(of the) Day
- ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
Verse 27
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna hum min ʿadhābi rabbihim mush'fiqūna
English And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- هُمhum[they]
- مِّنْminof
- عَذَابِʿadhābi(the) punishment
- رَبِّهِمrabbihim(of) their Lord
- مُّشْفِقُونَmush'fiqūna(are) fearful
Verse 28
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
Transliteration inna ʿadhāba rabbihim ghayru mamūnin
English Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- عَذَابَʿadhāba(the) punishment
- رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) your Lord
- غَيْرُghayru(is) not
- مَأْمُونٍۢmamūninto be felt secure (of)
Verse 29
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna hum lifurūjihim ḥāfiẓūna
English And those who guard their private parts
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- هُمْhum[they]
- لِفُرُوجِهِمْlifurūjihimtheir modesty
- حَـٰفِظُونَḥāfiẓūna(are) guardians
Verse 30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Transliteration illā ʿalā azwājihim aw mā malakat aymānuhum fa-innahum ghayru malūmīna
English Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
- إِلَّاillāExcept
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāfrom
- أَزْوَٰجِهِمْazwājihimtheir spouses
- أَوْawor
- مَاmāwhat
- مَلَكَتْmalakatthey possess
- أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْaymānuhumrightfully
- فَإِنَّهُمْfa-innahumthen indeed, they
- غَيْرُghayru(are) not
- مَلُومِينَmalūmīnablameworthy
Verse 31
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
Transliteration famani ib'taghā warāa dhālika fa-ulāika humu l-ʿādūna
English But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
- فَمَنِfamaniBut whoever
- ٱبْتَغَىٰib'taghāseeks
- وَرَآءَwarāabeyond
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
- فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
- هُمُhumu[they]
- ٱلْعَادُونَl-ʿādūna(are) the transgressors
Verse 32
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna hum li-amānātihim waʿahdihim rāʿūna
English And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive.
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- هُمْhum[they]
- لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْli-amānātihimof their trusts
- وَعَهْدِهِمْwaʿahdihimand their promise
- رَٰعُونَrāʿūna(are) observers
Verse 33
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna hum bishahādātihim qāimūna
English And those who are in their testimonies upright
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- هُمhum[they]
- بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْbishahādātihimin their testimonies
- قَآئِمُونَqāimūnastand firm
Verse 34
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Transliteration wa-alladhīna hum ʿalā ṣalātihim yuḥāfiẓūna
English And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
- هُمْhum[they]
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- صَلَاتِهِمْṣalātihimtheir prayer
- يُحَافِظُونَyuḥāfiẓūnakeep a guard
Verse 35
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Transliteration ulāika fī jannātin muk'ramūna
English They will be in gardens, honored.
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
- فِىfī(will be) in
- جَنَّـٰتٍۢjannātinGardens
- مُّكْرَمُونَmuk'ramūnahonored
Verse 36
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
Transliteration famāli alladhīna kafarū qibalaka muh'ṭiʿīna
English So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muḥammad],
- فَمَالِfamāliSo what is with
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- قِبَلَكَqibalakabefore you
- مُهْطِعِينَmuh'ṭiʿīna(they) hasten
Verse 37
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Transliteration ʿani l-yamīni waʿani l-shimāli ʿizīna
English [To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
- عَنِʿaniOn
- ٱلْيَمِينِl-yamīnithe right
- وَعَنِwaʿaniand on
- ٱلشِّمَالِl-shimālithe left
- عِزِينَʿizīna(in) separate groups
Verse 38
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Transliteration ayaṭmaʿu kullu im'ri-in min'hum an yud'khala jannata naʿīmin
English Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
- أَيَطْمَعُayaṭmaʿuDoes long
- كُلُّkulluevery
- ٱمْرِئٍۢim'ri-inperson
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humamong them
- أَنanthat
- يُدْخَلَyud'khalahe enters
- جَنَّةَjannataa Garden
- نَعِيمٍۢnaʿīmin(of) Delight
Verse 39
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Transliteration kallā innā khalaqnāhum mimmā yaʿlamūna
English No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
- كَلَّآ ۖkallāBy no means
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- خَلَقْنَـٰهُمkhalaqnāhum[We] have created them
- مِّمَّاmimmāfrom what
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnathey know
Verse 40
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
Transliteration falā uq'simu birabbi l-mashāriqi wal-maghāribi innā laqādirūna
English So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
- فَلَآfalāBut nay
- أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
- بِرَبِّbirabbiby (the) Lord
- ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِl-mashāriqi(of) the risings
- وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِwal-maghāribiand the settings
- إِنَّاinnāthat We
- لَقَـٰدِرُونَlaqādirūna(are) surely Able
Verse 41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Transliteration ʿalā an nubaddila khayran min'hum wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīna
English To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
- عَلَىٰٓʿalā[On]
- أَنanto
- نُّبَدِّلَnubaddila[We] replace
- خَيْرًۭاkhayran(with) better
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humthan them
- وَمَاwamāand not
- نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
- بِمَسْبُوقِينَbimasbūqīna(are) to be outrun
Verse 42
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Transliteration fadharhum yakhūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu alladhī yūʿadūna
English So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
- فَذَرْهُمْfadharhumSo leave them
- يَخُوضُوا۟yakhūḍū(to) converse vainly
- وَيَلْعَبُوا۟wayalʿabūand amuse themselves
- حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
- يُلَـٰقُوا۟yulāqūthey meet
- يَوْمَهُمُyawmahumutheir Day
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīwhich
- يُوعَدُونَyūʿadūnathey are promised
Verse 43
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Transliteration yawma yakhrujūna mina l-ajdāthi sirāʿan ka-annahum ilā nuṣubin yūfiḍūna
English The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
- يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
- يَخْرُجُونَyakhrujūnathey will come out
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلْأَجْدَاثِl-ajdāthithe graves
- سِرَاعًۭاsirāʿanrapidly
- كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumas if they (were)
- إِلَىٰilāto
- نُصُبٍۢnuṣubina goal
- يُوفِضُونَyūfiḍūnahastening
Verse 44
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
Transliteration khāshiʿatan abṣāruhum tarhaquhum dhillatun dhālika l-yawmu alladhī kānū yūʿadūna
English Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
- خَـٰشِعَةًkhāshiʿatanHumbled
- أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْabṣāruhumtheir eyesights
- تَرْهَقُهُمْtarhaquhumwill cover them
- ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚdhillatunhumiliation
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- ٱلْيَوْمُl-yawmu(is) the Day
- ٱلَّذِىalladhīwhich
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- يُوعَدُونَyūʿadūnapromised
Surah Nuh نوح verses 1–28
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Transliteration innā arsalnā nūḥan ilā qawmihi an andhir qawmaka min qabli an yatiyahum ʿadhābun alīmun
English Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
- أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnā[We] sent
- نُوحًاnūḥanNuh
- إِلَىٰilāto
- قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
- أَنْanthat
- أَنذِرْandhirWarn
- قَوْمَكَqawmakayour people
- مِنminfrom
- قَبْلِqablibefore
- أَنan[that]
- يَأْتِيَهُمْyatiyahumcomes to them
- عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
- أَلِيمٌۭalīmunpainful
Verse 2
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Transliteration qāla yāqawmi innī lakum nadhīrun mubīnun
English He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I am
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
- مُّبِينٌmubīnunclear
Verse 3
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Transliteration ani uʿ'budū l-laha wa-ittaqūhu wa-aṭīʿūni
English To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.
- أَنِaniThat
- ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَٱتَّقُوهُwa-ittaqūhuand fear Him
- وَأَطِيعُونِwa-aṭīʿūniand obey me
Verse 4
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Transliteration yaghfir lakum min dhunūbikum wayu-akhir'kum ilā ajalin musamman inna ajala l-lahi idhā jāa lā yu-akharu law kuntum taʿlamūna
English He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."
- يَغْفِرْyaghfirHe will forgive
- لَكُمlakumfor you
- مِّنmin[of]
- ذُنُوبِكُمْdhunūbikumyour sins
- وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْwayu-akhir'kumand give you respite
- إِلَىٰٓilāfor
- أَجَلٍۢajalina term
- مُّسَمًّى ۚmusammanspecified
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- أَجَلَajala(the) term
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- جَآءَjāait comes
- لَاlānot
- يُؤَخَّرُ ۖyu-akharuis delayed
- لَوْlawif
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
Verse 5
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
Transliteration qāla rabbi innī daʿawtu qawmī laylan wanahāran
English He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
- قَالَqālaHe said
- رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
- دَعَوْتُdaʿawtuinvited
- قَوْمِىqawmīmy people
- لَيْلًۭاlaylannight
- وَنَهَارًۭاwanahāranand day
Verse 6
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
Transliteration falam yazid'hum duʿāī illā firāran
English But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
- فَلَمْfalamBut not
- يَزِدْهُمْyazid'humincreased them
- دُعَآءِىٓduʿāīmy invitation
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- فِرَارًۭاfirāran(in) flight
Verse 7
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا
Transliteration wa-innī kullamā daʿawtuhum litaghfira lahum jaʿalū aṣābiʿahum fī ādhānihim wa-is'taghshaw thiyābahum wa-aṣarrū wa-is'takbarū is'tik'bāran
English And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
- وَإِنِّىwa-innīAnd indeed, I
- كُلَّمَاkullamāevery time
- دَعَوْتُهُمْdaʿawtuhumI invited them
- لِتَغْفِرَlitaghfirathat You may forgive
- لَهُمْlahumthem
- جَعَلُوٓا۟jaʿalūthey put
- أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْaṣābiʿahumtheir fingers
- فِىٓfīin
- ءَاذَانِهِمْādhānihimtheir ears
- وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟wa-is'taghshawand covered themselves
- ثِيَابَهُمْthiyābahum(with) their garments
- وَأَصَرُّوا۟wa-aṣarrūand persisted
- وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟wa-is'takbarūand were arrogant
- ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭاis'tik'bāran(with) pride
Verse 8
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
Transliteration thumma innī daʿawtuhum jihāran
English Then I invited them publicly.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- إِنِّىinnīindeed, I
- دَعَوْتُهُمْdaʿawtuhuminvited them
- جِهَارًۭاjihāranpublicly
Verse 9
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
Transliteration thumma innī aʿlantu lahum wa-asrartu lahum is'rāran
English Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
- أَعْلَنتُaʿlantuannounced
- لَهُمْlahumto them
- وَأَسْرَرْتُwa-asrartuand I confided
- لَهُمْlahumto them
- إِسْرَارًۭاis'rāransecretly
Verse 10
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا
Transliteration faqul'tu is'taghfirū rabbakum innahu kāna ghaffāran
English And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
- فَقُلْتُfaqul'tuThen I said
- ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟is'taghfirūAsk forgiveness
- رَبَّكُمْrabbakum(from) your Lord
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
- كَانَkānais
- غَفَّارًۭاghaffāranOft-Forgiving
Verse 11
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
Transliteration yur'sili l-samāa ʿalaykum mid'rāran
English He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
- يُرْسِلِyur'siliHe will send down
- ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāa(rain from) the sky
- عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
- مِّدْرَارًۭاmid'rāran(in) abundance
Verse 12
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًا
Transliteration wayum'did'kum bi-amwālin wabanīna wayajʿal lakum jannātin wayajʿal lakum anhāran
English And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
- وَيُمْدِدْكُمwayum'did'kumAnd provide you
- بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢbi-amwālinwith wealth
- وَبَنِينَwabanīnaand children
- وَيَجْعَلwayajʿaland make
- لَّكُمْlakumfor you
- جَنَّـٰتٍۢjannātingardens
- وَيَجْعَلwayajʿaland make
- لَّكُمْlakumfor you
- أَنْهَـٰرًۭاanhāranrivers
Verse 13
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا
Transliteration mā lakum lā tarjūna lillahi waqāran
English What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur
- مَّاmāWhat
- لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
- لَاlānot
- تَرْجُونَtarjūnayou attribute
- لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
- وَقَارًۭاwaqārangrandeur
Verse 14
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
Transliteration waqad khalaqakum aṭwāran
English While He has created you in stages?
- وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeed
- خَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakumHe created you
- أَطْوَارًاaṭwāran(in) stages
Verse 15
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا
Transliteration alam taraw kayfa khalaqa l-lahu sabʿa samāwātin ṭibāqan
English Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers
- أَلَمْalamDo not
- تَرَوْا۟tarawyou see
- كَيْفَkayfahow
- خَلَقَkhalaqadid create
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- سَبْعَsabʿa(the) seven
- سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢsamāwātinheavens
- طِبَاقًۭاṭibāqan(in) layers
Verse 16
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
Transliteration wajaʿala l-qamara fīhinna nūran wajaʿala l-shamsa sirājan
English And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
- وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaAnd made
- ٱلْقَمَرَl-qamarathe moon
- فِيهِنَّfīhinnatherein
- نُورًۭاnūrana light
- وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand made
- ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sun
- سِرَاجًۭاsirājana lamp
Verse 17
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
Transliteration wal-lahu anbatakum mina l-arḍi nabātan
English And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- أَنۢبَتَكُمanbatakumhas caused you to grow
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- نَبَاتًۭاnabātan(as) a growth
Verse 18
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
Transliteration thumma yuʿīdukum fīhā wayukh'rijukum ikh'rājan
English Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- يُعِيدُكُمْyuʿīdukumHe will return you
- فِيهَاfīhāinto it
- وَيُخْرِجُكُمْwayukh'rijukumand bring you forth
- إِخْرَاجًۭاikh'rājan(a new) bringing forth
Verse 19
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
Transliteration wal-lahu jaʿala lakumu l-arḍa bisāṭan
English And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- جَعَلَjaʿalamade
- لَكُمُlakumufor you
- ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
- بِسَاطًۭاbisāṭanan expanse
Verse 20
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
Transliteration litaslukū min'hā subulan fijājan
English That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"
- لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟litaslukūThat you may go along
- مِنْهَاmin'hātherein
- سُبُلًۭاsubulan(in) paths
- فِجَاجًۭاfijājanwide
Verse 21
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
Transliteration qāla nūḥun rabbi innahum ʿaṣawnī wa-ittabaʿū man lam yazid'hu māluhu wawaladuhu illā khasāran
English Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
- قَالَqālaSaid
- نُوحٌۭnūḥunNuh
- رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
- إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
- عَصَوْنِىʿaṣawnīdisobeyed me
- وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟wa-ittabaʿūand followed
- مَنman(the one) who
- لَّمْlam(did) not
- يَزِدْهُyazid'huincrease him
- مَالُهُۥmāluhuhis wealth
- وَوَلَدُهُۥٓwawaladuhuand his children
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- خَسَارًۭاkhasāran(in) loss
Verse 22
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا
Transliteration wamakarū makran kubbāran
English And they conspired an immense conspiracy
- وَمَكَرُوا۟wamakarūAnd they have planned
- مَكْرًۭاmakrana plan
- كُبَّارًۭاkubbārangreat
Verse 23
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
Transliteration waqālū lā tadharunna ālihatakum walā tadharunna waddan walā suwāʿan walā yaghūtha wayaʿūqa wanasran
English And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.'
- وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تَذَرُنَّtadharunnaleave
- ءَالِهَتَكُمْālihatakumyour gods
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَذَرُنَّtadharunnaleave
- وَدًّۭاwaddanWadd
- وَلَاwalāand not
- سُوَاعًۭاsuwāʿanSuwa
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَغُوثَyaghūthaYaguth
- وَيَعُوقَwayaʿūqaand Yauq
- وَنَسْرًۭاwanasranand Nasr
Verse 24
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلًا
Transliteration waqad aḍallū kathīran walā tazidi l-ẓālimīna illā ḍalālan
English And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
- وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeed
- أَضَلُّوا۟aḍallūthey have led astray
- كَثِيرًۭا ۖkathīranmany
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- تَزِدِtazidiincrease
- ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ضَلَـٰلًۭاḍalālan(in) error
Verse 25
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا
Transliteration mimmā khaṭīātihim ugh'riqū fa-ud'khilū nāran falam yajidū lahum min dūni l-lahi anṣāran
English Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allāh [any] helpers.
- مِّمَّاmimmāBecause of
- خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْkhaṭīātihimtheir sins
- أُغْرِقُوا۟ugh'riqūthey were drowned
- فَأُدْخِلُوا۟fa-ud'khilūthen made to enter
- نَارًۭاnāran(the) Fire
- فَلَمْfalamand not
- يَجِدُوا۟yajidūthey found
- لَهُمlahumfor themselves
- مِّنminfrom
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- أَنصَارًۭاanṣāranany helpers
Verse 26
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
Transliteration waqāla nūḥun rabbi lā tadhar ʿalā l-arḍi mina l-kāfirīna dayyāran
English And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
- وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
- نُوحٌۭnūḥunNuh
- رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تَذَرْtadharleave
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- مِنَminaany
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna(of) the disbelievers
- دَيَّارًاdayyāran(as) an inhabitant
Verse 27
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
Transliteration innaka in tadharhum yuḍillū ʿibādaka walā yalidū illā fājiran kaffāran
English Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
- إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
- إِنinif
- تَذَرْهُمْtadharhumYou leave them
- يُضِلُّوا۟yuḍillūthey will mislead
- عِبَادَكَʿibādakaYour slaves
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَلِدُوٓا۟yalidūthey will beget
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- فَاجِرًۭاfājirana wicked
- كَفَّارًۭاkaffārana disbeliever
Verse 28
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
Transliteration rabbi igh'fir lī waliwālidayya waliman dakhala baytiya mu'minan walil'mu'minīna wal-mu'mināti walā tazidi l-ẓālimīna illā tabāran
English My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."
- رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
- ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
- لِىlīme
- وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّwaliwālidayyaand my parents
- وَلِمَنwalimanand whoever
- دَخَلَdakhalaenters
- بَيْتِىَbaytiyamy house
- مُؤْمِنًۭاmu'minana believer
- وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَwalil'mu'minīnaand the believing men
- وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِwal-mu'minātiand the believing women
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَزِدِtazidiincrease
- ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- تَبَارًۢاtabāran(in) destruction
Surah Al-Jinn الجن verses 1–28
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا
Transliteration qul ūḥiya ilayya annahu is'tamaʿa nafarun mina l-jini faqālū innā samiʿ'nā qur'ānan ʿajaban
English Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
- قُلْqulSay
- أُوحِىَūḥiyaIt has been revealed
- إِلَىَّilayyato me
- أَنَّهُannahuthat
- ٱسْتَمَعَis'tamaʿalistened
- نَفَرٌۭnafaruna group
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
- فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūand they said
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāheard
- قُرْءَانًاqur'ānana Quran
- عَجَبًۭاʿajabanamazing
Verse 2
يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًا
Transliteration yahdī ilā l-rush'di faāmannā bihi walan nush'rika birabbinā aḥadan
English It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
- يَهْدِىٓyahdīIt guides
- إِلَىilāto
- ٱلرُّشْدِl-rush'dithe right way
- فَـَٔامَنَّاfaāmannāso we believe
- بِهِۦ ۖbihiin it
- وَلَنwalanand never
- نُّشْرِكَnush'rikawe will associate
- بِرَبِّنَآbirabbināwith our Lord
- أَحَدًۭاaḥadananyone
Verse 3
وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَـٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَـٰحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا
Transliteration wa-annahu taʿālā jaddu rabbinā mā ittakhadha ṣāḥibatan walā waladan
English And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
- وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
- تَعَـٰلَىٰtaʿālāExalted is
- جَدُّjaddu(the) Majesty
- رَبِّنَاrabbinā(of) our Lord
- مَاmānot
- ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhaHe has taken
- صَـٰحِبَةًۭṣāḥibatana wife
- وَلَاwalāand not
- وَلَدًۭاwaladana son
Verse 4
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا
Transliteration wa-annahu kāna yaqūlu safīhunā ʿalā l-lahi shaṭaṭan
English And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
- وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that he
- كَانَkānaused to
- يَقُولُyaqūluspeak
- سَفِيهُنَاsafīhunāthe foolish among us
- عَلَىʿalāagainst
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- شَطَطًۭاshaṭaṭanan excessive transgression
Verse 5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا
Transliteration wa-annā ẓanannā an lan taqūla l-insu wal-jinu ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban
English And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- ظَنَنَّآẓanannāthought
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannever
- تَقُولَtaqūlawill say
- ٱلْإِنسُl-insuthe men
- وَٱلْجِنُّwal-jinuand the jinn
- عَلَىʿalāagainst
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- كَذِبًۭاkadhibanany lie
Verse 6
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا
Transliteration wa-annahu kāna rijālun mina l-insi yaʿūdhūna birijālin mina l-jini fazādūhum rahaqan
English And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].
- وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that
- كَانَkāna(there) were
- رِجَالٌۭrijālunmen
- مِّنَminaamong
- ٱلْإِنسِl-insimankind
- يَعُوذُونَyaʿūdhūnawho sought refuge
- بِرِجَالٍۢbirijālinin (the) men
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
- فَزَادُوهُمْfazādūhumso they increased them
- رَهَقًۭاrahaqan(in) burden
Verse 7
وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا
Transliteration wa-annahum ẓannū kamā ẓanantum an lan yabʿatha l-lahu aḥadan
English And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
- وَأَنَّهُمْwa-annahumAnd that they
- ظَنُّوا۟ẓannūthought
- كَمَاkamāas
- ظَنَنتُمْẓanantumyou thought
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannever
- يَبْعَثَyabʿathawill raise
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- أَحَدًۭاaḥadananyone
Verse 8
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
Transliteration wa-annā lamasnā l-samāa fawajadnāhā muli-at ḥarasan shadīdan washuhuban
English And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- لَمَسْنَاlamasnāsought to touch
- ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe heaven
- فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَاfawajadnāhābut we found it
- مُلِئَتْmuli-atfilled (with)
- حَرَسًۭاḥarasanguards
- شَدِيدًۭاshadīdansevere
- وَشُهُبًۭاwashuhubanand flaming fires
Verse 9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
Transliteration wa-annā kunnā naqʿudu min'hā maqāʿida lilssamʿi faman yastamiʿi l-āna yajid lahu shihāban raṣadan
English And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- كُنَّاkunnāused to
- نَقْعُدُnaqʿudusit
- مِنْهَاmin'hāthere in
- مَقَـٰعِدَmaqāʿidapositions
- لِلسَّمْعِ ۖlilssamʿifor hearing
- فَمَنfamanbut (he) who
- يَسْتَمِعِyastamiʿilistens
- ٱلْـَٔانَl-ānanow
- يَجِدْyajidwill find
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- شِهَابًۭاshihābana flaming fire
- رَّصَدًۭاraṣadanwaiting
Verse 10
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا
Transliteration wa-annā lā nadrī asharrun urīda biman fī l-arḍi am arāda bihim rabbuhum rashadan
English And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- لَاlānot
- نَدْرِىٓnadrīwe know
- أَشَرٌّasharrunwhether evil
- أُرِيدَurīdais intended
- بِمَنbimanfor (those) who
- فِىfī(are) in
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- أَمْamor
- أَرَادَarādaintends
- بِهِمْbihimfor them
- رَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord
- رَشَدًۭاrashadana right path
Verse 11
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًا
Transliteration wa-annā minnā l-ṣāliḥūna waminnā dūna dhālika kunnā ṭarāiqa qidadan
English And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that [we]
- مِنَّاminnāamong us
- ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَl-ṣāliḥūna(are) the righteous
- وَمِنَّاwaminnāand among us
- دُونَdūna(are) other than
- ذَٰلِكَ ۖdhālikathat
- كُنَّاkunnāWe
- طَرَآئِقَṭarāiqa(are on) ways
- قِدَدًۭاqidadandifferent
Verse 12
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًا
Transliteration wa-annā ẓanannā an lan nuʿ'jiza l-laha fī l-arḍi walan nuʿ'jizahu haraban
English And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- ظَنَنَّآẓanannā[we] have become certain
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannever
- نُّعْجِزَnuʿ'jizawe will cause failure
- ٱللَّهَl-laha(to) Allah
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
- وَلَنwalanand never
- نُّعْجِزَهُۥnuʿ'jizahuwe can escape Him
- هَرَبًۭاharaban(by) flight
Verse 13
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا
Transliteration wa-annā lammā samiʿ'nā l-hudā āmannā bihi faman yu'min birabbihi falā yakhāfu bakhsan walā rahaqan
English And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that [we]
- لَمَّاlammāwhen
- سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāwe heard
- ٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudāthe Guidance
- ءَامَنَّاāmannāwe believed
- بِهِۦ ۖbihiin it
- فَمَنfamanAnd whoever
- يُؤْمِنۢyu'minbelieves
- بِرَبِّهِۦbirabbihiin his Lord
- فَلَاfalāthen not
- يَخَافُyakhāfuhe will fear
- بَخْسًۭاbakhsanany loss
- وَلَاwalāand not
- رَهَقًۭاrahaqanany burden
Verse 14
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا۟ رَشَدًا
Transliteration wa-annā minnā l-mus'limūna waminnā l-qāsiṭūna faman aslama fa-ulāika taḥarraw rashadan
English And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
- وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
- مِنَّاminnāamong us
- ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَl-mus'limūna(are) Muslims
- وَمِنَّاwaminnāand among us
- ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖl-qāsiṭūna(are) unjust
- فَمَنْfamanAnd whoever
- أَسْلَمَaslamasubmits
- فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
- تَحَرَّوْا۟taḥarrawhave sought
- رَشَدًۭاrashadan(the) right path
Verse 15
وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا
Transliteration wa-ammā l-qāsiṭūna fakānū lijahannama ḥaṭaban
English But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
- ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَl-qāsiṭūnathe unjust
- فَكَانُوا۟fakānūthey will be
- لِجَهَنَّمَlijahannamafor Hell
- حَطَبًۭاḥaṭabanfirewood
Verse 16
وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقًا
Transliteration wa-allawi is'taqāmū ʿalā l-ṭarīqati la-asqaynāhum māan ghadaqan
English And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].
- وَأَلَّوِwa-allawiAnd that if
- ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟is'taqāmūthey had remained
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلطَّرِيقَةِl-ṭarīqatithe Way
- لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُمla-asqaynāhumsurely We (would) have given them to drink
- مَّآءًmāanwater
- غَدَقًۭاghadaqan(in) abundance
Verse 17
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا
Transliteration linaftinahum fīhi waman yuʿ'riḍ ʿan dhik'ri rabbihi yasluk'hu ʿadhāban ṣaʿadan
English So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
- لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْlinaftinahumThat We might test them
- فِيهِ ۚfīhitherein
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- يُعْرِضْyuʿ'riḍturns away
- عَنʿanfrom
- ذِكْرِdhik'rithe Remembrance
- رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord
- يَسْلُكْهُyasluk'huHe will make him enter
- عَذَابًۭاʿadhābana punishment
- صَعَدًۭاṣaʿadansevere
Verse 18
وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا
Transliteration wa-anna l-masājida lillahi falā tadʿū maʿa l-lahi aḥadan
English And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.
- وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that
- ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَl-masājidathe masjids
- لِلَّهِlillahi(are) for Allah
- فَلَاfalāso (do) not
- تَدْعُوا۟tadʿūcall
- مَعَmaʿawith
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- أَحَدًۭاaḥadananyone
Verse 19
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا
Transliteration wa-annahu lammā qāma ʿabdu l-lahi yadʿūhu kādū yakūnūna ʿalayhi libadan
English And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
- وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that
- لَمَّاlammāwhen
- قَامَqāmastood up
- عَبْدُʿabdu(the) slave
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- يَدْعُوهُyadʿūhucalling (upon) Him
- كَادُوا۟kādūthey almost
- يَكُونُونَyakūnūnabecame
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhiaround him
- لِبَدًۭاlibadana compacted mass
Verse 20
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا
Transliteration qul innamā adʿū rabbī walā ush'riku bihi aḥadan
English Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
- أَدْعُوا۟adʿūI call upon
- رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
- وَلَآwalāand not
- أُشْرِكُush'rikuI associate
- بِهِۦٓbihiwith Him
- أَحَدًۭاaḥadananyone
Verse 21
قُلْ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا
Transliteration qul innī lā amliku lakum ḍarran walā rashadan
English Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
- لَآlā(do) not
- أَمْلِكُamlikupossess
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- ضَرًّۭاḍarranany harm
- وَلَاwalāand not
- رَشَدًۭاrashadanright path
Verse 22
قُلْ إِنِّى لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا
Transliteration qul innī lan yujīranī mina l-lahi aḥadun walan ajida min dūnihi mul'taḥadan
English Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنِّىinnīIndeed I
- لَنlannever
- يُجِيرَنِىyujīranīcan protect me
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- أَحَدٌۭaḥadunanyone
- وَلَنْwalanand never
- أَجِدَajidacan I find
- مِنminfrom
- دُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him
- مُلْتَحَدًاmul'taḥadanany refuge
Verse 23
إِلَّا بَلَـٰغًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا
Transliteration illā balāghan mina l-lahi warisālātihi waman yaʿṣi l-laha warasūlahu fa-inna lahu nāra jahannama khālidīna fīhā abadan
English But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
- إِلَّاillāBut
- بَلَـٰغًۭاbalāghan(the) notification
- مِّنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- وَرِسَـٰلَـٰتِهِۦ ۚwarisālātihiand His Messages
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- يَعْصِyaʿṣidisobeys
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
- فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- نَارَnāra(is the) Fire
- جَهَنَّمَjahannama(of) Hell
- خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīna(they will) abide
- فِيهَآfīhātherein
- أَبَدًاabadanforever
Verse 24
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا
Transliteration ḥattā idhā ra-aw mā yūʿadūna fasayaʿlamūna man aḍʿafu nāṣiran wa-aqallu ʿadadan
English [The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
- حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntil
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- رَأَوْا۟ra-awthey see
- مَاmāwhat
- يُوعَدُونَyūʿadūnathey are promised
- فَسَيَعْلَمُونَfasayaʿlamūnathen they will know
- مَنْmanwho
- أَضْعَفُaḍʿafu(is) weaker
- نَاصِرًۭاnāṣiran(in) helpers
- وَأَقَلُّwa-aqalluand fewer
- عَدَدًۭاʿadadan(in) number
Verse 25
قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا
Transliteration qul in adrī aqarībun mā tūʿadūna am yajʿalu lahu rabbī amadan
English Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
- قُلْqulSay
- إِنْinNot
- أَدْرِىٓadrīI know
- أَقَرِيبٌۭaqarībunwhether is near
- مَّاmāwhat
- تُوعَدُونَtūʿadūnayou are promised
- أَمْamor (whether)
- يَجْعَلُyajʿaluwill appoint
- لَهُۥlahufor it
- رَبِّىٓrabbīmy Lord
- أَمَدًاamadana (distant) term
Verse 26
عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا
Transliteration ʿālimu l-ghaybi falā yuẓ'hiru ʿalā ghaybihi aḥadan
English [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
- عَـٰلِمُʿālimu(The) All-Knower
- ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi(of) the unseen
- فَلَاfalāso not
- يُظْهِرُyuẓ'hiruHe reveals
- عَلَىٰʿalāfrom
- غَيْبِهِۦٓghaybihiHis unseen
- أَحَدًاaḥadan(to) anyone
Verse 27
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا
Transliteration illā mani ir'taḍā min rasūlin fa-innahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi raṣadan
English Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers
- إِلَّاillāExcept
- مَنِmaniwhom
- ٱرْتَضَىٰir'taḍāHe has approved
- مِنminof
- رَّسُولٍۢrasūlina Messenger
- فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuand indeed, He
- يَسْلُكُyaslukumakes to march
- مِنۢminfrom
- بَيْنِbaynibefore
- يَدَيْهِyadayhihim
- وَمِنْwaminand from
- خَلْفِهِۦkhalfihibehind him
- رَصَدًۭاraṣadana guard
Verse 28
لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا
Transliteration liyaʿlama an qad ablaghū risālāti rabbihim wa-aḥāṭa bimā ladayhim wa-aḥṣā kulla shayin ʿadadan
English That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
- لِّيَعْلَمَliyaʿlamaThat He may make evident
- أَنanthat
- قَدْqadindeed
- أَبْلَغُوا۟ablaghūthey have conveyed
- رِسَـٰلَـٰتِrisālāti(the) Messages
- رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
- وَأَحَاطَwa-aḥāṭaand He has encompassed
- بِمَاbimāwhat
- لَدَيْهِمْladayhim(is) with them
- وَأَحْصَىٰwa-aḥṣāand He takes account
- كُلَّkulla(of) all
- شَىْءٍshayinthings
- عَدَدًۢاʿadadan(in) number
Surah Al-Muzzammil المزمل verses 1–20
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
Transliteration yāayyuhā l-muzamilu
English O you who wraps himself [in clothing]
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُl-muzamiluwho wraps himself
Verse 2
قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Transliteration qumi al-layla illā qalīlan
English Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
- قُمِqumiStand
- ٱلَّيْلَal-layla(in) the night
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little
Verse 3
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Transliteration niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan
English Half of it - or subtract from it a little
- نِّصْفَهُۥٓniṣ'fahuHalf of it
- أَوِawior
- ٱنقُصْunquṣlessen
- مِنْهُmin'hufrom it
- قَلِيلًاqalīlana little
Verse 4
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Transliteration aw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qur'āna tartīlan
English Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.
- أَوْawOr
- زِدْzidadd
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhito it
- وَرَتِّلِwarattiliand recite
- ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'ānathe Quran
- تَرْتِيلًاtartīlan(with) measured rhythmic recitation
Verse 5
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Transliteration innā sanul'qī ʿalayka qawlan thaqīlan
English Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- سَنُلْقِىsanul'qīwill cast
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you
- قَوْلًۭاqawlana Word
- ثَقِيلًاthaqīlanheavy
Verse 6
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Transliteration inna nāshi-ata al-layli hiya ashaddu waṭan wa-aqwamu qīlan
English Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- نَاشِئَةَnāshi-ata(the) rising
- ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(at) the night
- هِىَhiyait
- أَشَدُّashaddu(is) very hard
- وَطْـًۭٔاwaṭanand most potent
- وَأَقْوَمُwa-aqwamuand more suitable
- قِيلًاqīlan(for) Word
Verse 7
إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Transliteration inna laka fī l-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlan
English Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- لَكَlakafor you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلنَّهَارِl-nahārithe day
- سَبْحًۭاsabḥan(is) occupation
- طَوِيلًۭاṭawīlanprolonged
Verse 8
وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Transliteration wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabtīlan
English And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
- وَٱذْكُرِwa-udh'kuriAnd remember
- ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- وَتَبَتَّلْwatabattaland devote yourself
- إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
- تَبْتِيلًۭاtabtīlan(with) devotion
Verse 9
رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
Transliteration rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi lā ilāha illā huwa fa-ittakhidh'hu wakīlan
English [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
- رَّبُّrabbu(The) Lord
- ٱلْمَشْرِقِl-mashriqi(of) the east
- وَٱلْمَغْرِبِwal-maghribiand the west
- لَآlā(there is) no
- إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- هُوَhuwaHim
- فَٱتَّخِذْهُfa-ittakhidh'huso take Him
- وَكِيلًۭاwakīlan(as) Disposer of Affairs
Verse 10
وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا
Transliteration wa-iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-uh'jur'hum hajran jamīlan
English And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
- وَٱصْبِرْwa-iṣ'birAnd be patient
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- مَاmāwhat
- يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
- وَٱهْجُرْهُمْwa-uh'jur'humand avoid them
- هَجْرًۭاhajranan avoidance
- جَمِيلًۭاjamīlangracious
Verse 11
وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا
Transliteration wadharnī wal-mukadhibīna ulī l-naʿmati wamahhil'hum qalīlan
English And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
- وَذَرْنِىwadharnīAnd leave Me
- وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَwal-mukadhibīnaand the deniers
- أُو۟لِىulīpossessors
- ٱلنَّعْمَةِl-naʿmati(of) the ease
- وَمَهِّلْهُمْwamahhil'humand allow them respite
- قَلِيلًاqalīlana little
Verse 12
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا
Transliteration inna ladaynā ankālan wajaḥīman
English Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- لَدَيْنَآladaynāwith Us
- أَنكَالًۭاankālan(are) shackles
- وَجَحِيمًۭاwajaḥīmanand burning fire
Verse 13
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
Transliteration waṭaʿāman dhā ghuṣṣatin waʿadhāban alīman
English And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
- وَطَعَامًۭاwaṭaʿāmanAnd food
- ذَاdhāthat
- غُصَّةٍۢghuṣṣatinchokes
- وَعَذَابًاwaʿadhābanand a punishment
- أَلِيمًۭاalīmanpainful
Verse 14
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا
Transliteration yawma tarjufu l-arḍu wal-jibālu wakānati l-jibālu kathīban mahīlan
English On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
- يَوْمَyawma(On the) Day
- تَرْجُفُtarjufuwill quake
- ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
- وَٱلْجِبَالُwal-jibāluand the mountains
- وَكَانَتِwakānatiand will become
- ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
- كَثِيبًۭاkathībana heap of sand
- مَّهِيلًاmahīlanpouring down
Verse 15
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا
Transliteration innā arsalnā ilaykum rasūlan shāhidan ʿalaykum kamā arsalnā ilā fir'ʿawna rasūlan
English Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
- أَرْسَلْنَآarsalnā[We] have sent
- إِلَيْكُمْilaykumto you
- رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger
- شَـٰهِدًاshāhidan(as) a witness
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
- كَمَآkamāas
- أَرْسَلْنَآarsalnāWe sent
- إِلَىٰilāto
- فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
- رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger
Verse 16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Transliteration faʿaṣā fir'ʿawnu l-rasūla fa-akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīlan
English But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
- فَعَصَىٰfaʿaṣāBut disobeyed
- فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnuFiraun
- ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūlathe Messenger
- فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُfa-akhadhnāhuso We seized him
- أَخْذًۭاakhdhan(with) a seizure
- وَبِيلًۭاwabīlanruinous
Verse 17
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا
Transliteration fakayfa tattaqūna in kafartum yawman yajʿalu l-wil'dāna shīban
English Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?
- فَكَيْفَfakayfaThen how
- تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnawill you guard yourselves
- إِنinif
- كَفَرْتُمْkafartumyou disbelieve
- يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
- يَجْعَلُyajʿalu(that) will make
- ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَl-wil'dānathe children
- شِيبًاshībangray-haired
Verse 18
ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا
Transliteration al-samāu munfaṭirun bihi kāna waʿduhu mafʿūlan
English The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
- ٱلسَّمَآءُal-samāuThe heaven
- مُنفَطِرٌۢmunfaṭirun(will) break apart
- بِهِۦ ۚbihitherefrom
- كَانَkānais
- وَعْدُهُۥwaʿduhuHis Promise
- مَفْعُولًاmafʿūlanto be fulfilled
Verse 19
إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Transliteration inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan
English Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihithis
- تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖtadhkiratun(is) a Reminder
- فَمَنfamanthen whoever
- شَآءَshāawills
- ٱتَّخَذَittakhadha(let him) take
- إِلَىٰilāto
- رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
- سَبِيلًاsabīlana way
Verse 20
۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ
Transliteration inna rabbaka yaʿlamu annaka taqūmu adnā min thuluthayi al-layli waniṣ'fahu wathuluthahu waṭāifatun mina alladhīna maʿaka wal-lahu yuqaddiru al-layla wal-nahāra ʿalima an lan tuḥ'ṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum fa-iq'raū mā tayassara mina l-qur'āni ʿalima an sayakūnu minkum marḍā waākharūna yaḍribūna fī l-arḍi yabtaghūna min faḍli l-lahi waākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli l-lahi fa-iq'raū mā tayassara min'hu wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-aqriḍū l-laha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidūhu ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayran wa-aʿẓama ajran wa-is'taghfirū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun
English Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allāh determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’ān. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
- ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- أَنَّكَannakathat you
- تَقُومُtaqūmustand
- أَدْنَىٰadnā(a little) less
- مِنminthan
- ثُلُثَىِthuluthayitwo-thirds
- ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(of) the night
- وَنِصْفَهُۥwaniṣ'fahuand half of it
- وَثُلُثَهُۥwathuluthahuand a third of it
- وَطَآئِفَةٌۭwaṭāifatunand (so do) a group
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- مَعَكَ ۚmaʿaka(are) with you
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يُقَدِّرُyuqaddirudetermines
- ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
- وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwal-nahāraand the day
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannot
- تُحْصُوهُtuḥ'ṣūhuyou count it
- فَتَابَfatābaso He has turned
- عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykumto you
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūso recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚl-qur'ānithe Quran
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- سَيَكُونُsayakūnuthere will be
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مَّرْضَىٰ ۙmarḍāsick
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnatraveling
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
- يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
- مِنminof
- فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
- ٱللَّهِ ۙl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يُقَـٰتِلُونَyuqātilūnafighting
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūSo recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنْهُ ۚmin'huof it
- وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
- ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
- وَأَقْرِضُوا۟wa-aqriḍūand loan
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- قَرْضًاqarḍana loan
- حَسَنًۭا ۚḥasanangoodly
- وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
- تُقَدِّمُوا۟tuqaddimūyou send forth
- لِأَنفُسِكُمli-anfusikumfor yourselves
- مِّنْminof
- خَيْرٍۢkhayringood
- تَجِدُوهُtajidūhuyou will find it
- عِندَʿindawith
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- هُوَhuwaIt
- خَيْرًۭاkhayran(will be) better
- وَأَعْظَمَwa-aʿẓamaand greater
- أَجْرًۭا ۚajran(in) reward
- وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟wa-is'taghfirūAnd seek forgiveness
- ٱللَّهَ ۖl-laha(of) Allah
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
- رَّحِيمٌۢraḥīmunMost Merciful
Surah Al-Muddaththir المدثر verses 1–56
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Transliteration yāayyuhā l-mudathiru
English O you who covers himself [with a garment],
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
- ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُl-mudathiruwho covers himself
Verse 2
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
Transliteration qum fa-andhir
English Arise and warn.
- قُمْqumStand up
- فَأَنذِرْfa-andhirand warn
Verse 3
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
Transliteration warabbaka fakabbir
English And your Lord glorify.
- وَرَبَّكَwarabbakaAnd your Lord
- فَكَبِّرْfakabbirmagnify
Verse 4
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
Transliteration wathiyābaka faṭahhir
English And your clothing purify.
- وَثِيَابَكَwathiyābakaAnd your clothing
- فَطَهِّرْfaṭahhirpurify
Verse 5
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
Transliteration wal-ruj'za fa-uh'jur
English And uncleanliness avoid.
- وَٱلرُّجْزَwal-ruj'zaAnd uncleanliness
- فَٱهْجُرْfa-uh'juravoid
Verse 6
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
Transliteration walā tamnun tastakthiru
English And do not confer favor to acquire more.
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَمْنُنtamnunconfer favor
- تَسْتَكْثِرُtastakthiru(to) acquire more
Verse 7
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
Transliteration walirabbika fa-iṣ'bir
English But for your Lord be patient.
- وَلِرَبِّكَwalirabbikaAnd for your Lord
- فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birbe patient
Verse 8
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Transliteration fa-idhā nuqira fī l-nāqūri
English And when the trumpet is blown,
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
- نُقِرَnuqirais blown
- فِىfīin
- ٱلنَّاقُورِl-nāqūrithe trumpet
Verse 9
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Transliteration fadhālika yawma-idhin yawmun ʿasīrun
English That Day will be a difficult day
- فَذَٰلِكَfadhālikaThat
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinDay
- يَوْمٌyawmun(will be) a Day
- عَسِيرٌʿasīrundifficult
Verse 10
عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
Transliteration ʿalā l-kāfirīna ghayru yasīrin
English For the disbelievers - not easy.
- عَلَىʿalāFor
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
- غَيْرُghayrunot
- يَسِيرٍۢyasīrineasy
Verse 11
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
Transliteration dharnī waman khalaqtu waḥīdan
English Leave Me with the one I created alone
- ذَرْنِىdharnīLeave Me
- وَمَنْwamanand whom
- خَلَقْتُkhalaqtuI created
- وَحِيدًۭاwaḥīdanalone
Verse 12
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
Transliteration wajaʿaltu lahu mālan mamdūdan
English And to whom I granted extensive wealth
- وَجَعَلْتُwajaʿaltuAnd I granted
- لَهُۥlahuto him
- مَالًۭاmālanwealth
- مَّمْدُودًۭاmamdūdanextensive
Verse 13
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
Transliteration wabanīna shuhūdan
English And children present [with him]
- وَبَنِينَwabanīnaAnd children
- شُهُودًۭاshuhūdanpresent
Verse 14
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
Transliteration wamahhadttu lahu tamhīdan
English And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
- وَمَهَّدتُّwamahhadttuAnd I spread
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- تَمْهِيدًۭاtamhīdanease
Verse 15
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Transliteration thumma yaṭmaʿu an azīda
English Then he desires that I should add more.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- يَطْمَعُyaṭmaʿuhe desires
- أَنْanthat
- أَزِيدَazīdaI (should) add more
Verse 16
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
Transliteration kallā innahu kāna liāyātinā ʿanīdan
English No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
- كَلَّآ ۖkallāBy no means
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- كَانَkānahas been
- لِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاliāyātināto Our Verses
- عَنِيدًۭاʿanīdanstubborn
Verse 17
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Transliteration sa-ur'hiquhu ṣaʿūdan
English I will cover him with arduous torment.
- سَأُرْهِقُهُۥsa-ur'hiquhuSoon I will cover Him
- صَعُودًاṣaʿūdan(with) a laborious punishment
Verse 18
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
Transliteration innahu fakkara waqaddara
English Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
- فَكَّرَfakkarathought
- وَقَدَّرَwaqaddaraand plotted
Verse 19
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Transliteration faqutila kayfa qaddara
English So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
- فَقُتِلَfaqutilaSo may he be destroyed
- كَيْفَkayfahow
- قَدَّرَqaddarahe plotted
Verse 20
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Transliteration thumma qutila kayfa qaddara
English Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- قُتِلَqutilamay he be destroyed
- كَيْفَkayfahow
- قَدَّرَqaddarahe plotted
Verse 21
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Transliteration thumma naẓara
English Then he considered [again];
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- نَظَرَnaẓarahe looked
Verse 22
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Transliteration thumma ʿabasa wabasara
English Then he frowned and scowled;
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- عَبَسَʿabasahe frowned
- وَبَسَرَwabasaraand scowled
Verse 23
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Transliteration thumma adbara wa-is'takbara
English Then he turned back and was arrogant
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- أَدْبَرَadbarahe turned back
- وَٱسْتَكْبَرَwa-is'takbaraand was proud
Verse 24
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
Transliteration faqāla in hādhā illā siḥ'run yu'tharu
English And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
- فَقَالَfaqālaThen he said
- إِنْinNot
- هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
- إِلَّاillābut
- سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'runmagic
- يُؤْثَرُyu'tharuimitated
Verse 25
إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
Transliteration in hādhā illā qawlu l-bashari
English This is not but the word of a human being."
- إِنْinNot
- هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
- إِلَّاillābut
- قَوْلُqawlu(the) word
- ٱلْبَشَرِl-bashari(of) a human being
Verse 26
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
Transliteration sa-uṣ'līhi saqara
English I will drive him into Saqar.
- سَأُصْلِيهِsa-uṣ'līhiSoon I will drive him
- سَقَرَsaqara(into) Hell
Verse 27
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
Transliteration wamā adrāka mā saqaru
English And what can make you know what is Saqar?
- وَمَآwamāAnd what
- أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
- مَاmāwhat
- سَقَرُsaqaru(is) Hell
Verse 28
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Transliteration lā tub'qī walā tadharu
English It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
- لَاlāNot
- تُبْقِىtub'qīit lets remain
- وَلَاwalāand not
- تَذَرُtadharuit leaves
Verse 29
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Transliteration lawwāḥatun lil'bashari
English Altering [i.e., blackening] the skins.
- لَوَّاحَةٌۭlawwāḥatunScorching
- لِّلْبَشَرِlil'basharithe human (skin)
Verse 30
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
Transliteration ʿalayhā tis'ʿata ʿashara
English Over it are nineteen [angels].
- عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāOver it
- تِسْعَةَtis'ʿata(are) nine
- عَشَرَʿasharateen
Verse 31
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ
Transliteration wamā jaʿalnā aṣḥāba l-nāri illā malāikatan wamā jaʿalnā ʿiddatahum illā fit'natan lilladhīna kafarū liyastayqina alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba wayazdāda alladhīna āmanū īmānan walā yartāba alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba wal-mu'minūna waliyaqūla alladhīna fī qulūbihim maraḍun wal-kāfirūna mādhā arāda l-lahu bihādhā mathalan kadhālika yuḍillu l-lahu man yashāu wayahdī man yashāu wamā yaʿlamu junūda rabbika illā huwa wamā hiya illā dhik'rā lil'bashari
English And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allāh intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allāh send astray whom He wills and guide whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it [i.e., mention of the Fire] is not but a reminder to humanity.
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- جَعَلْنَآjaʿalnāWe have made
- أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥābakeepers
- ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ ۙmalāikatanAngels
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- جَعَلْنَاjaʿalnāWe have made
- عِدَّتَهُمْʿiddatahumtheir number
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- فِتْنَةًۭfit'natan(as) a trial
- لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
- لِيَسْتَيْقِنَliyastayqinathat may be certain
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
- وَيَزْدَادَwayazdādaand may increase
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
- إِيمَـٰنًۭا ۙīmānan(in) faith
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَرْتَابَyartābamay doubt
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
- ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
- وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙwal-mu'minūnaand the believers
- وَلِيَقُولَwaliyaqūlaand that may say
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose
- فِىfīin
- قُلُوبِهِمqulūbihimtheir hearts
- مَّرَضٌۭmaraḍun(is) a disease
- وَٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَwal-kāfirūnaand the disbelievers
- مَاذَآmādhāWhat
- أَرَادَarāda(does) intend
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāby this
- مَثَلًۭا ۚmathalanexample
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- يُضِلُّyuḍilludoes let go astray
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
- وَيَهْدِىwayahdīand guides
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
- وَمَاwamāAnd none
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- جُنُودَjunūda(the) hosts
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- هُوَ ۚhuwaHim
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- هِىَhiyait
- إِلَّاillā(is) but
- ذِكْرَىٰdhik'rāa reminder
- لِلْبَشَرِlil'basharito (the) human beings
Verse 32
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
Transliteration kallā wal-qamari
English No! By the moon.
- كَلَّاkallāNay
- وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariBy the moon
Verse 33
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
Transliteration wa-al-layli idh adbara
English And [by] the night when it departs.
- وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
- إِذْidhwhen
- أَدْبَرَadbarait departs
Verse 34
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
Transliteration wal-ṣub'ḥi idhā asfara
English And [by] the morning when it brightens,
- وَٱلصُّبْحِwal-ṣub'ḥiAnd the morning
- إِذَآidhāwhen
- أَسْفَرَasfarait brightens
Verse 35
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
Transliteration innahā la-iḥ'dā l-kubari
English Indeed, it [i.e., the Fire] is of the greatest [afflictions].
- إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it
- لَإِحْدَىla-iḥ'dā(is) surely one
- ٱلْكُبَرِl-kubari(of) the greatest
Verse 36
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
Transliteration nadhīran lil'bashari
English As a warning to humanity -
- نَذِيرًۭاnadhīranA warning
- لِّلْبَشَرِlil'basharito (the) human being
Verse 37
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Transliteration liman shāa minkum an yataqaddama aw yata-akhara
English To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
- لِمَنlimanTo whoever
- شَآءَshāawills
- مِنكُمْminkumamong you
- أَنanto
- يَتَقَدَّمَyataqaddamaproceed
- أَوْawor
- يَتَأَخَّرَyata-akharastay behind
Verse 38
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Transliteration kullu nafsin bimā kasabat rahīnatun
English Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.
- كُلُّkulluEvery
- نَفْسٍۭnafsinsoul
- بِمَاbimāfor what
- كَسَبَتْkasabatit has earned
- رَهِينَةٌrahīnatun(is) pledged
Verse 39
إِلَّآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Transliteration illā aṣḥāba l-yamīni
English Except the companions of the right,.
- إِلَّآillāExcept
- أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba(the) companions
- ٱلْيَمِينِl-yamīni(of) the right
Verse 40
فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Transliteration fī jannātin yatasāalūna
English [Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
- فِىfīIn
- جَنَّـٰتٍۢjannātinGardens
- يَتَسَآءَلُونَyatasāalūnaasking each other
Verse 41
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Transliteration ʿani l-muj'rimīna
English About the criminals,
- عَنِʿaniAbout
- ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīnathe criminals
Verse 42
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
Transliteration mā salakakum fī saqara
English [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
- مَاmāWhat
- سَلَكَكُمْsalakakumled you
- فِىfīinto
- سَقَرَsaqaraHell
Verse 43
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Transliteration qālū lam naku mina l-muṣalīna
English They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
- قَالُوا۟qālūThey will say
- لَمْlamNot
- نَكُnakuwe were
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْمُصَلِّينَl-muṣalīnathose who prayed
Verse 44
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
Transliteration walam naku nuṭ'ʿimu l-mis'kīna
English Nor did we used to feed the poor.
- وَلَمْwalamAnd not
- نَكُnakuwe used to
- نُطْعِمُnuṭ'ʿimufeed
- ٱلْمِسْكِينَl-mis'kīnathe poor
Verse 45
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
Transliteration wakunnā nakhūḍu maʿa l-khāiḍīna
English And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
- وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd we used to
- نَخُوضُnakhūḍuindulge in vain talk
- مَعَmaʿawith
- ٱلْخَآئِضِينَl-khāiḍīnathe vain talkers
Verse 46
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Transliteration wakunnā nukadhibu biyawmi l-dīni
English And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
- وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd we used to
- نُكَذِّبُnukadhibudeny
- بِيَوْمِbiyawmi(the) Day
- ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) the Judgment
Verse 47
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
Transliteration ḥattā atānā l-yaqīnu
English Until there came to us the certainty [i.e., death]."
- حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntil
- أَتَىٰنَاatānācame to us
- ٱلْيَقِينُl-yaqīnuthe certainty
Verse 48
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَـٰعَةُ ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَ
Transliteration famā tanfaʿuhum shafāʿatu l-shāfiʿīna
English So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
- فَمَاfamāThen not
- تَنفَعُهُمْtanfaʿuhumwill benefit them
- شَفَـٰعَةُshafāʿatuintercession
- ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَl-shāfiʿīna(of) the intercessors
Verse 49
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
Transliteration famā lahum ʿani l-tadhkirati muʿ'riḍīna
English Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.
- فَمَاfamāThen what
- لَهُمْlahum(is) for them
- عَنِʿani(that) from
- ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِl-tadhkiratithe Reminder
- مُعْرِضِينَmuʿ'riḍīnathey (are) turning away
Verse 50
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Transliteration ka-annahum ḥumurun mus'tanfiratun
English As if they were alarmed donkeys.
- كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumAs if they (were)
- حُمُرٌۭḥumurundonkeys
- مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌۭmus'tanfiratunfrightened
Verse 51
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
Transliteration farrat min qaswaratin
English Fleeing from a lion?
- فَرَّتْfarratFleeing
- مِنminfrom
- قَسْوَرَةٍۭqaswaratina lion
Verse 52
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Transliteration bal yurīdu kullu im'ri-in min'hum an yu'tā ṣuḥufan munasharatan
English Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
- بَلْbalNay
- يُرِيدُyurīduDesires
- كُلُّkulluevery
- ٱمْرِئٍۢim'ri-inperson
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
- أَنanthat
- يُؤْتَىٰyu'tāhe may be given
- صُحُفًۭاṣuḥufanpages
- مُّنَشَّرَةًۭmunasharatanspread out
Verse 53
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Transliteration kallā bal lā yakhāfūna l-ākhirata
English No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
- كَلَّا ۖkallāNay
- بَلbalBut
- لَّاlānot
- يَخَافُونَyakhāfūnathey fear
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
Verse 54
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
Transliteration kallā innahu tadhkiratun
English No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.
- كَلَّآkallāNay
- إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
- تَذْكِرَةٌۭtadhkiratun(is) a Reminder
Verse 55
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Transliteration faman shāa dhakarahu
English Then whoever wills will remember it.
- فَمَنfamanSo whoever
- شَآءَshāawills
- ذَكَرَهُۥdhakarahu(may) pay heed to it
Verse 56
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ
Transliteration wamā yadhkurūna illā an yashāa l-lahu huwa ahlu l-taqwā wa-ahlu l-maghfirati
English And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- يَذْكُرُونَyadhkurūnawill pay heed
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanthat
- يَشَآءَyashāawills
- ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
- هُوَhuwaHe
- أَهْلُahlu(is) worthy
- ٱلتَّقْوَىٰl-taqwāto be feared
- وَأَهْلُwa-ahluand worthy
- ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِl-maghfiratito forgive
Surah Al-Qiyamah القيامة verses 1–40
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
Transliteration lā uq'simu biyawmi l-qiyāmati
English I swear by the Day of Resurrection
- لَآlāNay
- أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
- بِيَوْمِbiyawmiby (the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
Verse 2
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Transliteration walā uq'simu bil-nafsi l-lawāmati
English And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
- وَلَآwalāAnd nay
- أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
- بِٱلنَّفْسِbil-nafsiby the soul
- ٱللَّوَّامَةِl-lawāmatiself-accusing
Verse 3
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Transliteration ayaḥsabu l-insānu allan najmaʿa ʿiẓāmahu
English Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
- أَيَحْسَبُayaḥsabuDoes think
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] man
- أَلَّنallanthat not
- نَّجْمَعَnajmaʿaWe will assemble
- عِظَامَهُۥʿiẓāmahuhis bones
Verse 4
بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Transliteration balā qādirīna ʿalā an nusawwiya banānahu
English Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
- بَلَىٰbalāNay
- قَـٰدِرِينَqādirīna(We are) Able
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
- أَنanthat
- نُّسَوِّىَnusawwiyaWe can restore
- بَنَانَهُۥbanānahuhis fingertips
Verse 5
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
Transliteration bal yurīdu l-insānu liyafjura amāmahu
English But man desires to continue in sin.
- بَلْbalNay
- يُرِيدُyurīduDesires
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] man
- لِيَفْجُرَliyafjurato give (the) lie
- أَمَامَهُۥamāmahu(to) what is before him
Verse 6
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
Transliteration yasalu ayyāna yawmu l-qiyāmati
English He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
- يَسْـَٔلُyasaluHe asks
- أَيَّانَayyānaWhen
- يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
- ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
Verse 7
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
Transliteration fa-idhā bariqa l-baṣaru
English So when vision is dazzled.
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
- بَرِقَbariqais dazzled
- ٱلْبَصَرُl-baṣaruthe vision
Verse 8
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Transliteration wakhasafa l-qamaru
English And the moon darkens.
- وَخَسَفَwakhasafaAnd becomes dark
- ٱلْقَمَرُl-qamaruthe moon
Verse 9
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Transliteration wajumiʿa l-shamsu wal-qamaru
English And the sun and the moon are joined,
- وَجُمِعَwajumiʿaAnd are joined
- ٱلشَّمْسُl-shamsuthe sun
- وَٱلْقَمَرُwal-qamaruand the moon
Verse 10
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Transliteration yaqūlu l-insānu yawma-idhin ayna l-mafaru
English Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
- يَقُولُyaqūluWill say
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] man
- يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
- أَيْنَaynaWhere
- ٱلْمَفَرُّl-mafaru(is) the escape
Verse 11
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Transliteration kallā lā wazara
English No! There is no refuge.
- كَلَّاkallāBy no means
- لَاlā(There is) no
- وَزَرَwazararefuge
Verse 12
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Transliteration ilā rabbika yawma-idhin l-mus'taqaru
English To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
- إِلَىٰilāTo
- رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
- ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّl-mus'taqaru(is) the place of rest
Verse 13
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Transliteration yunabba-u l-insānu yawma-idhin bimā qaddama wa-akhara
English Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
- يُنَبَّؤُا۟yunabba-uWill be informed
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] man
- يَوْمَئِذٍۭyawma-idhinthat Day
- بِمَاbimāof what
- قَدَّمَqaddamahe sent forth
- وَأَخَّرَwa-akharaand kept back
Verse 14
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Transliteration bali l-insānu ʿalā nafsihi baṣīratun
English Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
- بَلِbaliNay
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[The] man
- عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
- نَفْسِهِۦnafsihihimself
- بَصِيرَةٌۭbaṣīratun(will be) a witness
Verse 15
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Transliteration walaw alqā maʿādhīrahu
English Even if he presents his excuses.
- وَلَوْwalawEven if
- أَلْقَىٰalqāhe presents
- مَعَاذِيرَهُۥmaʿādhīrahuhis excuses
Verse 16
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Transliteration lā tuḥarrik bihi lisānaka litaʿjala bihi
English Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
- لَاlāNot
- تُحَرِّكْtuḥarrikmove
- بِهِۦbihiwith it
- لِسَانَكَlisānakayour tongue
- لِتَعْجَلَlitaʿjalato hasten
- بِهِۦٓbihiwith it
Verse 17
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Transliteration inna ʿalaynā jamʿahu waqur'ānahu
English Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Us
- جَمْعَهُۥjamʿahu(is) its collection
- وَقُرْءَانَهُۥwaqur'ānahuand its recitation
Verse 18
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Transliteration fa-idhā qaranāhu fa-ittabiʿ qur'ānahu
English So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd when
- قَرَأْنَـٰهُqaranāhuWe have recited it
- فَٱتَّبِعْfa-ittabiʿthen follow
- قُرْءَانَهُۥqur'ānahuits recitation
Verse 19
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Transliteration thumma inna ʿalaynā bayānahu
English Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- إِنَّinnaindeed
- عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Us
- بَيَانَهُۥbayānahu(is) its explanation
Verse 20
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
Transliteration kallā bal tuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata
English No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate
- كَلَّاkallāNo
- بَلْbalBut
- تُحِبُّونَtuḥibbūnayou love
- ٱلْعَاجِلَةَl-ʿājilatathe immediate
Verse 21
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Transliteration watadharūna l-ākhirata
English And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.
- وَتَذَرُونَwatadharūnaAnd leave
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
Verse 22
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Transliteration wujūhun yawma-idhin nāḍiratun
English [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
- وُجُوهٌۭwujūhunFaces
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- نَّاضِرَةٌnāḍiratun(will be) radiant
Verse 23
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Transliteration ilā rabbihā nāẓiratun
English Looking at their Lord.
- إِلَىٰilāTowards
- رَبِّهَاrabbihātheir Lord
- نَاظِرَةٌۭnāẓiratunlooking
Verse 24
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Transliteration wawujūhun yawma-idhin bāsiratun
English And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
- وَوُجُوهٌۭwawujūhunAnd faces
- يَوْمَئِذٍۭyawma-idhinthat Day
- بَاسِرَةٌۭbāsiratun(will be) distorted
Verse 25
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Transliteration taẓunnu an yuf'ʿala bihā fāqiratun
English Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
- تَظُنُّtaẓunnuThinking
- أَنanthat
- يُفْعَلَyuf'ʿalawill be done
- بِهَاbihāto them
- فَاقِرَةٌۭfāqiratunbackbreaking
Verse 26
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
Transliteration kallā idhā balaghati l-tarāqiya
English No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones
- كَلَّآkallāNo
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- بَلَغَتِbalaghatiit reaches
- ٱلتَّرَاقِىَl-tarāqiyathe collar bones
Verse 27
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ
Transliteration waqīla man rāqin
English And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
- وَقِيلَwaqīlaAnd it is said
- مَنْ ۜmanWho
- رَاقٍۢrāqin(will) cure
Verse 28
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
Transliteration waẓanna annahu l-firāqu
English And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
- وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd he is certain
- أَنَّهُannahuthat it
- ٱلْفِرَاقُl-firāqu(is) the parting
Verse 29
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
Transliteration wal-tafati l-sāqu bil-sāqi
English And the leg is wound about the leg,
- وَٱلْتَفَّتِwal-tafatiAnd is wound
- ٱلسَّاقُl-sāquthe leg
- بِٱلسَّاقِbil-sāqiabout the leg
Verse 30
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
Transliteration ilā rabbika yawma-idhin l-masāqu
English To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
- إِلَىٰilāTo
- رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
- يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
- ٱلْمَسَاقُl-masāqu(will be) the driving
Verse 31
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Transliteration falā ṣaddaqa walā ṣallā
English And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
- فَلَاfalāAnd not
- صَدَّقَṣaddaqahe accepted (the) truth
- وَلَاwalāand not
- صَلَّىٰṣallāhe prayed
Verse 32
وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration walākin kadhaba watawallā
English But [instead], he denied and turned away.
- وَلَـٰكِنwalākinBut
- كَذَّبَkadhabahe denied
- وَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand turned away
Verse 33
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Transliteration thumma dhahaba ilā ahlihi yatamaṭṭā
English And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- ذَهَبَdhahabahe went
- إِلَىٰٓilāto
- أَهْلِهِۦahlihihis family
- يَتَمَطَّىٰٓyatamaṭṭāswaggering
Verse 34
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Transliteration awlā laka fa-awlā
English Woe to you, and woe!
- أَوْلَىٰawlāWoe
- لَكَlakato you
- فَأَوْلَىٰfa-awlāand woe
Verse 35
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Transliteration thumma awlā laka fa-awlā
English Then woe to you, and woe!
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- أَوْلَىٰawlāwoe
- لَكَlakato you
- فَأَوْلَىٰٓfa-awlāand woe
Verse 36
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Transliteration ayaḥsabu l-insānu an yut'raka sudan
English Does man think that he will be left neglected?
- أَيَحْسَبُayaḥsabuDoes think
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
- أَنanthat
- يُتْرَكَyut'rakahe will be left
- سُدًىsudanneglected
Verse 37
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Transliteration alam yaku nuṭ'fatan min maniyyin yum'nā
English Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
- أَلَمْalamWas not
- يَكُyakuhe
- نُطْفَةًۭnuṭ'fatana semen-drop
- مِّنminof
- مَّنِىٍّۢmaniyyinsemen
- يُمْنَىٰyum'nāemitted
Verse 38
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Transliteration thumma kāna ʿalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwā
English Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- كَانَkānahe was
- عَلَقَةًۭʿalaqatana clinging substance
- فَخَلَقَfakhalaqathen He created
- فَسَوَّىٰfasawwāand proportioned
Verse 39
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Transliteration fajaʿala min'hu l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unthā
English And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
- فَجَعَلَfajaʿalaThen made
- مِنْهُmin'huof him
- ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِl-zawjaynitwo kinds
- ٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakara(the) male
- وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓwal-unthāand the female
Verse 40
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
Transliteration alaysa dhālika biqādirin ʿalā an yuḥ'yiya l-mawtā
English Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
- أَلَيْسَalaysaIs not
- ذَٰلِكَdhālika[that]
- بِقَـٰدِرٍbiqādirin(He) Able
- عَلَىٰٓʿalā[over]
- أَنanto
- يُحْـِۧىَyuḥ'yiyagive life
- ٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtā(to) the dead
Surah Al-Insan الانسان verses 1–31
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا
Transliteration hal atā ʿalā l-insāni ḥīnun mina l-dahri lam yakun shayan madhkūran
English Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?
- هَلْhalHas
- أَتَىٰatā(there) come
- عَلَىʿalāupon
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāniman
- حِينٌۭḥīnuna period
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلدَّهْرِl-dahritime
- لَمْlamnot
- يَكُنyakunhe was
- شَيْـًۭٔاshayana thing
- مَّذْكُورًاmadhkūranmentioned
Verse 2
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا
Transliteration innā khalaqnā l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin amshājin nabtalīhi fajaʿalnāhu samīʿan baṣīran
English Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā[We] created
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
- مِنminfrom
- نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
- أَمْشَاجٍۢamshājina mixture
- نَّبْتَلِيهِnabtalīhi(that) We test him
- فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُfajaʿalnāhuso We made (for) him
- سَمِيعًۢاsamīʿanhearing
- بَصِيرًاbaṣīranand sight
Verse 3
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا
Transliteration innā hadaynāhu l-sabīla immā shākiran wa-immā kafūran
English Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful.
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- هَدَيْنَـٰهُhadaynāhuguided him
- ٱلسَّبِيلَl-sabīla(to) the way
- إِمَّاimmāwhether
- شَاكِرًۭاshākiran(he) be grateful
- وَإِمَّاwa-immāand whether
- كَفُورًاkafūran(he) be ungrateful
Verse 4
إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ سَلَـٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَـٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا
Transliteration innā aʿtadnā lil'kāfirīna salāsilā wa-aghlālan wasaʿīran
English Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze.
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
- أَعْتَدْنَاaʿtadnā[We] have prepared
- لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَlil'kāfirīnafor the disbelievers
- سَلَـٰسِلَا۟salāsilāchains
- وَأَغْلَـٰلًۭاwa-aghlālanand shackles
- وَسَعِيرًاwasaʿīranand a Blazing Fire
Verse 5
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِن كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا
Transliteration inna l-abrāra yashrabūna min kasin kāna mizājuhā kāfūran
English Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr,
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱلْأَبْرَارَl-abrārathe righteous
- يَشْرَبُونَyashrabūnawill drink
- مِنminfrom
- كَأْسٍۢkasina cup
- كَانَkānais
- مِزَاجُهَاmizājuhāits mixture
- كَافُورًاkāfūran(of) Kafur
Verse 6
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا
Transliteration ʿaynan yashrabu bihā ʿibādu l-lahi yufajjirūnahā tafjīran
English A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].
- عَيْنًۭاʿaynanA spring
- يَشْرَبُyashrabuwill drink
- بِهَاbihāfrom it
- عِبَادُʿibādu(the) slaves
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- يُفَجِّرُونَهَاyufajjirūnahācausing it to gush forth
- تَفْجِيرًۭاtafjīranabundantly
Verse 7
يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا
Transliteration yūfūna bil-nadhri wayakhāfūna yawman kāna sharruhu mus'taṭīran
English They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread.
- يُوفُونَyūfūnaThey fulfill
- بِٱلنَّذْرِbil-nadhrithe vows
- وَيَخَافُونَwayakhāfūnaand fear
- يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
- كَانَkāna(which) is
- شَرُّهُۥsharruhuits evil
- مُسْتَطِيرًۭاmus'taṭīranwidespread
Verse 8
وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا
Transliteration wayuṭ'ʿimūna l-ṭaʿāma ʿalā ḥubbihi mis'kīnan wayatīman wa-asīran
English And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,
- وَيُطْعِمُونَwayuṭ'ʿimūnaAnd they feed
- ٱلطَّعَامَl-ṭaʿāmathe food
- عَلَىٰʿalāin spite of
- حُبِّهِۦḥubbihilove (for) it
- مِسْكِينًۭاmis'kīnan(to the) needy
- وَيَتِيمًۭاwayatīmanand (the) orphan
- وَأَسِيرًاwa-asīranand (the) captive
Verse 9
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
Transliteration innamā nuṭ'ʿimukum liwajhi l-lahi lā nurīdu minkum jazāan walā shukūran
English [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- نُطْعِمُكُمْnuṭ'ʿimukumwe feed you
- لِوَجْهِliwajhifor (the) Countenance
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَاlāNot
- نُرِيدُnurīduwe desire
- مِنكُمْminkumfrom you
- جَزَآءًۭjazāanany reward
- وَلَاwalāand not
- شُكُورًاshukūranthanks
Verse 10
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا
Transliteration innā nakhāfu min rabbinā yawman ʿabūsan qamṭarīran
English Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful."
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- نَخَافُnakhāfufear
- مِنminfrom
- رَّبِّنَاrabbināour Lord
- يَوْمًاyawmana Day
- عَبُوسًۭاʿabūsanharsh
- قَمْطَرِيرًۭاqamṭarīranand distressful
Verse 11
فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا
Transliteration fawaqāhumu l-lahu sharra dhālika l-yawmi walaqqāhum naḍratan wasurūran
English So Allāh will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness
- فَوَقَىٰهُمُfawaqāhumuBut will protect them
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- شَرَّsharra(from the) evil
- ذَٰلِكَdhālika(of) that
- ٱلْيَوْمِl-yawmiDay
- وَلَقَّىٰهُمْwalaqqāhumand will cause them to meet
- نَضْرَةًۭnaḍratanradiance
- وَسُرُورًۭاwasurūranand happiness
Verse 12
وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا
Transliteration wajazāhum bimā ṣabarū jannatan waḥarīran
English And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Paradise] and silk [garments].
- وَجَزَىٰهُمwajazāhumAnd will reward them
- بِمَاbimābecause
- صَبَرُوا۟ṣabarūthey were patient
- جَنَّةًۭjannatan(with) a Garden
- وَحَرِيرًۭاwaḥarīranand silk
Verse 13
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا
Transliteration muttakiīna fīhā ʿalā l-arāiki lā yarawna fīhā shamsan walā zamharīran
English [They will be] reclining therein on adorned couches. They will not see therein any [burning] sun or [freezing] cold.
- مُّتَّكِـِٔينَmuttakiīnaReclining
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖl-arāikicouches
- لَاlāNot
- يَرَوْنَyarawnathey will see
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- شَمْسًۭاshamsansun
- وَلَاwalāand not
- زَمْهَرِيرًۭاzamharīranfreezing cold
Verse 14
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا
Transliteration wadāniyatan ʿalayhim ẓilāluhā wadhullilat quṭūfuhā tadhlīlan
English And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.
- وَدَانِيَةًwadāniyatanAnd near
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabove them
- ظِلَـٰلُهَاẓilāluhā(are) its shades
- وَذُلِّلَتْwadhullilatand will hang low
- قُطُوفُهَاquṭūfuhāits cluster of fruits
- تَذْلِيلًۭاtadhlīlandangling low
Verse 15
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠
Transliteration wayuṭāfu ʿalayhim biāniyatin min fiḍḍatin wa-akwābin kānat qawārīrā
English And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],
- وَيُطَافُwayuṭāfuAnd will be circulated
- عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimamong them
- بِـَٔانِيَةٍۢbiāniyatinvessels
- مِّنminof
- فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
- وَأَكْوَابٍۢwa-akwābinand cups
- كَانَتْkānat(that) are
- قَوَارِيرَا۠qawārīrā(of) crystal
Verse 16
قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا
Transliteration qawārīrā min fiḍḍatin qaddarūhā taqdīran
English Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.
- قَوَارِيرَا۟qawārīrāCrystal-clear
- مِنminof
- فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
- قَدَّرُوهَاqaddarūhāThey will determine its
- تَقْدِيرًۭاtaqdīranmeasure
Verse 17
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا
Transliteration wayus'qawna fīhā kasan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan
English And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger
- وَيُسْقَوْنَwayus'qawnaAnd they will be given to drink
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- كَأْسًۭاkasana cup
- كَانَkānais
- مِزَاجُهَاmizājuhāits mixture
- زَنجَبِيلًاzanjabīlan(of) Zanjabil
Verse 18
عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا
Transliteration ʿaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan
English [From] a fountain within it [i.e., Paradise] named Salsabeel.
- عَيْنًۭاʿaynanA spring
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- تُسَمَّىٰtusammānamed
- سَلْسَبِيلًۭاsalsabīlanSalsabil
Verse 19
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا
Transliteration wayaṭūfu ʿalayhim wil'dānun mukhalladūna idhā ra-aytahum ḥasib'tahum lu'lu-an manthūran
English There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.
- ۞ وَيَطُوفُwayaṭūfuAnd will circulate
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimamong them
- وِلْدَٰنٌۭwil'dānunyoung boys
- مُّخَلَّدُونَmukhalladūnamade eternal
- إِذَاidhāWhen
- رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahumyou see them
- حَسِبْتَهُمْḥasib'tahumyou would think them
- لُؤْلُؤًۭاlu'lu-an(to be) pearls
- مَّنثُورًۭاmanthūranscattered
Verse 20
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا
Transliteration wa-idhā ra-ayta thamma ra-ayta naʿīman wamul'kan kabīran
English And when you look there [in Paradise], you will see pleasure and great dominion.
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- رَأَيْتَra-aytayou look
- ثَمَّthammathen
- رَأَيْتَra-aytayou will see
- نَعِيمًۭاnaʿīmanblessings
- وَمُلْكًۭاwamul'kanand a kingdom
- كَبِيرًاkabīrangreat
Verse 21
عَـٰلِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ ۖ وَحُلُّوٓا۟ أَسَاوِرَ مِن فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا
Transliteration ʿāliyahum thiyābu sundusin khuḍ'run wa-is'tabraqun waḥullū asāwira min fiḍḍatin wasaqāhum rabbuhum sharāban ṭahūran
English Upon them [i.e., the inhabitants] will be green garments of fine silk and brocade. And they will be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord will give them a purifying drink.
- عَـٰلِيَهُمْʿāliyahumUpon them
- ثِيَابُthiyābu(will be) garments
- سُندُسٍsundusin(of) fine silk
- خُضْرٌۭkhuḍ'rungreen
- وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌۭ ۖwa-is'tabraqunand heavy brocade
- وَحُلُّوٓا۟waḥullūAnd they will be adorned
- أَسَاوِرَasāwira(with) bracelets
- مِنminof
- فِضَّةٍۢfiḍḍatinsilver
- وَسَقَىٰهُمْwasaqāhumand will give them to drink
- رَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord
- شَرَابًۭاsharābana drink
- طَهُورًاṭahūranpure
Verse 22
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَآءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُم مَّشْكُورًا
Transliteration inna hādhā kāna lakum jazāan wakāna saʿyukum mashkūran
English [And it will be said], "Indeed, this is for you a reward, and your effort has been appreciated."
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
- كَانَkānais
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- جَزَآءًۭjazāana reward
- وَكَانَwakānaand has been
- سَعْيُكُمsaʿyukumyour effort
- مَّشْكُورًاmashkūranappreciated
Verse 23
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا
Transliteration innā naḥnu nazzalnā ʿalayka l-qur'āna tanzīlan
English Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muḥammad], the Qur’ān progressively.
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- نَحْنُnaḥnu[We]
- نَزَّلْنَاnazzalnā[We] revealed
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
- ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'ānathe Quran
- تَنزِيلًۭاtanzīlanprogressively
Verse 24
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا
Transliteration fa-iṣ'bir liḥuk'mi rabbika walā tuṭiʿ min'hum āthiman aw kafūran
English So be patient for the decision of your Lord and do not obey from among them a sinner or ungrateful [disbeliever].
- فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
- لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mifor (the) Command
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تُطِعْtuṭiʿobey
- مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
- ءَاثِمًاāthimanany sinner
- أَوْawor
- كَفُورًۭاkafūrandisbeliever
Verse 25
وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
Transliteration wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika buk'ratan wa-aṣīlan
English And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening
- وَٱذْكُرِwa-udh'kuriAnd remember
- ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- بُكْرَةًۭbuk'ratanmorning
- وَأَصِيلًۭاwa-aṣīlanand evening
Verse 26
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا
Transliteration wamina al-layli fa-us'jud lahu wasabbiḥ'hu laylan ṭawīlan
English And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt [i.e., praise] Him a long [part of the] night.
- وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
- ٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe night
- فَٱسْجُدْfa-us'judprostrate
- لَهُۥlahuto Him
- وَسَبِّحْهُwasabbiḥ'huand glorify Him
- لَيْلًۭاlaylana night
- طَوِيلًاṭawīlanlong
Verse 27
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا
Transliteration inna hāulāi yuḥibbūna l-ʿājilata wayadharūna warāahum yawman thaqīlan
English Indeed, these [disbelievers] love the immediate and leave behind them a grave Day.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
- يُحِبُّونَyuḥibbūnalove
- ٱلْعَاجِلَةَl-ʿājilatathe immediate
- وَيَذَرُونَwayadharūnaand leave
- وَرَآءَهُمْwarāahumbehind them
- يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
- ثَقِيلًۭاthaqīlangrave
Verse 28
نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا
Transliteration naḥnu khalaqnāhum washadadnā asrahum wa-idhā shi'nā baddalnā amthālahum tabdīlan
English We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.
- نَّحْنُnaḥnuWe
- خَلَقْنَـٰهُمْkhalaqnāhumcreated them
- وَشَدَدْنَآwashadadnāand We strengthened
- أَسْرَهُمْ ۖasrahumtheir forms
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
- شِئْنَاshi'nāWe will
- بَدَّلْنَآbaddalnāWe can change
- أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْamthālahumtheir likeness[es]
- تَبْدِيلًاtabdīlan(with) a change
Verse 29
إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Transliteration inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan
English Indeed, this is a reminder, so he who wills may take to his Lord a way.
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihithis
- تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖtadhkiratun(is) a reminder
- فَمَنfamanso whoever
- شَآءَshāawills
- ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhalet him take
- إِلَىٰilāto
- رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
- سَبِيلًۭاsabīlana way
Verse 30
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
Transliteration wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu inna l-laha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman
English And you do not will except that Allāh wills. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- تَشَآءُونَtashāūnayou will
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanthat
- يَشَآءَyashāawills
- ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- كَانَkānais
- عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knower
- حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise
Verse 31
يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا
Transliteration yud'khilu man yashāu fī raḥmatihi wal-ẓālimīna aʿadda lahum ʿadhāban alīman
English He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.
- يُدْخِلُyud'khiluHe admits
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
- فِىfīinto
- رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚraḥmatihiHis mercy
- وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَwal-ẓālimīnabut (for) the wrongdoers
- أَعَدَّaʿaddaHe has prepared
- لَهُمْlahumfor them
- عَذَابًاʿadhābana punishment
- أَلِيمًۢاalīmanpainful
Surah Al-Mursalat المرسلات verses 1–50
Bismillah
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.
- بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
- ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
Verse 1
وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِ عُرْفًا
Transliteration wal-mur'salāti ʿur'fan
English By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
- وَٱلْمُرْسَلَـٰتِwal-mur'salātiBy the ones sent forth
- عُرْفًۭاʿur'fanone after another
Verse 2
فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِ عَصْفًا
Transliteration fal-ʿāṣifāti ʿaṣfan
English And the winds that blow violently
- فَٱلْعَـٰصِفَـٰتِfal-ʿāṣifātiAnd the winds that blow
- عَصْفًۭاʿaṣfanviolently
Verse 3
وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِ نَشْرًا
Transliteration wal-nāshirāti nashran
English And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
- وَٱلنَّـٰشِرَٰتِwal-nāshirātiAnd the ones that scatter
- نَشْرًۭاnashranfar and wide
Verse 4
فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِ فَرْقًا
Transliteration fal-fāriqāti farqan
English And those [angels] who bring criterion
- فَٱلْفَـٰرِقَـٰتِfal-fāriqātiAnd those who separate
- فَرْقًۭاfarqan(by the) Criterion
Verse 5
فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا
Transliteration fal-mul'qiyāti dhik'ran
English And those [angels] who deliver a message.
- فَٱلْمُلْقِيَـٰتِfal-mul'qiyātiAnd those who bring down
- ذِكْرًاdhik'ran(the) Reminder
Verse 6
عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا
Transliteration ʿudh'ran aw nudh'ran
English As justification or warning,
- عُذْرًاʿudh'ran(As) justification
- أَوْawor
- نُذْرًاnudh'ranwarning
Verse 7
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
Transliteration innamā tūʿadūna lawāqiʿun
English Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
- إِنَّمَاinnamāIndeed, what
- تُوعَدُونَtūʿadūnayou are promised
- لَوَٰقِعٌۭlawāqiʿunwill surely occur
Verse 8
فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ
Transliteration fa-idhā l-nujūmu ṭumisat
English So when the stars are obliterated
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
- ٱلنُّجُومُl-nujūmuthe stars
- طُمِسَتْṭumisatare obliterated
Verse 9
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ
Transliteration wa-idhā l-samāu furijat
English And when the heaven is opened
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe heaven
- فُرِجَتْfurijatis cleft asunder
Verse 10
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ
Transliteration wa-idhā l-jibālu nusifat
English And when the mountains are blown away
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
- نُسِفَتْnusifatare blown away
Verse 11
وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتْ
Transliteration wa-idhā l-rusulu uqqitat
English And when the messengers' time has come...
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- ٱلرُّسُلُl-rusuluthe Messengers
- أُقِّتَتْuqqitatare gathered to their appointed time
Verse 12
لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ
Transliteration li-ayyi yawmin ujjilat
English For what Day was it postponed?
- لِأَىِّli-ayyiFor what
- يَوْمٍyawminDay
- أُجِّلَتْujjilatare (these) postponed
Verse 13
لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Transliteration liyawmi l-faṣli
English For the Day of Judgement.
- لِيَوْمِliyawmiFor (the) Day
- ٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli(of) Judgment
Verse 14
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ
Transliteration wamā adrāka mā yawmu l-faṣli
English And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
- وَمَآwamāAnd what
- أَدْرَىٰكَadrākawill make you know
- مَاmāwhat
- يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
- ٱلْفَصْلِl-faṣli(of) the Judgment
Verse 15
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 16
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Transliteration alam nuh'liki l-awalīna
English Did We not destroy the former peoples?
- أَلَمْalamDid not
- نُهْلِكِnuh'likiWe destroy
- ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former (people)
Verse 17
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Transliteration thumma nut'biʿuhumu l-ākhirīna
English Then We will follow them with the later ones.
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- نُتْبِعُهُمُnut'biʿuhumuWe follow them up
- ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَl-ākhirīna(with) the later ones
Verse 18
كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Transliteration kadhālika nafʿalu bil-muj'rimīna
English Thus do We deal with the criminals.
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- نَفْعَلُnafʿaluWe deal
- بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَbil-muj'rimīnawith the criminals
Verse 19
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 20
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
Transliteration alam nakhluqkkum min māin mahīnin
English Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
- أَلَمْalamDid not
- نَخْلُقكُّمnakhluqkkumWe create you
- مِّنminfrom
- مَّآءٍۢmāina water
- مَّهِينٍۢmahīnindespicable
Verse 21
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
Transliteration fajaʿalnāhu fī qarārin makīnin
English And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]
- فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُfajaʿalnāhuThen We placed it
- فِىfīin
- قَرَارٍۢqarārinan abode
- مَّكِينٍmakīninsafe
Verse 22
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Transliteration ilā qadarin maʿlūmin
English For a known extent.
- إِلَىٰilāFor
- قَدَرٍۢqadarina period
- مَّعْلُومٍۢmaʿlūminknown
Verse 23
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَ
Transliteration faqadarnā faniʿ'ma l-qādirūna
English And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.
- فَقَدَرْنَاfaqadarnāSo We measured
- فَنِعْمَfaniʿ'maand Best
- ٱلْقَـٰدِرُونَl-qādirūna(are We to) measure
Verse 24
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 25
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا
Transliteration alam najʿali l-arḍa kifātan
English Have We not made the earth a container
- أَلَمْalamHave not
- نَجْعَلِnajʿaliWe made
- ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
- كِفَاتًاkifātana receptacle
Verse 26
أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا
Transliteration aḥyāan wa-amwātan
English Of the living and the dead?
- أَحْيَآءًۭaḥyāan(For the) living
- وَأَمْوَٰتًۭاwa-amwātanand (the) dead
Verse 27
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍ وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتًا
Transliteration wajaʿalnā fīhā rawāsiya shāmikhātin wa-asqaynākum māan furātan
English And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.
- وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- رَوَٰسِىَrawāsiyafirmly set mountains
- شَـٰمِخَـٰتٍۢshāmikhātinlofty
- وَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمwa-asqaynākumand We gave you to drink
- مَّآءًۭmāanwater
- فُرَاتًۭاfurātansweet
Verse 28
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 29
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Transliteration inṭaliqū ilā mā kuntum bihi tukadhibūna
English [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.
- ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟inṭaliqūProceed
- إِلَىٰilāto
- مَاmāwhat
- كُنتُمkuntumyou used to
- بِهِۦbihiin it
- تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūnadeny
Verse 30
ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَـٰثِ شُعَبٍ
Transliteration inṭaliqū ilā ẓillin dhī thalāthi shuʿabin
English Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.
- ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟inṭaliqūProceed
- إِلَىٰilāto
- ظِلٍّۢẓillina shadow
- ذِىdhīhaving
- ثَلَـٰثِthalāthithree
- شُعَبٍۢshuʿabincolumns
Verse 31
لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
Transliteration lā ẓalīlin walā yugh'nī mina l-lahabi
English [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
- لَّاlāNo
- ظَلِيلٍۢẓalīlincool shade
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يُغْنِىyugh'nīavailing
- مِنَminaagainst
- ٱللَّهَبِl-lahabithe flame
Verse 32
إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ
Transliteration innahā tarmī bishararin kal-qaṣri
English Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,
- إِنَّهَاinnahāIndeed, it
- تَرْمِىtarmīthrows up
- بِشَرَرٍۢbishararinsparks
- كَٱلْقَصْرِkal-qaṣrias the fortress
Verse 33
كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَـٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ
Transliteration ka-annahu jimālatun ṣuf'run
English As if they were yellowish [black] camels.
- كَأَنَّهُۥka-annahuAs if they (were)
- جِمَـٰلَتٌۭjimālatuncamels
- صُفْرٌۭṣuf'runyellow
Verse 34
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 35
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
Transliteration hādhā yawmu lā yanṭiqūna
English This is a Day they will not speak,
- هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
- يَوْمُyawmu(is) a Day
- لَاlānot
- يَنطِقُونَyanṭiqūnathey will speak
Verse 36
وَلَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَيَعْتَذِرُونَ
Transliteration walā yu'dhanu lahum fayaʿtadhirūna
English Nor will it be permitted for them to make an excuse.
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- يُؤْذَنُyu'dhanuwill it be permitted
- لَهُمْlahumfor them
- فَيَعْتَذِرُونَfayaʿtadhirūnato make excuses
Verse 37
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 38
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Transliteration hādhā yawmu l-faṣli jamaʿnākum wal-awalīna
English This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former peoples.
- هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
- يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
- ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖl-faṣli(of) Judgment
- جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْjamaʿnākumWe have gathered you
- وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَwal-awalīnaand the former (people)
Verse 39
فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ كَيْدٌ فَكِيدُونِ
Transliteration fa-in kāna lakum kaydun fakīdūni
English So if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
- فَإِنfa-inSo if
- كَانَkānais
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- كَيْدٌۭkayduna plan
- فَكِيدُونِfakīdūnithen plan against Me
Verse 40
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 41
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Transliteration inna l-mutaqīna fī ẓilālin waʿuyūnin
English Indeed, the righteous will be among shades and springs
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe righteous
- فِىfī(will be) in
- ظِلَـٰلٍۢẓilālinshades
- وَعُيُونٍۢwaʿuyūninand springs
Verse 42
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Transliteration wafawākiha mimmā yashtahūna
English And fruits from whatever they desire,
- وَفَوَٰكِهَwafawākihaAnd fruits
- مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
- يَشْتَهُونَyashtahūnathey desire
Verse 43
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Transliteration kulū wa-ish'rabū hanīan bimā kuntum taʿmalūna
English [Being told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
- كُلُوا۟kulūEat
- وَٱشْرَبُوا۟wa-ish'rabūand drink
- هَنِيٓـًٔۢاhanīan(in) satisfaction
- بِمَاbimāfor what
- كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
- تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado
Verse 44
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Transliteration innā kadhālika najzī l-muḥ'sinīna
English Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikathus
- نَجْزِىnajzīreward
- ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَl-muḥ'sinīnathe good-doers
Verse 45
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 46
كُلُوا۟ وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكُم مُّجْرِمُونَ
Transliteration kulū watamattaʿū qalīlan innakum muj'rimūna
English [O disbelievers], eat and enjoy yourselves a little; indeed, you are criminals.
- كُلُوا۟kulūEat
- وَتَمَتَّعُوا۟watamattaʿūand enjoy yourselves
- قَلِيلًاqalīlana little
- إِنَّكُمinnakumindeed, you
- مُّجْرِمُونَmuj'rimūna(are) criminals
Verse 47
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 48
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
Transliteration wa-idhā qīla lahumu ir'kaʿū lā yarkaʿūna
English And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- قِيلَqīlait is said
- لَهُمُlahumuto them
- ٱرْكَعُوا۟ir'kaʿūBow
- لَاlānot
- يَرْكَعُونَyarkaʿūnathey bow
Verse 49
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Transliteration waylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna
English Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
- وَيْلٌۭwaylunWoe
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَlil'mukadhibīnato the deniers
Verse 50
فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَهُۥ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Transliteration fabi-ayyi ḥadīthin baʿdahu yu'minūna
English Then in what statement after it [i.e., the Qur’ān] will they believe?
- فَبِأَىِّfabi-ayyiThen in what
- حَدِيثٍۭḥadīthinstatement
- بَعْدَهُۥbaʿdahuafter it
- يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawill they believe
Juz boundaries and word by word: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.