Surah Al-Bayyinah: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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

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

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

لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

Transliteration lam yakuni alladhīna kafarū min ahli l-kitābi wal-mush'rikīna munfakkīna ḥattā tatiyahumu l-bayinatu

English Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them clear evidence

1. لَمْlamNot
2. يَكُنِyakuniwere
3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
4. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
5. مِنْminfrom
6. أَهْلِahli(the) People
7. ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābiof the Book
8. وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheists
9. مُنفَكِّينَmunfakkīnato be abandoned
10. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
11. تَأْتِيَهُمُtatiyahumu(there) comes to them
12. ٱلْبَيِّنَةُl-bayinatuthe clear evidence

رَسُولٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ يَتْلُوا۟ صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةً

Transliteration rasūlun mina l-lahi yatlū ṣuḥufan muṭahharatan

English A Messenger from Allāh, reciting purified scriptures

1. رَسُولٌۭrasūlunA Messenger
2. مِّنَminafrom
3. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
4. يَتْلُوا۟yatlūreciting
5. صُحُفًۭاṣuḥufanpages
6. مُّطَهَّرَةًۭmuṭahharatanpurified

فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ

Transliteration fīhā kutubun qayyimatun

English Within which are correct writings [i.e., rulings and laws].

1. فِيهَاfīhāWherein
2. كُتُبٌۭkutubun(are) writings
3. قَيِّمَةٌۭqayyimatuncorrect

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

Transliteration wamā tafarraqa alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba illā min baʿdi mā jāathumu l-bayinatu

English Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. تَفَرَّقَtafarraqabecame divided
3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
4. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
5. ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
6. إِلَّاillāuntil
7. مِنۢminfrom
8. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
9. مَاmāwhat
10. جَآءَتْهُمُjāathumucame (to) them
11. ٱلْبَيِّنَةُl-bayinatu(of) the clear evidence

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ

Transliteration wamā umirū illā liyaʿbudū l-laha mukh'liṣīna lahu l-dīna ḥunafāa wayuqīmū l-ṣalata wayu'tū l-zakata wadhālika dīnu l-qayimati

English And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.

1. وَمَآwamāAnd not
2. أُمِرُوٓا۟umirūthey were commanded
3. إِلَّاillāexcept
4. لِيَعْبُدُوا۟liyaʿbudūto worship
5. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
6. مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna(being) sincere
7. لَهُlahuto Him
8. ٱلدِّينَl-dīna(in) the religion
9. حُنَفَآءَḥunafāaupright
10. وَيُقِيمُوا۟wayuqīmūand to establish
11. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
12. وَيُؤْتُوا۟wayu'tūand to give
13. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚl-zakatathe zakah
14. وَذَٰلِكَwadhālikaAnd that
15. دِينُdīnu(is the) religion
16. ٱلْقَيِّمَةِl-qayimatithe correct

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

Transliteration inna alladhīna kafarū min ahli l-kitābi wal-mush'rikīna fī nāri jahannama khālidīna fīhā ulāika hum sharru l-bariyati

English Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
3. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
4. مِنْminfrom
5. أَهْلِahli(the) People
6. ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
7. وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheists
8. فِىfī(will be) in
9. نَارِnāri(the) Fire
10. جَهَنَّمَjahannama(of) Hell
11. خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīnaabiding eternally
12. فِيهَآ ۚfīhātherein
13. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
14. هُمْhumthey
15. شَرُّsharru(are the) worst
16. ٱلْبَرِيَّةِl-bariyati(of) the creatures

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

Transliteration inna alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti ulāika hum khayru l-bariyati

English Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
3. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
4. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
5. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
6. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
7. هُمْhumthey
8. خَيْرُkhayru(are the) best
9. ٱلْبَرِيَّةِl-bariyati(of) the creatures

جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۖ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ رَبَّهُۥ

Transliteration jazāuhum ʿinda rabbihim jannātu ʿadnin tajrī min taḥtihā l-anhāru khālidīna fīhā abadan raḍiya l-lahu ʿanhum waraḍū ʿanhu dhālika liman khashiya rabbahu

English Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.

1. جَزَآؤُهُمْjazāuhumTheir reward
2. عِندَʿinda(is) with
3. رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
4. جَنَّـٰتُjannātuGardens
5. عَدْنٍۢʿadnin(of) Eternity
6. تَجْرِىtajrīflow
7. مِنminfrom
8. تَحْتِهَاtaḥtihāunderneath them
9. ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُl-anhāruthe rivers
10. خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīnawill abide
11. فِيهَآfīhātherein
12. أَبَدًۭا ۖabadanforever
13. رَّضِىَraḍiya(will be) pleased
14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
15. عَنْهُمْʿanhumwith them
16. وَرَضُوا۟waraḍūand they (will be) pleased
17. عَنْهُ ۚʿanhuwith Him
18. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
19. لِمَنْliman(is) for whoever
20. خَشِىَkhashiyafeared
21. رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord