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

Surah 109 · الكافرون · The Disbelievers · 6 verses · 26 words

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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.

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

Verse 1

قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Transliteration qul yāayyuhā l-kāfirūna

English Say, "O disbelievers,

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
  3. ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnadisbelievers

Verse 2

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Transliteration lā aʿbudu mā taʿbudūna

English I do not worship what you worship.

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

Verse 3

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Transliteration walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

English Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.

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

Verse 4

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

Transliteration walā anā ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum

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

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

Verse 5

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

Transliteration walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbudu

English Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

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

Verse 6

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

Transliteration lakum dīnukum waliya dīni

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

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

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.