Surah An-Najm in English: word by word, transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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

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

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

وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

Transliteration wal-najmi idhā hawā

English By the star when it descends,

1. وَٱلنَّجْمِwal-najmiBy the star
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. هَوَىٰhawāit goes down

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

Transliteration mā ḍalla ṣāḥibukum wamā ghawā

English Your companion [i.e., Muḥammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

1. مَاmāNot
2. ضَلَّḍallahas strayed
3. صَاحِبُكُمْṣāḥibukumyour companion
4. وَمَاwamāand not
5. غَوَىٰghawāhas he erred

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā yanṭiqu ʿani l-hawā

English Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. يَنطِقُyanṭiquhe speaks
3. عَنِʿanifrom
4. ٱلْهَوَىٰٓl-hawāthe desire

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

Transliteration in huwa illā waḥyun yūḥā

English It is not but a revelation revealed,

1. إِنْinNot
2. هُوَhuwait
3. إِلَّاillā(is) except
4. وَحْىٌۭwaḥyuna revelation
5. يُوحَىٰyūḥārevealed

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

Transliteration ʿallamahu shadīdu l-quwā

English Taught to him by one intense in strength [i.e., Gabriel] -

1. عَلَّمَهُۥʿallamahuHas taught him
2. شَدِيدُshadīduthe (one) mighty
3. ٱلْقُوَىٰl-quwā(in) power

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ

Transliteration dhū mirratin fa-is'tawā

English One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

1. ذُوdhūPossessor of soundness
2. مِرَّةٍۢmirratinPossessor of soundness
3. فَٱسْتَوَىٰfa-is'tawāAnd he rose

وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration wahuwa bil-ufuqi l-aʿlā

English While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

1. وَهُوَwahuwaWhile he
2. بِٱلْأُفُقِbil-ufuqi(was) in the horizon
3. ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe highest

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Transliteration thumma danā fatadallā

English Then he approached and descended

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. دَنَاdanāhe approached
3. فَتَدَلَّىٰfatadallāand came down

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

Transliteration fakāna qāba qawsayni aw adnā

English And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

1. فَكَانَfakānaAnd was
2. قَابَqāba(at) a distance
3. قَوْسَيْنِqawsayni(of) two bow-(lengths)
4. أَوْawor
5. أَدْنَىٰadnānearer

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ

Transliteration fa-awḥā ilā ʿabdihi mā awḥā

English And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed [i.e., conveyed].

1. فَأَوْحَىٰٓfa-awḥāSo he revealed
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. عَبْدِهِۦʿabdihiHis slave
4. مَآmāwhat
5. أَوْحَىٰawḥāhe revealed

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

Transliteration mā kadhaba l-fuādu mā raā

English The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

1. مَاmāNot
2. كَذَبَkadhabalied
3. ٱلْفُؤَادُl-fuāduthe heart
4. مَاmāwhat
5. رَأَىٰٓraāit saw

أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

Transliteration afatumārūnahu ʿalā mā yarā

English So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

1. أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥafatumārūnahuThen will you dispute with him
2. عَلَىٰʿalāabout
3. مَاmāwhat
4. يَرَىٰyarāhe saw

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

Transliteration walaqad raāhu nazlatan ukh'rā

English And he certainly saw him in another descent

1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
2. رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw him
3. نَزْلَةًnazlatan(in) descent
4. أُخْرَىٰukh'rāanother

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

Transliteration ʿinda sid'rati l-muntahā

English At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

1. عِندَʿindaNear
2. سِدْرَةِsid'rati(the) Lote Tree
3. ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰl-muntahā(of) the utmost boundary

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ

Transliteration ʿindahā jannatu l-mawā

English Near it is the Garden of Refuge [i.e., Paradise] -

1. عِندَهَاʿindahāNear it
2. جَنَّةُjannatu(is the) Garden
3. ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓl-mawā(of) Abode

إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

Transliteration idh yaghshā l-sid'rata mā yaghshā

English When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

1. إِذْidhWhen
2. يَغْشَىyaghshācovered
3. ٱلسِّدْرَةَl-sid'ratathe Lote Tree
4. مَاmāwhat
5. يَغْشَىٰyaghshācovers

مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

Transliteration mā zāgha l-baṣaru wamā ṭaghā

English The sight [of the Prophet (ﷺ)] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].

1. مَاmāNot
2. زَاغَzāghaswerved
3. ٱلْبَصَرُl-baṣaruthe sight
4. وَمَاwamāand not
5. طَغَىٰṭaghāit transgressed

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

Transliteration laqad raā min āyāti rabbihi l-kub'rā

English He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

1. لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
2. رَأَىٰraāhe saw
3. مِنْminof
4. ءَايَـٰتِāyāti(the) Signs
5. رَبِّهِrabbihi(of) his Lord
6. ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓl-kub'rāthe Greatest

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

Transliteration afara-aytumu l-lāta wal-ʿuzā

English So have you considered al-Lāt and al-ʿUzzā?

1. أَفَرَءَيْتُمُafara-aytumuSo have you seen
2. ٱللَّـٰتَl-lātathe Lat
3. وَٱلْعُزَّىٰwal-ʿuzāand the Uzza

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamanata l-thālithata l-ukh'rā

English And Manāt, the third - the other one?

1. وَمَنَوٰةَwamanataAnd Manat
2. ٱلثَّالِثَةَl-thālithatathe third
3. ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓl-ukh'rāthe other

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Transliteration alakumu l-dhakaru walahu l-unthā

English Is the male for you and for Him the female?

1. أَلَكُمُalakumuIs for you
2. ٱلذَّكَرُl-dhakaruthe male
3. وَلَهُwalahuand for Him
4. ٱلْأُنثَىٰl-unthāthe female

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ

Transliteration til'ka idhan qis'matun ḍīzā

English That, then, is an unjust division.

1. تِلْكَtil'kaThis
2. إِذًۭاidhanthen
3. قِسْمَةٌۭqis'matun(is) a division
4. ضِيزَىٰٓḍīzāunfair

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

Transliteration in hiya illā asmāon sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā anzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wamā tahwā l-anfusu walaqad jāahum min rabbihimu l-hudā

English They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allāh has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.

1. إِنْinNot
2. هِىَhiyathey
3. إِلَّآillā(are) except
4. أَسْمَآءٌۭasmāonnames
5. سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآsammaytumūhāyou have named them
6. أَنتُمْantumyou
7. وَءَابَآؤُكُمwaābāukumand your forefathers
8. مَّآmānot
9. أَنزَلَanzalahas Allah sent down
10. ٱللَّهُl-lahuhas Allah sent down
11. بِهَاbihāfor it
12. مِنminany
13. سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚsul'ṭāninauthority
14. إِنinNot
15. يَتَّبِعُونَyattabiʿūnathey follow
16. إِلَّاillāexcept
17. ٱلظَّنَّl-ẓanaassumption
18. وَمَاwamāand what
19. تَهْوَىtahwādesire
20. ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖl-anfusuthe(ir) souls
21. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
22. جَآءَهُمjāahumhas come to them
23. مِّنminfrom
24. رَّبِّهِمُrabbihimutheir Lord
25. ٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudāthe guidance

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

Transliteration am lil'insāni mā tamannā

English Or is there for man whatever he wishes?

1. أَمْamOr
2. لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insāni(is) for man
3. مَاmāwhat
4. تَمَنَّىٰtamannāhe wishes

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration falillahi l-ākhiratu wal-ūlā

English Rather, to Allāh belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

1. فَلِلَّهِfalillahiBut for Allah
2. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُl-ākhiratu(is) the last
3. وَٱلْأُولَىٰwal-ūlāand the first

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ

Transliteration wakam min malakin fī l-samāwāti lā tugh'nī shafāʿatuhum shayan illā min baʿdi an yadhana l-lahu liman yashāu wayarḍā

English And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allāh has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.

1. ۞ وَكَمwakamAnd how many
2. مِّنminof
3. مَّلَكٍۢmalakin(the) Angels
4. فِىfīin
5. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
6. لَاlānot
7. تُغْنِىtugh'nīwill avail
8. شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْshafāʿatuhumtheir intercession
9. شَيْـًٔاshayananything
10. إِلَّاillāexcept
11. مِنۢminafter
12. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
13. أَنan[that]
14. يَأْذَنَyadhanaAllah has given permission
15. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has given permission
16. لِمَنlimanfor whom
17. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
18. وَيَرْضَىٰٓwayarḍāand approves

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Transliteration inna alladhīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati layusammūna l-malāikata tasmiyata l-unthā

English Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
3. لَاlā(do) not
4. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
5. بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhiratiin the Hereafter
6. لَيُسَمُّونَlayusammūnasurely they name
7. ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikatathe Angels
8. تَسْمِيَةَtasmiyataname(s)
9. ٱلْأُنثَىٰl-unthā(of) female

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا

Transliteration wamā lahum bihi min ʿil'min in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wa-inna l-ẓana lā yugh'nī mina l-ḥaqi shayan

English And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. لَهُمlahumfor them
3. بِهِۦbihiabout it
4. مِنْminany
5. عِلْمٍ ۖʿil'minknowledge
6. إِنinNot
7. يَتَّبِعُونَyattabiʿūnathey follow
8. إِلَّاillābut
9. ٱلظَّنَّ ۖl-ẓanaassumption
10. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
11. ٱلظَّنَّl-ẓanathe assumption
12. لَاlā(does) not
13. يُغْنِىyugh'nīavail
14. مِنَminaagainst
15. ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqithe truth
16. شَيْـًۭٔاshayananything

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Transliteration fa-aʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan dhik'rinā walam yurid illā l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

English So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.

1. فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍSo turn away
2. عَنʿanfrom
3. مَّنman(him) who
4. تَوَلَّىٰtawallāturns away
5. عَنʿanfrom
6. ذِكْرِنَاdhik'rināOur Reminder
7. وَلَمْwalamand not
8. يُرِدْyuridhe desires
9. إِلَّاillāexcept
10. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
11. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

Transliteration dhālika mablaghuhum mina l-ʿil'mi inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa aʿlamu bimani ih'tadā

English That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.

1. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
2. مَبْلَغُهُمmablaghuhum(is) their sum
3. مِّنَminaof
4. ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚl-ʿil'miknowledge
5. إِنَّinnaIndeed
6. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
7. هُوَhuwa(is) He (Who)
8. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
9. بِمَنbiman(he) who
10. ضَلَّḍallastrays
11. عَنʿanfrom
12. سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihiHis Path
13. وَهُوَwahuwaand He
14. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
15. بِمَنِbimani(he) who
16. ٱهْتَدَىٰih'tadāis guided

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى

Transliteration walillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi liyajziya alladhīna asāū bimā ʿamilū wayajziya alladhīna aḥsanū bil-ḥus'nā

English And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -

1. وَلِلَّهِwalillahiAnd for Allah
2. مَاmā(is) whatever
3. فِىfī(is) in
4. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
5. وَمَاwamāand whatever
6. فِىfī(is) in
7. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
8. لِيَجْزِىَliyajziyathat He may recompense
9. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
10. أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟asāūdo evil
11. بِمَاbimāwith what
12. عَمِلُوا۟ʿamilūthey have done
13. وَيَجْزِىَwayajziyaand recompense
14. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
15. أَحْسَنُوا۟aḥsanūdo good
16. بِٱلْحُسْنَىbil-ḥus'nāwith the best

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ

Transliteration alladhīna yajtanibūna kabāira l-ith'mi wal-fawāḥisha illā l-lamama inna rabbaka wāsiʿu l-maghfirati huwa aʿlamu bikum idh ansha-akum mina l-arḍi wa-idh antum ajinnatun fī buṭūni ummahātikum falā tuzakkū anfusakum huwa aʿlamu bimani ittaqā

English Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.

1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
2. يَجْتَنِبُونَyajtanibūnaavoid
3. كَبَـٰٓئِرَkabāiragreat
4. ٱلْإِثْمِl-ith'misins
5. وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَwal-fawāḥishaand the immoralities
6. إِلَّاillāexcept
7. ٱللَّمَمَ ۚl-lamamathe small faults
8. إِنَّinnaindeed
9. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
10. وَٰسِعُwāsiʿu(is) vast
11. ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚl-maghfirati(in) forgiveness
12. هُوَhuwaHe
13. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing about you
14. بِكُمْbikum(is) most knowing about you
15. إِذْidhwhen
16. أَنشَأَكُمansha-akumHe produced you
17. مِّنَminafrom
18. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
19. وَإِذْwa-idhand when
20. أَنتُمْantumyou (were)
21. أَجِنَّةٌۭajinnatunfetuses
22. فِىfīin
23. بُطُونِbuṭūni(the) wombs
24. أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ ۖummahātikum(of) your mothers
25. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
26. تُزَكُّوٓا۟tuzakkūascribe purity
27. أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖanfusakum(to) yourselves
28. هُوَhuwaHe
29. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
30. بِمَنِbimani(he) who
31. ٱتَّقَىٰٓittaqāfears

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ

Transliteration afara-ayta alladhī tawallā

English Have you seen the one who turned away

1. أَفَرَءَيْتَafara-aytaDid you see
2. ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
3. تَوَلَّىٰtawallāturned away

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

Transliteration wa-aʿṭā qalīlan wa-akdā

English And gave a little and [then] refrained?

1. وَأَعْطَىٰwa-aʿṭāAnd gave
2. قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little
3. وَأَكْدَىٰٓwa-akdāand withheld

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

Transliteration aʿindahu ʿil'mu l-ghaybi fahuwa yarā

English Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?

1. أَعِندَهُۥaʿindahuIs with him
2. عِلْمُʿil'mu(the) knowledge
3. ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi(of) the unseen
4. فَهُوَfahuwaso he
5. يَرَىٰٓyarāsees

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

Transliteration am lam yunabba bimā fī ṣuḥufi mūsā

English Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses

1. أَمْamOr
2. لَمْlamnot
3. يُنَبَّأْyunabbahe was informed
4. بِمَاbimāwith what
5. فِىfī(was) in
6. صُحُفِṣuḥufi(the) Scriptures
7. مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ

Transliteration wa-ib'rāhīma alladhī waffā

English And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -

1. وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَwa-ib'rāhīmaAnd Ibrahim
2. ٱلَّذِىalladhīwho
3. وَفَّىٰٓwaffāfulfilled

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

Transliteration allā taziru wāziratun wiz'ra ukh'rā

English That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

1. أَلَّاallāThat not
2. تَزِرُtaziruwill bear
3. وَازِرَةٌۭwāziratuna bearer of burdens
4. وِزْرَwiz'ra(the) burden
5. أُخْرَىٰukh'rā(of) another

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

Transliteration wa-an laysa lil'insāni illā mā saʿā

English And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

1. وَأَنwa-anAnd that
2. لَّيْسَlaysais not
3. لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insānifor man
4. إِلَّاillāexcept
5. مَاmāwhat
6. سَعَىٰsaʿāhe strives (for)

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

Transliteration wa-anna saʿyahu sawfa yurā

English And that his effort is going to be seen -

1. وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that
2. سَعْيَهُۥsaʿyahuhis striving
3. سَوْفَsawfawill soon
4. يُرَىٰyurābe seen

ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

Transliteration thumma yuj'zāhu l-jazāa l-awfā

English Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense -

1. ثُمَّthummaThen
2. يُجْزَىٰهُyuj'zāhuhe will be recompensed for it
3. ٱلْجَزَآءَl-jazāathe recompense
4. ٱلْأَوْفَىٰl-awfāthe fullest

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

Transliteration wa-anna ilā rabbika l-muntahā

English And that to your Lord is the finality

1. وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that
2. إِلَىٰilāto
3. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
4. ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰl-muntahā(is) the final goal

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

Transliteration wa-annahu huwa aḍḥaka wa-abkā

English And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2. هُوَhuwa[He]
3. أَضْحَكَaḍḥakamakes (one) laugh
4. وَأَبْكَىٰwa-abkāand makes (one) weep

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

Transliteration wa-annahu huwa amāta wa-aḥyā

English And that it is He who causes death and gives life

1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2. هُوَhuwa[He]
3. أَمَاتَamātacauses death
4. وَأَحْيَاwa-aḥyāand gives life

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Transliteration wa-annahu khalaqa l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unthā

English And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -

1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
3. ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِl-zawjaynithe pairs
4. ٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakarathe male
5. وَٱلْأُنثَىٰwal-unthāand the female

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

Transliteration min nuṭ'fatin idhā tum'nā

English From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

1. مِنminFrom
2. نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
3. إِذَاidhāwhen
4. تُمْنَىٰtum'nāit is emitted

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

Transliteration wa-anna ʿalayhi l-nashata l-ukh'rā

English And that [incumbent] upon Him is the other [i.e., next] creation.

1. وَأَنَّwa-annaAnd that
2. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiupon Him
3. ٱلنَّشْأَةَl-nashata(is) the bringing forth
4. ٱلْأُخْرَىٰl-ukh'rāanother

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

Transliteration wa-annahu huwa aghnā wa-aqnā

English And that it is He who enriches and suffices

1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2. هُوَhuwa[He]
3. أَغْنَىٰaghnāenriches
4. وَأَقْنَىٰwa-aqnāand suffices

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

Transliteration wa-annahu huwa rabbu l-shiʿ'rā

English And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius.

1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
2. هُوَhuwa[He]
3. رَبُّrabbu(is the) Lord
4. ٱلشِّعْرَىٰl-shiʿ'rā(of) Sirius

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration wa-annahu ahlaka ʿādan l-ūlā

English And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad.

1. وَأَنَّهُۥٓwa-annahuAnd that He
2. أَهْلَكَahlakadestroyed
3. عَادًاʿādanAad
4. ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe first

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

Transliteration wathamūdā famā abqā

English And Thamūd - and He did not spare [them] -

1. وَثَمُودَا۟wathamūdāAnd Thamud
2. فَمَآfamāso not
3. أَبْقَىٰabqāHe spared

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

Transliteration waqawma nūḥin min qablu innahum kānū hum aẓlama wa-aṭghā

English And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

1. وَقَوْمَwaqawmaAnd (the) people
2. نُوحٍۢnūḥin(of) Nuh
3. مِّنminbefore
4. قَبْلُ ۖqablubefore
5. إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
6. كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
7. هُمْhumthey were
8. أَظْلَمَaẓlamamore unjust
9. وَأَطْغَىٰwa-aṭghāand more rebellious

وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

Transliteration wal-mu'tafikata ahwā

English And the overturned towns He hurled down.

1. وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَwal-mu'tafikataAnd the overturned cities
2. أَهْوَىٰahwāHe overthrew

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

Transliteration faghashāhā mā ghashā

English And covered them by that which He covered.

1. فَغَشَّىٰهَاfaghashāhāSo covered them
2. مَاmāwhat
3. غَشَّىٰghashācovered

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

Transliteration fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbika tatamārā

English Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

1. فَبِأَىِّfabi-ayyiThen which (of)
2. ءَالَآءِālāithe Favors
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. تَتَمَارَىٰtatamārāwill you doubt

هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

Transliteration hādhā nadhīrun mina l-nudhuri l-ūlā

English This [Prophet (ﷺ)] is a warner from [i.e., like] the former warners.

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. نَذِيرٌۭnadhīrun(is) a warner
3. مِّنَminafrom
4. ٱلنُّذُرِl-nudhurithe warners
5. ٱلْأُولَىٰٓl-ūlāthe former

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ

Transliteration azifati l-āzifatu

English The Approaching Day has approached.

1. أَزِفَتِazifatiHas approached
2. ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُl-āzifatuthe Approaching Day

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Transliteration laysa lahā min dūni l-lahi kāshifatun

English Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no remover.

1. لَيْسَlaysaNot is
2. لَهَاlahāfor it
3. مِنminbesides
4. دُونِdūnibesides
5. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
6. كَاشِفَةٌkāshifatunany remover

أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

Transliteration afamin hādhā l-ḥadīthi taʿjabūna

English Then at this statement do you wonder?

1. أَفَمِنْafaminThen of
2. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
3. ٱلْحَدِيثِl-ḥadīthistatement
4. تَعْجَبُونَtaʿjabūnayou wonder

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

Transliteration wataḍḥakūna walā tabkūna

English And you laugh and do not weep

1. وَتَضْحَكُونَwataḍḥakūnaAnd you laugh
2. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
3. تَبْكُونَtabkūnaweep

وَأَنتُمْ سَـٰمِدُونَ

Transliteration wa-antum sāmidūna

English While you are proudly sporting?

1. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumWhile you
2. سَـٰمِدُونَsāmidūnaamuse (yourselves)

فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩

Transliteration fa-us'judū lillahi wa-uʿ'budū

English So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him].

1. فَٱسْجُدُوا۟fa-us'judūSo prostrate
2. لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
3. وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩wa-uʿ'budūand worship (Him)