Surah Sad 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

صٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ

Transliteration sad wal-qur'āni dhī l-dhik'ri

English Ṣād. By the Qur’ān containing reminder...

1. صٓ ۚsadSaad
2. وَٱلْقُرْءَانِwal-qur'āniBy the Quran
3. ذِىdhīfull (of) reminder
4. ٱلذِّكْرِl-dhik'rifull (of) reminder

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

Transliteration bali alladhīna kafarū fī ʿizzatin washiqāqin

English But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.

1. بَلِbaliNay
2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
3. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
4. فِىfī(are) in
5. عِزَّةٍۢʿizzatinself-glory
6. وَشِقَاقٍۢwashiqāqinand opposition

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

Transliteration kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣin

English How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

1. كَمْkamHow many
2. أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyed
3. مِنminbefore them
4. قَبْلِهِمqablihimbefore them
5. مِّنminof
6. قَرْنٍۢqarnina generation
7. فَنَادَوا۟fanādawthen they called out
8. وَّلَاتَwalātawhen there (was) no longer
9. حِينَḥīnatime
10. مَنَاصٍۢmanāṣin(for) escape

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

Transliteration waʿajibū an jāahum mundhirun min'hum waqāla l-kāfirūna hādhā sāḥirun kadhābun

English And they wonder that there has come to them a warner [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.

1. وَعَجِبُوٓا۟waʿajibūAnd they wonder
2. أَنanthat
3. جَآءَهُمjāahumhas come to them
4. مُّنذِرٌۭmundhiruna warner
5. مِّنْهُمْ ۖmin'humfrom themselves
6. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
7. ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers
8. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
9. سَـٰحِرٌۭsāḥirun(is) a magician
10. كَذَّابٌkadhābuna liar

أَجَعَلَ ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عُجَابٌ

Transliteration ajaʿala l-ālihata ilāhan wāḥidan inna hādhā lashayon ʿujābun

English Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."

1. أَجَعَلَajaʿalaHas he made
2. ٱلْـَٔالِهَةَl-ālihatathe gods
3. إِلَـٰهًۭاilāhan(into) one god
4. وَٰحِدًا ۖwāḥidan(into) one god
5. إِنَّinnaIndeed
6. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
7. لَشَىْءٌlashayon(is) certainly a thing
8. عُجَابٌۭʿujābuncurious

وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ يُرَادُ

Transliteration wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurādu

English And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

1. وَٱنطَلَقَwa-inṭalaqaAnd went forth
2. ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
3. مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
4. أَنِanithat
5. ٱمْشُوا۟im'shūContinue
6. وَٱصْبِرُوا۟wa-iṣ'birūand be patient
7. عَلَىٰٓʿalāover
8. ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖālihatikumyour gods
9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
10. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
11. لَشَىْءٌۭlashayon(is) certainly a thing
12. يُرَادُyurāduintended

مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِى ٱلْمِلَّةِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌ

Transliteration mā samiʿ'nā bihādhā fī l-milati l-ākhirati in hādhā illā ikh'tilāqun

English We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.

1. مَاmāNot
2. سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nāwe heard
3. بِهَـٰذَاbihādhāof this
4. فِىfīin
5. ٱلْمِلَّةِl-milatithe religion
6. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe last
7. إِنْinNot
8. هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
9. إِلَّاillābut
10. ٱخْتِلَـٰقٌikh'tilāquna fabrication

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ

Transliteration a-unzila ʿalayhi l-dhik'ru min bayninā bal hum fī shakkin min dhik'rī bal lammā yadhūqū ʿadhābi

English Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.

1. أَءُنزِلَa-unzilaHas been revealed
2. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
3. ٱلذِّكْرُl-dhik'ruthe Message
4. مِنۢminfrom
5. بَيْنِنَا ۚbaynināamong us
6. بَلْbalNay
7. هُمْhumThey
8. فِىfī(are) in
9. شَكٍّۢshakkindoubt
10. مِّنminabout
11. ذِكْرِى ۖdhik'rīMy Message
12. بَلbalNay
13. لَّمَّاlammānot yet
14. يَذُوقُوا۟yadhūqūthey have tasted
15. عَذَابِʿadhābiMy punishment

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ

Transliteration am ʿindahum khazāinu raḥmati rabbika l-ʿazīzi l-wahābi

English Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?

1. أَمْamOr
2. عِندَهُمْʿindahumhave they
3. خَزَآئِنُkhazāinu(the) treasures
4. رَحْمَةِraḥmati(of the) Mercy
5. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
6. ٱلْعَزِيزِl-ʿazīzithe All-Mighty
7. ٱلْوَهَّابِl-wahābithe Bestower

أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِ

Transliteration am lahum mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā falyartaqū fī l-asbābi

English Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.

1. أَمْamOr
2. لَهُمlahumfor them
3. مُّلْكُmul'ku(is the) dominion
4. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
5. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
6. وَمَاwamāand whatever
7. بَيْنَهُمَا ۖbaynahumā(is) between them
8. فَلْيَرْتَقُوا۟falyartaqūThen let them ascend
9. فِىfīby
10. ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبِl-asbābithe means

جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ

Transliteration jundun mā hunālika mahzūmun mina l-aḥzābi

English [They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].

1. جُندٌۭjundunSoldiers
2. مَّاmāthere
3. هُنَالِكَhunālikathere
4. مَهْزُومٌۭmahzūmun(they will be) defeated
5. مِّنَminaamong
6. ٱلْأَحْزَابِl-aḥzābithe companies

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

Transliteration kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʿādun wafir'ʿawnu dhū l-awtādi

English The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] ʿAad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

1. كَذَّبَتْkadhabatDenied
2. قَبْلَهُمْqablahumbefore them
3. قَوْمُqawmu(the) people
4. نُوحٍۢnūḥin(of) Nuh
5. وَعَادٌۭwaʿādunand Aad
6. وَفِرْعَوْنُwafir'ʿawnuand Firaun
7. ذُوdhū(the) owner
8. ٱلْأَوْتَادِl-awtādi(of) the stakes

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ

Transliteration wathamūdu waqawmu lūṭin wa-aṣḥābu al'aykati ulāika l-aḥzābu

English And [the tribe of] Thamūd and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket [i.e., people of Madyan]. Those are the companies.

1. وَثَمُودُwathamūduAnd Thamud
2. وَقَوْمُwaqawmuand (the) people
3. لُوطٍۢlūṭin(of) Lut
4. وَأَصْحَـٰبُwa-aṣḥābuand (the) companions
5. لْـَٔيْكَةِ ۚal'aykati(of) the wood
6. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
7. ٱلْأَحْزَابُl-aḥzābu(were) the companies

إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

Transliteration in kullun illā kadhaba l-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqābi

English Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.

1. إِنinNot
2. كُلٌّkullunall (of them)
3. إِلَّاillābut
4. كَذَّبَkadhabadenied
5. ٱلرُّسُلَl-rusulathe Messengers
6. فَحَقَّfaḥaqqaso (was) just
7. عِقَابِʿiqābiMy penalty

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ

Transliteration wamā yanẓuru hāulāi illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan mā lahā min fawāqin

English And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. يَنظُرُyanẓuruawait
3. هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāithese
4. إِلَّاillābut
5. صَيْحَةًۭṣayḥatana shout
6. وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatanone
7. مَّاmānot
8. لَهَاlahāfor it
9. مِنminany
10. فَوَاقٍۢfawāqindelay

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Transliteration waqālū rabbanā ʿajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisābi

English And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account."

1. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
2. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
3. عَجِّلʿajjilHasten
4. لَّنَاlanāfor us
5. قِطَّنَاqiṭṭanāour share
6. قَبْلَqablabefore
7. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
8. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(of) the Account

ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

Transliteration iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā dāwūda dhā l-aydi innahu awwābun

English Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].

1. ٱصْبِرْiṣ'birBe patient
2. عَلَىٰʿalāover
3. مَاmāwhat
4. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
5. وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurand remember
6. عَبْدَنَاʿabdanāOur slave
7. دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
8. ذَاdhāthe possessor of strength
9. ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖl-aydithe possessor of strength
10. إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he (was)
11. أَوَّابٌawwābunrepeatedly turning

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

Transliteration innā sakharnā l-jibāla maʿahu yusabbiḥ'na bil-ʿashiyi wal-ish'rāqi

English Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allāh] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. سَخَّرْنَاsakharnāsubjected
3. ٱلْجِبَالَl-jibālathe mountains
4. مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him
5. يُسَبِّحْنَyusabbiḥ'naglorifying
6. بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyiin the evening
7. وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِwal-ish'rāqiand [the] sunrise

وَٱلطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً ۖ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

Transliteration wal-ṭayra maḥshūratan kullun lahu awwābun

English And the birds were assembled, all with him repeating [praises].

1. وَٱلطَّيْرَwal-ṭayraAnd the birds
2. مَحْشُورَةًۭ ۖmaḥshūratanassembled
3. كُلٌّۭkullunall
4. لَّهُۥٓlahuwith him
5. أَوَّابٌۭawwābunrepeatedly turning

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

Transliteration washadadnā mul'kahu waātaynāhu l-ḥik'mata wafaṣla l-khiṭābi

English And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.

1. وَشَدَدْنَاwashadadnāAnd We strengthened
2. مُلْكَهُۥmul'kahuhis kingdom
3. وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhuand We gave him
4. ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata[the] wisdom
5. وَفَصْلَwafaṣlaand decisive
6. ٱلْخِطَابِl-khiṭābispeech

۞ وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

Transliteration wahal atāka naba-u l-khaṣmi idh tasawwarū l-miḥ'rāba

English And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -

1. ۞ وَهَلْwahalAnd has (there)
2. أَتَىٰكَatākacome to you
3. نَبَؤُا۟naba-u(the) news
4. ٱلْخَصْمِl-khaṣmi(of) the litigants
5. إِذْidhwhen
6. تَسَوَّرُوا۟tasawwarūthey climbed over the wall
7. ٱلْمِحْرَابَl-miḥ'rāba(of) the chamber

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ دَاوُۥدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَٱهْدِنَآ إِلَىٰ سَوَآءِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ

Transliteration idh dakhalū ʿalā dāwūda fafaziʿa min'hum qālū lā takhaf khaṣmāni baghā baʿḍunā ʿalā baʿḍin fa-uḥ'kum baynanā bil-ḥaqi walā tush'ṭiṭ wa-ih'dinā ilā sawāi l-ṣirāṭi

English When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path.

1. إِذْidhWhen
2. دَخَلُوا۟dakhalūthey entered
3. عَلَىٰʿalāupon
4. دَاوُۥدَdāwūdaDawood
5. فَفَزِعَfafaziʿaand he was afraid
6. مِنْهُمْ ۖmin'humof them
7. قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
8. لَاlā(Do) not
9. تَخَفْ ۖtakhaffear
10. خَصْمَانِkhaṣmāni(We are) two litigants
11. بَغَىٰbaghāhas wronged
12. بَعْضُنَاbaʿḍunāone of us
13. عَلَىٰʿalāto
14. بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinanother
15. فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumso judge
16. بَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween us
17. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
18. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
19. تُشْطِطْtush'ṭiṭbe unjust
20. وَٱهْدِنَآwa-ih'dināand guide us
21. إِلَىٰilāto
22. سَوَآءِsawāian even
23. ٱلصِّرَٰطِl-ṣirāṭi[the] path

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

Transliteration inna hādhā akhī lahu tis'ʿun watis'ʿūna naʿjatan waliya naʿjatun wāḥidatun faqāla akfil'nīhā waʿazzanī fī l-khiṭābi

English Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذَآhādhāthis
3. أَخِىakhī(is) my brother
4. لَهُۥlahuhe has
5. تِسْعٌۭtis'ʿunninety-nine
6. وَتِسْعُونَwatis'ʿūnaninety-nine
7. نَعْجَةًۭnaʿjatanewe(s)
8. وَلِىَwaliyawhile I have
9. نَعْجَةٌۭnaʿjatunewe
10. وَٰحِدَةٌۭwāḥidatunone
11. فَقَالَfaqālaso he said
12. أَكْفِلْنِيهَاakfil'nīhāEntrust her to me
13. وَعَزَّنِىwaʿazzanīand he overpowered me
14. فِىfīin
15. ٱلْخِطَابِl-khiṭābi[the] speech

قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبْغِى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ ۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ۩

Transliteration qāla laqad ẓalamaka bisuāli naʿjatika ilā niʿājihi wa-inna kathīran mina l-khulaṭāi layabghī baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti waqalīlun mā hum waẓanna dāwūdu annamā fatannāhu fa-is'taghfara rabbahu wakharra rākiʿan wa-anāba

English [David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allāh].

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
3. ظَلَمَكَẓalamakahe has wronged you
4. بِسُؤَالِbisuāliby demanding
5. نَعْجَتِكَnaʿjatikayour ewe
6. إِلَىٰilāto
7. نِعَاجِهِۦ ۖniʿājihihis ewes
8. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
9. كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
10. مِّنَminaof
11. ٱلْخُلَطَآءِl-khulaṭāithe partners
12. لَيَبْغِىlayabghīcertainly oppress
13. بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhumsome of them
14. عَلَىٰʿalā[on]
15. بَعْضٍbaʿḍinanother
16. إِلَّاillāexcept
17. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
18. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
19. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
20. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
21. وَقَلِيلٌۭwaqalīlunand few
22. مَّاmā(are) they
23. هُمْ ۗhum(are) they
24. وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd became certain
25. دَاوُۥدُdāwūduDawood
26. أَنَّمَاannamāthat
27. فَتَنَّـٰهُfatannāhuWe (had) tried him
28. فَٱسْتَغْفَرَfa-is'taghfaraand he asked forgiveness
29. رَبَّهُۥrabbahu(of) his Lord
30. وَخَرَّwakharraand fell down
31. رَاكِعًۭاrākiʿanbowing
32. وَأَنَابَ ۩wa-anābaand turned in repentance

فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

Transliteration faghafarnā lahu dhālika wa-inna lahu ʿindanā lazul'fā waḥus'na maābin

English So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

1. فَغَفَرْنَاfaghafarnāSo We forgave
2. لَهُۥlahufor him
3. ذَٰلِكَ ۖdhālikathat
4. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
5. لَهُۥlahufor him
6. عِندَنَاʿindanāwith Us
7. لَزُلْفَىٰlazul'fāsurely is a near access
8. وَحُسْنَwaḥus'naand a good
9. مَـَٔابٍۢmaābinplace of return

يَـٰدَاوُۥدُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰكَ خَلِيفَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱحْكُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا نَسُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Transliteration yādāwūdu innā jaʿalnāka khalīfatan fī l-arḍi fa-uḥ'kum bayna l-nāsi bil-ḥaqi walā tattabiʿi l-hawā fayuḍillaka ʿan sabīli l-lahi inna alladhīna yaḍillūna ʿan sabīli l-lahi lahum ʿadhābun shadīdun bimā nasū yawma l-ḥisābi

English [We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allāh." Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allāh will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.

1. يَـٰدَاوُۥدُyādāwūduO Dawood
2. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
3. جَعَلْنَـٰكَjaʿalnāka[We] have made you
4. خَلِيفَةًۭkhalīfatana vicegerent
5. فِىfīin
6. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
7. فَٱحْكُمfa-uḥ'kumso judge
8. بَيْنَbaynabetween
9. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi[the] men
10. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiin truth
11. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
12. تَتَّبِعِtattabiʿifollow
13. ٱلْهَوَىٰl-hawāthe desire
14. فَيُضِلَّكَfayuḍillakafor it will lead you astray
15. عَنʿanfrom
16. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
17. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi(of) Allah
18. إِنَّinnaIndeed
19. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
20. يَضِلُّونَyaḍillūnago astray
21. عَنʿanfrom
22. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
23. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
24. لَهُمْlahumfor them
25. عَذَابٌۭʿadhābun(is) a punishment
26. شَدِيدٌۢshadīdunsevere
27. بِمَاbimābecause
28. نَسُوا۟nasūthey forgot
29. يَوْمَyawma(the) Day
30. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(of) Account

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـٰطِلًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

Transliteration wamā khalaqnā l-samāa wal-arḍa wamā baynahumā bāṭilan dhālika ẓannu alladhīna kafarū fawaylun lilladhīna kafarū mina l-nāri

English And We did not create the heaven and the earth and that between them aimlessly. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnāWe created
3. ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe heaven
4. وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaand the earth
5. وَمَاwamāand whatever
6. بَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumā(is) between them
7. بَـٰطِلًۭا ۚbāṭilanwithout purpose
8. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
9. ظَنُّẓannu(is the) assumption
10. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
11. كَفَرُوا۟ ۚkafarūdisbelieve
12. فَوَيْلٌۭfawaylunSo woe
13. لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those
14. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūwho disbelieve
15. مِنَminafrom
16. ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

Transliteration am najʿalu alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti kal-muf'sidīna fī l-arḍi am najʿalu l-mutaqīna kal-fujāri

English Or should We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allāh like the wicked?

1. أَمْamOr
2. نَجْعَلُnajʿalushould We treat
3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
4. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
5. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
6. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
7. كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَkal-muf'sidīnalike those who spread corruption
8. فِىfīin
9. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
10. أَمْamOr
11. نَجْعَلُnajʿalushould We treat
12. ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe pious
13. كَٱلْفُجَّارِkal-fujārilike the wicked

كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَـٰرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

Transliteration kitābun anzalnāhu ilayka mubārakun liyaddabbarū āyātihi waliyatadhakkara ulū l-albābi

English [This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

1. كِتَـٰبٌkitābun(This is) a Book
2. أَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhuWe have revealed it
3. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
4. مُبَـٰرَكٌۭmubārakunblessed
5. لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟liyaddabbarūthat they may ponder
6. ءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihi(over) its Verses
7. وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَwaliyatadhakkaraand may be reminded
8. أُو۟لُوا۟ulūthose of understanding
9. ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābithose of understanding

وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

Transliteration wawahabnā lidāwūda sulaymāna niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābun

English And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].

1. وَوَهَبْنَاwawahabnāAnd We gave
2. لِدَاوُۥدَlidāwūdato Dawood
3. سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚsulaymānaSulaiman
4. نِعْمَniʿ'maan excellent
5. ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖl-ʿabduslave
6. إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he
7. أَوَّابٌawwābun(was) one who repeatedly turned

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

Transliteration idh ʿuriḍa ʿalayhi bil-ʿashiyi l-ṣāfinātu l-jiyādu

English [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.

1. إِذْidhWhen
2. عُرِضَʿuriḍawere displayed
3. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
4. بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyiin the afternoon
5. ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُl-ṣāfinātuexcellent bred steeds
6. ٱلْجِيَادُl-jiyāduexcellent bred steeds

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ

Transliteration faqāla innī aḥbabtu ḥubba l-khayri ʿan dhik'ri rabbī ḥattā tawārat bil-ḥijābi

English And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until it [i.e., the sun] disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."

1. فَقَالَfaqālaAnd he said
2. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
3. أَحْبَبْتُaḥbabtu[I] preferred
4. حُبَّḥubba(the) love
5. ٱلْخَيْرِl-khayri(of) the good
6. عَنʿanover
7. ذِكْرِdhik'ri(the) remembrance
8. رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
9. حَتَّىٰḥattāUntil
10. تَوَارَتْtawāratthey were hidden
11. بِٱلْحِجَابِbil-ḥijābiin the veil

رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ

Transliteration ruddūhā ʿalayya faṭafiqa masḥan bil-sūqi wal-aʿnāqi

English [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.

1. رُدُّوهَاruddūhāReturn them
2. عَلَىَّ ۖʿalayyato me
3. فَطَفِقَfaṭafiqaThen he began
4. مَسْحًۢاmasḥan(to) pass (his hand)
5. بِٱلسُّوقِbil-sūqiover the legs
6. وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِwal-aʿnāqiand the necks

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

Transliteration walaqad fatannā sulaymāna wa-alqaynā ʿalā kur'siyyihi jasadan thumma anāba

English And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.

1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
2. فَتَنَّاfatannāWe tried
3. سُلَيْمَـٰنَsulaymānaSulaiman
4. وَأَلْقَيْنَاwa-alqaynāand We placed
5. عَلَىٰʿalāon
6. كُرْسِيِّهِۦkur'siyyihihis throne
7. جَسَدًۭاjasadana body
8. ثُمَّthummathen
9. أَنَابَanābahe turned

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

Transliteration qāla rabbi igh'fir lī wahab lī mul'kan lā yanbaghī li-aḥadin min baʿdī innaka anta l-wahābu

English He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
3. ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
4. لِىlīme
5. وَهَبْwahaband grant
6. لِىlīme
7. مُلْكًۭاmul'kana kingdom
8. لَّاlānot
9. يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī(will) belong
10. لِأَحَدٍۢli-aḥadinto anyone
11. مِّنۢminafter me
12. بَعْدِىٓ ۖbaʿdīafter me
13. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
14. أَنتَanta[You]
15. ٱلْوَهَّابُl-wahābu(are) the Bestower

فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ

Transliteration fasakharnā lahu l-rīḥa tajrī bi-amrihi rukhāan ḥaythu aṣāba

English So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,

1. فَسَخَّرْنَاfasakharnāThen We subjected
2. لَهُlahuto him
3. ٱلرِّيحَl-rīḥathe wind
4. تَجْرِىtajrīto flow
5. بِأَمْرِهِۦbi-amrihiby his command
6. رُخَآءًrukhāangently
7. حَيْثُḥaythuwherever
8. أَصَابَaṣābahe directed

وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ

Transliteration wal-shayāṭīna kulla bannāin waghawwāṣin

English And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver.

1. وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَwal-shayāṭīnaAnd the devils
2. كُلَّkullaevery
3. بَنَّآءٍۢbannāinbuilder
4. وَغَوَّاصٍۢwaghawwāṣinand diver

وَءَاخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِى ٱلْأَصْفَادِ

Transliteration waākharīna muqarranīna fī l-aṣfādi

English And others bound together in irons.

1. وَءَاخَرِينَwaākharīnaAnd others
2. مُقَرَّنِينَmuqarranīnabound
3. فِىfīin
4. ٱلْأَصْفَادِl-aṣfādichains

هَـٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

Transliteration hādhā ʿaṭāunā fa-um'nun aw amsik bighayri ḥisābin

English [We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. عَطَآؤُنَاʿaṭāunā(is) Our gift
3. فَٱمْنُنْfa-um'nunso grant
4. أَوْawor
5. أَمْسِكْamsikwithhold
6. بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
7. حِسَابٍۢḥisābinaccount

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

Transliteration wa-inna lahu ʿindanā lazul'fā waḥus'na maābin

English And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

1. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2. لَهُۥlahufor him
3. عِندَنَاʿindanāwith Us
4. لَزُلْفَىٰlazul'fāsurely is a near access
5. وَحُسْنَwaḥus'naand a good
6. مَـَٔابٍۢmaābinplace of return

وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ

Transliteration wa-udh'kur ʿabdanā ayyūba idh nādā rabbahu annī massaniya l-shayṭānu binuṣ'bin waʿadhābin

English And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment."

1. وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd remember
2. عَبْدَنَآʿabdanāOur slave
3. أَيُّوبَayyūbaAyyub
4. إِذْidhwhen
5. نَادَىٰnādāhe called
6. رَبَّهُۥٓrabbahuhis Lord
7. أَنِّىannīThat [I]
8. مَسَّنِىَmassaniya(has) touched me
9. ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuShaitaan
10. بِنُصْبٍۢbinuṣ'binwith distress
11. وَعَذَابٍwaʿadhābinand suffering

ٱرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ ۖ هَـٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌۢ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

Transliteration ur'kuḍ birij'lika hādhā mugh'tasalun bāridun washarābun

English [So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."

1. ٱرْكُضْur'kuḍStrike
2. بِرِجْلِكَ ۖbirij'likawith your foot
3. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
4. مُغْتَسَلٌۢmugh'tasalun(is a spring of) water to bathe
5. بَارِدٌۭbāriduncool
6. وَشَرَابٌۭwasharābunand a drink

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

Transliteration wawahabnā lahu ahlahu wamith'lahum maʿahum raḥmatan minnā wadhik'rā li-ulī l-albābi

English And We granted him his family and a like [number] with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.

1. وَوَهَبْنَاwawahabnāAnd We granted
2. لَهُۥٓlahu[to] him
3. أَهْلَهُۥahlahuhis family
4. وَمِثْلَهُمwamith'lahumand a like of them
5. مَّعَهُمْmaʿahumwith them
6. رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatana Mercy
7. مِّنَّاminnāfrom Us
8. وَذِكْرَىٰwadhik'rāand a Reminder
9. لِأُو۟لِىli-ulīfor those of understanding
10. ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābifor those of understanding

وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَٱضْرِب بِّهِۦ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ ۗ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَـٰهُ صَابِرًا ۚ نِّعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

Transliteration wakhudh biyadika ḍigh'than fa-iḍ'rib bihi walā taḥnath innā wajadnāhu ṣābiran niʿ'ma l-ʿabdu innahu awwābun

English [We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].

1. وَخُذْwakhudhAnd take
2. بِيَدِكَbiyadikain your hand
3. ضِغْثًۭاḍigh'thana bunch
4. فَٱضْرِبfa-iḍ'riband strike
5. بِّهِۦbihiwith it
6. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
7. تَحْنَثْ ۗtaḥnathbreak (your) oath
8. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
9. وَجَدْنَـٰهُwajadnāhu[We] found him
10. صَابِرًۭا ۚṣābiranpatient
11. نِّعْمَniʿ'maan excellent
12. ٱلْعَبْدُ ۖl-ʿabduslave
13. إِنَّهُۥٓinnahuIndeed, he
14. أَوَّابٌۭawwābunrepeatedly turned

وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَـٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ

Transliteration wa-udh'kur ʿibādanā ib'rāhīma wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba ulī l-aydī wal-abṣāri

English And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.

1. وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd remember
2. عِبَـٰدَنَآʿibādanāOur slaves
3. إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
4. وَإِسْحَـٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
5. وَيَعْقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Ayyub
6. أُو۟لِىulīpossessors
7. ٱلْأَيْدِىl-aydī(of) strength
8. وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِwal-abṣāriand vision

إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَـٰهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى ٱلدَّارِ

Transliteration innā akhlaṣnāhum bikhāliṣatin dhik'rā l-dāri

English Indeed, We chose them for an exclusive quality: remembrance of the home [of the Hereafter].

1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2. أَخْلَصْنَـٰهُمakhlaṣnāhum[We] chose them
3. بِخَالِصَةٍۢbikhāliṣatinfor an exclusive (quality)
4. ذِكْرَىdhik'rāremembrance
5. ٱلدَّارِl-dāri(of) the Home

وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

Transliteration wa-innahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣ'ṭafayna l-akhyāri

English And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.

1. وَإِنَّهُمْwa-innahumAnd indeed, they
2. عِندَنَاʿindanāto Us
3. لَمِنَlamina(are) from
4. ٱلْمُصْطَفَيْنَl-muṣ'ṭafaynathe chosen ones
5. ٱلْأَخْيَارِl-akhyārithe best

وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

Transliteration wa-udh'kur is'māʿīla wal-yasaʿa wadhā l-kif'li wakullun mina l-akhyāri

English And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

1. وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd remember
2. إِسْمَـٰعِيلَis'māʿīlaIshmael
3. وَٱلْيَسَعَwal-yasaʿaand Elisha
4. وَذَاwadhāand Dhul-kifl
5. ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖl-kif'liand Dhul-kifl
6. وَكُلٌّۭwakullunand all
7. مِّنَmina(are) from
8. ٱلْأَخْيَارِl-akhyārithe best

هَـٰذَا ذِكْرٌ ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

Transliteration hādhā dhik'run wa-inna lil'muttaqīna laḥus'na maābin

English This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return -

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. ذِكْرٌۭ ۚdhik'run(is) a Reminder
3. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
4. لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīnafor the righteous
5. لَحُسْنَlaḥus'nasurely, is a good
6. مَـَٔابٍۢmaābinplace of return

جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

Transliteration jannāti ʿadnin mufattaḥatan lahumu l-abwābu

English Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened to them.

1. جَنَّـٰتِjannātiGardens
2. عَدْنٍۢʿadnin(of) Eternity
3. مُّفَتَّحَةًۭmufattaḥatan(will be) opened
4. لَّهُمُlahumufor them
5. ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُl-abwābuthe gates

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ

Transliteration muttakiīna fīhā yadʿūna fīhā bifākihatin kathīratin washarābin

English Reclining within them, they will call therein for abundant fruit and drink.

1. مُتَّكِـِٔينَmuttakiīnaReclining
2. فِيهَاfīhātherein
3. يَدْعُونَyadʿūnathey will call
4. فِيهَاfīhātherein
5. بِفَـٰكِهَةٍۢbifākihatinfor fruit
6. كَثِيرَةٍۢkathīratinmany
7. وَشَرَابٍۢwasharābinand drink

۞ وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ

Transliteration waʿindahum qāṣirātu l-ṭarfi atrābun

English And with them will be women limiting [their] glances and of equal age.

1. ۞ وَعِندَهُمْwaʿindahumAnd with them
2. قَـٰصِرَٰتُqāṣirātu(will be) companions of modest gaze
3. ٱلطَّرْفِl-ṭarfi(will be) companions of modest gaze
4. أَتْرَابٌatrābunwell-matched

هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Transliteration hādhā mā tūʿadūna liyawmi l-ḥisābi

English This is what you, [the righteous], are promised for the Day of Account.

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. مَاmā(is) what
3. تُوعَدُونَtūʿadūnayou are promised
4. لِيَوْمِliyawmifor (the) Day
5. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(of) Account

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ

Transliteration inna hādhā lariz'qunā mā lahu min nafādin

English Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
3. لَرِزْقُنَاlariz'qunā(is) surely Our provision
4. مَاmānot
5. لَهُۥlahufor it
6. مِنminany
7. نَّفَادٍnafādindepletion

هَـٰذَا ۚ وَإِنَّ لِلطَّـٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ

Transliteration hādhā wa-inna lilṭṭāghīna lasharra maābin

English This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -

1. هَـٰذَا ۚhādhāThis (is so)
2. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
3. لِلطَّـٰغِينَlilṭṭāghīnafor the transgressors
4. لَشَرَّlasharrasurely (is) an evil
5. مَـَٔابٍۢmaābinplace of return

جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

Transliteration jahannama yaṣlawnahā fabi'sa l-mihādu

English Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.

1. جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
2. يَصْلَوْنَهَاyaṣlawnahāthey will burn therein
3. فَبِئْسَfabi'saand wretched (is)
4. ٱلْمِهَادُl-mihāduthe resting place

هَـٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ

Transliteration hādhā falyadhūqūhu ḥamīmun waghassāqun

English This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence.

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis (is so)
2. فَلْيَذُوقُوهُfalyadhūqūhuThen let them taste it
3. حَمِيمٌۭḥamīmunboiling fluid
4. وَغَسَّاقٌۭwaghassāqunand purulence

وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ

Transliteration waākharu min shaklihi azwājun

English And other [punishments] of its type [in various] kinds.

1. وَءَاخَرُwaākharuAnd other
2. مِنminof
3. شَكْلِهِۦٓshaklihiits type
4. أَزْوَٰجٌazwājun(of various) kinds

هَـٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ ۖ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ

Transliteration hādhā fawjun muq'taḥimun maʿakum lā marḥaban bihim innahum ṣālū l-nāri

English [Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."

1. هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
2. فَوْجٌۭfawjun(is) a company
3. مُّقْتَحِمٌۭmuq'taḥimunbursting
4. مَّعَكُمْ ۖmaʿakum(in) with you
5. لَاlāNo
6. مَرْحَبًۢاmarḥabanwelcome
7. بِهِمْ ۚbihimfor them
8. إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
9. صَالُوا۟ṣālū(will) burn
10. ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(in) the Fire

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ ۖ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرَارُ

Transliteration qālū bal antum lā marḥaban bikum antum qaddamtumūhu lanā fabi'sa l-qarāru

English They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."

1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey say
2. بَلْbalNay
3. أَنتُمْantumYou
4. لَاlāno
5. مَرْحَبًۢاmarḥabanwelcome
6. بِكُمْ ۖbikumfor you
7. أَنتُمْantumYou
8. قَدَّمْتُمُوهُqaddamtumūhubrought this
9. لَنَا ۖlanāupon us
10. فَبِئْسَfabi'saSo wretched (is)
11. ٱلْقَرَارُl-qarāruthe settlement

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِى ٱلنَّارِ

Transliteration qālū rabbanā man qaddama lanā hādhā fazid'hu ʿadhāban ḍiʿ'fan fī l-nāri

English They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire."

1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey will say
2. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
3. مَنmanwhoever
4. قَدَّمَqaddamabrought
5. لَنَاlanāupon us
6. هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
7. فَزِدْهُfazid'huincrease for him
8. عَذَابًۭاʿadhābana punishment
9. ضِعْفًۭاḍiʿ'fandouble
10. فِىfīin
11. ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

Transliteration waqālū mā lanā lā narā rijālan kunnā naʿudduhum mina l-ashrāri

English And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?

1. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they (will) say
2. مَاmāWhat (is)
3. لَنَاlanāfor us
4. لَاlānot
5. نَرَىٰnarāwe see
6. رِجَالًۭاrijālanmen
7. كُنَّاkunnāwe used to
8. نَعُدُّهُمnaʿudduhumcount them
9. مِّنَminaamong
10. ٱلْأَشْرَارِl-ashrārithe bad ones

أَتَّخَذْنَـٰهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ

Transliteration attakhadhnāhum sikh'riyyan am zāghat ʿanhumu l-abṣāru

English Is it [because] we took them in ridicule, or has [our] vision turned away from them?"

1. أَتَّخَذْنَـٰهُمْattakhadhnāhumDid we take them
2. سِخْرِيًّاsikh'riyyan(in) ridicule
3. أَمْamor
4. زَاغَتْzāghathas turned away
5. عَنْهُمُʿanhumufrom them
6. ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُl-abṣāruthe vision

إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ

Transliteration inna dhālika laḥaqqun takhāṣumu ahli l-nāri

English Indeed, that is truth [i.e., reality] - the quarreling of the people of the Fire.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
3. لَحَقٌّۭlaḥaqqun(is) surely (the) truth
4. تَخَاصُمُtakhāṣumu(the) quarreling
5. أَهْلِahli(of the) people
6. ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

Transliteration qul innamā anā mundhirun wamā min ilāhin illā l-lahu l-wāḥidu l-qahāru

English Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,

1. قُلْqulSay
2. إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
3. أَنَا۠anāI am
4. مُنذِرٌۭ ۖmundhiruna warner
5. وَمَاwamāand not
6. مِنْmin(is there) any
7. إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
8. إِلَّاillāexcept
9. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
10. ٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥiduthe One
11. ٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāruthe Irresistible

رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُ

Transliteration rabbu l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā baynahumā l-ʿazīzu l-ghafāru

English Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver."

1. رَبُّrabbuLord
2. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
3. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
4. وَمَاwamāand whatever
5. بَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumā(is) between them
6. ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzuthe All-Mighty
7. ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُl-ghafāruthe Oft-Forgiving

قُلْ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِيمٌ

Transliteration qul huwa naba-on ʿaẓīmun

English Say, "It is great news

1. قُلْqulSay
2. هُوَhuwaIt (is)
3. نَبَؤٌا۟naba-ona news
4. عَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat

أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ

Transliteration antum ʿanhu muʿ'riḍūna

English From which you turn away.

1. أَنتُمْantumYou
2. عَنْهُʿanhufrom it
3. مُعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūnaturn away

مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

Transliteration mā kāna liya min ʿil'min bil-mala-i l-aʿlā idh yakhtaṣimūna

English I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].

1. مَاmāNot
2. كَانَkānais
3. لِىَliyafor me
4. مِنْminany
5. عِلْمٍۭʿil'minknowledge
6. بِٱلْمَلَإِbil-mala-i(of) the chiefs
7. ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓl-aʿlāthe exalted
8. إِذْidhwhen
9. يَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtaṣimūnathey were disputing

إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Transliteration in yūḥā ilayya illā annamā anā nadhīrun mubīnun

English It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."

1. إِنinNot
2. يُوحَىٰٓyūḥāhas been revealed
3. إِلَىَّilayyato me
4. إِلَّآillāexcept
5. أَنَّمَآannamāthat only
6. أَنَا۠anāI am
7. نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
8. مُّبِينٌmubīnunclear

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

Transliteration idh qāla rabbuka lil'malāikati innī khāliqun basharan min ṭīnin

English [So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

1. إِذْidhWhen
2. قَالَqālasaid
3. رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
4. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
5. إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I Am
6. خَـٰلِقٌۢkhāliqungoing to create
7. بَشَرًۭاbasharana human being
8. مِّنminfrom
9. طِينٍۢṭīninclay

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ

Transliteration fa-idhā sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu fīhi min rūḥī faqaʿū lahu sājidīna

English So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

1. فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
2. سَوَّيْتُهُۥsawwaytuhuI have proportioned him
3. وَنَفَخْتُwanafakhtuand breathed
4. فِيهِfīhiinto him
5. مِنminof
6. رُّوحِىrūḥīMy spirit
7. فَقَعُوا۟faqaʿūthen fall down
8. لَهُۥlahuto him
9. سَـٰجِدِينَsājidīnaprostrating

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

Transliteration fasajada l-malāikatu kulluhum ajmaʿūna

English So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

1. فَسَجَدَfasajadaSo prostrated
2. ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe Angels
3. كُلُّهُمْkulluhumall of them
4. أَجْمَعُونَajmaʿūnatogether

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Transliteration illā ib'līsa is'takbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīna

English Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

1. إِلَّآillāExcept
2. إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
3. ٱسْتَكْبَرَis'takbarahe was arrogant
4. وَكَانَwakānaand became
5. مِنَminaof
6. ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

Transliteration qāla yāib'līsu mā manaʿaka an tasjuda limā khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina l-ʿālīna

English [Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُyāib'līsuO Iblis
3. مَاmāWhat
4. مَنَعَكَmanaʿakaprevented you
5. أَنanthat
6. تَسْجُدَtasjudayou (should) prostrate
7. لِمَاlimāto (one) whom
8. خَلَقْتُkhalaqtuI created
9. بِيَدَىَّ ۖbiyadayyawith My Hands
10. أَسْتَكْبَرْتَastakbartaAre you arrogant
11. أَمْamor
12. كُنتَkuntaare you
13. مِنَminaof
14. ٱلْعَالِينَl-ʿālīnathe exalted ones

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

Transliteration qāla anā khayrun min'hu khalaqtanī min nārin wakhalaqtahu min ṭīnin

English He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. أَنَا۠anāI am
3. خَيْرٌۭkhayrunbetter
4. مِّنْهُ ۖmin'huthan him
5. خَلَقْتَنِىkhalaqtanīYou created me
6. مِنminfrom
7. نَّارٍۢnārinfire
8. وَخَلَقْتَهُۥwakhalaqtahuand You created him
9. مِنminfrom
10. طِينٍۢṭīninclay

قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

Transliteration qāla fa-ukh'ruj min'hā fa-innaka rajīmun

English [Allāh] said, "Then get out of it [i.e., Paradise], for indeed, you are expelled.

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. فَٱخْرُجْfa-ukh'rujThen get out
3. مِنْهَاmin'hāof it
4. فَإِنَّكَfa-innakafor indeed, you
5. رَجِيمٌۭrajīmun(are) accursed

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration wa-inna ʿalayka laʿnatī ilā yawmi l-dīni

English And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

1. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2. عَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you
3. لَعْنَتِىٓlaʿnatī(is) My curse
4. إِلَىٰilāuntil
5. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
6. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of) Judgment

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Transliteration qāla rabbi fa-anẓir'nī ilā yawmi yub'ʿathūna

English He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
3. فَأَنظِرْنِىٓfa-anẓir'nīThen give me respite
4. إِلَىٰilāuntil
5. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
6. يُبْعَثُونَyub'ʿathūnathey are resurrected

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

Transliteration qāla fa-innaka mina l-munẓarīna

English [Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. فَإِنَّكَfa-innakaThen indeed, you
3. مِنَmina(are) of
4. ٱلْمُنظَرِينَl-munẓarīnathose given respite

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

Transliteration ilā yawmi l-waqti l-maʿlūmi

English Until the Day of the time well-known."

1. إِلَىٰilāUntil
2. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
3. ٱلْوَقْتِl-waqti(of) the time
4. ٱلْمَعْلُومِl-maʿlūmiwell-known

قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Transliteration qāla fabiʿizzatika la-ugh'wiyannahum ajmaʿīna

English [Iblees] said, "By Your might, I will surely mislead them all.

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. فَبِعِزَّتِكَfabiʿizzatikaThen by Your might
3. لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْla-ugh'wiyannahumI will surely mislead them
4. أَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīnaall

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

Transliteration illā ʿibādaka min'humu l-mukh'laṣīna

English Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

1. إِلَّاillāExcept
2. عِبَادَكَʿibādakaYour slaves
3. مِنْهُمُmin'humuamong them
4. ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَl-mukh'laṣīnathe chosen ones

قَالَ فَٱلْحَقُّ وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ

Transliteration qāla fal-ḥaqu wal-ḥaqa aqūlu

English [Allāh] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -

1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. فَٱلْحَقُّfal-ḥaquThen (it is) the truth
3. وَٱلْحَقَّwal-ḥaqaand the truth
4. أَقُولُaqūluI say

لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Transliteration la-amla-anna jahannama minka wamimman tabiʿaka min'hum ajmaʿīna

English [That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together."

1. لَأَمْلَأَنَّla-amla-annaSurely I will fill
2. جَهَنَّمَjahannamaHell
3. مِنكَminkawith you
4. وَمِمَّنwamimmanand those who
5. تَبِعَكَtabiʿakafollow you
6. مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
7. أَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīnaall

قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

Transliteration qul mā asalukum ʿalayhi min ajrin wamā anā mina l-mutakalifīna

English Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not ask you for it [i.e., the Qur’ān] any payment, and I am not of the pretentious.

1. قُلْqulSay
2. مَآmāNot
3. أَسْـَٔلُكُمْasalukumI ask of you
4. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
5. مِنْminany
6. أَجْرٍۢajrinpayment
7. وَمَآwamāand not
8. أَنَا۠anāI am
9. مِنَminaof
10. ٱلْمُتَكَلِّفِينَl-mutakalifīnathe ones who pretend

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration in huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīna

English It is but a reminder to the worlds.

1. إِنْinNot
2. هُوَhuwait (is)
3. إِلَّاillāexcept
4. ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa Reminder
5. لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnato the worlds

وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُۥ بَعْدَ حِينٍۭ

Transliteration walataʿlamunna naba-ahu baʿda ḥīnin

English And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time."

1. وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّwalataʿlamunnaAnd surely you will know
2. نَبَأَهُۥnaba-ahuits information
3. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
4. حِينٍۭḥīnina time